Rapper YG Arrested for Robbery Ahead of Grammy Performance

American rapper, Keenon Jackson popularly known as YG has been arrested at his home in Los Angeles on suspicion of robbery just days ahead of his scheduled performance at the Grammy Awards on Sunday.

YG was expected to perform alongside John Legend, Kirk Franklin, Dj Khaled and others in an all-star tribute to late rapper Nipsey Hussle– who was shot dead last year at his LA clothing store.

The 29-year-old rapper was taken into custody after police officers received a search warrant for his house.

YG was booked at Men’s Central Jail in Los Angeles and is being held on $250,000 bail ahead of his arraignment Tuesday.

TMZ reported that this a second raid on his home in less than a year. The police carried out its first search in July 2019 after the rapper’s Escalade was involved in a high-speed chase through L.A. streets. The shooting led to the death of pedestrian and also left a police officer injured. 

YG however insisted that he was nowhere near the robbery scene at the time of the first raid. He said:

“I was nowhere near the scene of this incident and had been in a recording studio all day in Hollywood. I was there until after midnight on the Fourth of July and didn’t learn of these events until after they happened.”

With his arrest, YG whose relationship with Khelani crashed after he was caught kissing another woman outside a Los Angeles nightclub may not be part of the Grammy Awards on Sunday January 26.

Fellow rapper The Game tweeted about YG‘s arrest and criticised the Los Angeles police Department. He wrote:

“Funny how YG gets arrested the weekend of the Grammys when he’s supposed to hit the stage in (Nipsey Hussle’s ) honour. #LAPDtheBiggestGangHere.“