Rapper 2 Chainz arrested for having brass knuckles at airport

Rapper 2 Chainz was arrested at LaGuardia Airport today after being caught with brass knuckles in his carry-on bag...

May 22, 2012

Rapper 2 Chainz was arrested at LaGuardia Airport today after being caught with brass knuckles in his carry-on bag, police said. The rapper whose real name is Tauheed Epps was stopped by security as they discovered the weapons in his bag. According to TMZ, a representative of 2 Chainz said that they are “handling the situation.” TMZ reports:

Kanye West’s rap prodigy 2 Chainz was arrested at LaGuardia Airport in New York today … after cops say he was packin’ brass knuckles in his carry-on bag … TMZ has learned.

2 Chainz — real name Tauheed Epps (who also goes by the name Tity Boi) — was entering the Delta terminal to fly to a show in North Carolina … when the TSAdiscovered brass knuckles in his bag.

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