Actor and recording artist Tip 'T.I.' Harris attends a special screening of "Takers" at the Regal E-Walk on August 15, 2010 in New York City.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department says Grammy-winning rapper T.I. and his wife have been released from jail after his arrest on suspicion of possessing drugs.
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The 29-year-old rapper and his wife, Tameka Cottle, were taken into custody Wednesday night in West Hollywood after a sheriff's deputy allegedly smelled a strong odor of marijuana coming from their car during a traffic stop.
Deputy Luis Castro says the two were released at about 4 a.m. Thursday after posting $10,000 bail each.
The rapper, whose real name is Clifford Harris Jr., is still on probation after spending time behind bars on gun charges.
Grammy-winning rapper T.I., who is still on probation after spending time behind bars on gun charges, was arrested along with his wife on drug charges after police smelled alleged marijuana coming from their car, authorities said.
T.I., the multiplatinum hitmaker who has a key role in the current top box office movie Takers, served seven months in an Arkansas federal prison and three months in a Georgia halfway house on federal weapons charges and was released in March. He is on three years' probation.
Since that case, T.I., who had spent time behind bars for drug offenses before, vowed to live a better life. He spoke to kids about the dangers of drugs and guns, and former United Nations Ambassador Andrew Young was one of his supporters. As he prepared for his most recent sentence, he starred in the MTV reality show T.I.'s Road to Redemption: 45 Days to Go.
The father of five married Cottle in late July. Takers, a shoot 'em up about an armored truck robbery that goes bad, was released last week and topped the box-office chart.
In a recent interview with The Associated Press, T.I. talked about living a more positive life.
"Right now, it's all about moving forward and just acknowledging the blessing that are here today. ... Just moving past the regrets of yesterday -- the things that could've been done better," T.I. said in a July interview.
T.I., who is known as the "King of the South," has emerged one of music's most profitable stars over the last few years. He is working on a new album, King Uncaged, which may be released this year.
SOURCE: The Associated Press
Contributing: Associated Press Music Writer Nekesa Mumbi Moody contributed to this report
