Wiz Khalifa Jail Selfie 2014: Rapper Busted For Marijuana Possession
Wiz Khalifa was reportedly arrested on Sunday, and—while in jail—he took a selfie.
On Sunday, the rapper was taken to jail after a TSA check revealed he was in possession of a small amount of marijuana—0.5 grams.
"Wiz Khalifa was arrested early Sunday morning at an airport in Texas after a 'green leafy substance' was found during a TSA check," TMZ reported on May 25. "The 'Black and Yellow' rapper was flying from El Paso to Dallas when TSA officials discovered the green stuff."
After police determined the "green leafy stuff" to be marijuana, Wiz was taken into custody and turned over to local police in El Paso, Texas.
A short time after arriving at the El Paso jail, Wiz began tweeting to his fans. His first tweet included a photo of the inside of his cell, along with the message, "Free Trap Wiz." The second was a photo of himself, which he captioned, "Jail selfie."
Wiz's arrest fell just hours before he was set to release his new mixtape (which was ironically titled, "28 grams"), but because of the arrest, Wiz opted to postpone the release until after he got his legal issues out of the way.
"I wanna drop 28 Grams but they got me locced up," he explained. "Soon as I get out, the tapes comin out. F*** that."
Shortly after midnight on Monday morning, Wiz released the "28 Grams" mixtape for free online. Within the first couple of hours, the tape had been downloaded over 25,000 times and the hash tag "28 Grams" became the top trend in the United States.