YG Arrested on Misdemeanor DUI as Rapper's Attorney Vows to Contest Allegations

Mar. 15, 2025

YG in New York on Sept. 6, 2024.Photo:Nina Westervelt/WWD via GettyCalifornia rapperYGwas arrested on suspicion of DUI on Tuesday in California.The Burbank City Jail confirmed to PEOPLE that YG, born Keenon Daequan Ray Jackson, was booked for misdemeanor DUI on Oct. 1.TMZ was first to reportand numerous outlets citing police reported that the rapper was cuffed after police discovered him standing outside his car that he is claimed to have driven over a curb.“We will be contesting the allegations, and they are just that — merely allegations,” the “Who Do You Love?” rapper’s attorney Joe Tacopina told PEOPLE when reached for comment.YG performs in Inglewood in March 2023.Scott Dudelson/GettyYG waspreviously arrestedin 2020 just days before his Grammy Awards performance on a robbery charge. He was also charged in a 2018 robbery where a man had his chain snatched at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. Both cases were dismissed in 2022, with YG settling with the latter victim out of court.On Aug. 15, YG dropped the third installment of hisJust Re’d Upmixtape series. The 19-track project featured longtime collaborator DJ Mustard, Saweetie, Ty Dolla $ign, Lil Yachty and more.

YG in New York on Sept. 6, 2024.Photo:Nina Westervelt/WWD via Getty

Nina Westervelt/WWD via Getty

California rapperYGwas arrested on suspicion of DUI on Tuesday in California.The Burbank City Jail confirmed to PEOPLE that YG, born Keenon Daequan Ray Jackson, was booked for misdemeanor DUI on Oct. 1.TMZ was first to reportand numerous outlets citing police reported that the rapper was cuffed after police discovered him standing outside his car that he is claimed to have driven over a curb.“We will be contesting the allegations, and they are just that — merely allegations,” the “Who Do You Love?” rapper’s attorney Joe Tacopina told PEOPLE when reached for comment.YG performs in Inglewood in March 2023.Scott Dudelson/GettyYG waspreviously arrestedin 2020 just days before his Grammy Awards performance on a robbery charge. He was also charged in a 2018 robbery where a man had his chain snatched at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. Both cases were dismissed in 2022, with YG settling with the latter victim out of court.On Aug. 15, YG dropped the third installment of hisJust Re’d Upmixtape series. The 19-track project featured longtime collaborator DJ Mustard, Saweetie, Ty Dolla $ign, Lil Yachty and more.

California rapperYGwas arrested on suspicion of DUI on Tuesday in California.

The Burbank City Jail confirmed to PEOPLE that YG, born Keenon Daequan Ray Jackson, was booked for misdemeanor DUI on Oct. 1.TMZ was first to reportand numerous outlets citing police reported that the rapper was cuffed after police discovered him standing outside his car that he is claimed to have driven over a curb.

“We will be contesting the allegations, and they are just that — merely allegations,” the “Who Do You Love?” rapper’s attorney Joe Tacopina told PEOPLE when reached for comment.

YG performs in Inglewood in March 2023.Scott Dudelson/Getty

Scott Dudelson/Getty

YG waspreviously arrestedin 2020 just days before his Grammy Awards performance on a robbery charge. He was also charged in a 2018 robbery where a man had his chain snatched at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. Both cases were dismissed in 2022, with YG settling with the latter victim out of court.

On Aug. 15, YG dropped the third installment of hisJust Re’d Upmixtape series. The 19-track project featured longtime collaborator DJ Mustard, Saweetie, Ty Dolla $ign, Lil Yachty and more.

source: people.com