Big Boi has settled his drug case. Photo / Supplied
Grammy-winning OutKast rapper Big Boi has reached a deal on Florida drug charges that allows him to avoid jail time.
Big Boi appeared in a Miami courtroom as prosecutors outlined the deal that includes three months of drug testing, community service and $2000 in donations to charities.
The 36-year-old rapper's real name is Antwan Patton. He was recently in New Zealand for a show at the Powerstation in Auckland.
He was arrested getting off a cruise ship in August when a K-9 dog alerted to drugs Big Boi was carrying. The substances included ecstasy, a cigarette roller with marijuana residue and the ecstasy ingredient MDMA.
Big Boi had faced two felony drug charges. Prosecutors say if he remains drug-free after three months of testing, those charges will be dismissed.
The Atlanta-based group OutKast has won six Grammys and made six platinum-plus albums, including Speakerboxxx/The Love Below.
- AP
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