Rapper Jay Rock was arrested Thursday evening near the Watts public housing complex where he grew up and booked on suspicion of illegal firearm possession, authorities said.

Jay Rock has been allegedly arrested by the Los Angeles Police Department after trying to flee from his car.The Grammy Award-winning rapper, whose real name is Johnny Reed McKinzie, was allegedly ...

Grammy Award-winning rapper Jay Rock, real name Johnny Reed McKinzie Jr., was detained by the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) on March 13, 2025. He was reportedly detained at about 6 p.

Grammy-award winning rapper Jay Rock was arrested in Watts on Thursday by Los Angeles Police Department officers.

The report says Jay (whose real name is Johnny Reed McKinzie) was arrested for trespassing and drinking in public after running from officers. When they checked the vehicle he fled from ...

The longtime TDE rapper — whose real name is Johnny Reed McKinzie — was arrested early Thursday evening in Nickerson Gardens, a public housing complex in Watts. Per NBC 4, the LAPD said they ...

Johnny Reed McKinzie, who goes by the moniker Jay Rock, has been arrested in Los Angeles on suspicion of illegal possession of a firearm. LAPD officers arrested the Grammy-winning rapper on ...

Rapper Jay Rock, who shared the Best Rap Performance Grammy win for a Black Panther OST with Kendrick Lamar in 2019, was arrested on a felony weapons charge.

The rapper born Johnny Reed McKinzie was reportedly taken into custody after police found a firearm in his car during a stop on Thursday night (March 13). By Gil Kaufman Grammy-winning MC Jay Rock ...