Soulja Boy Arrested Is That a Gun In Your Pocket? (Answer: Yes)

Soulja Boy Arrested

Is That a Gun In Your Pocket?

(Answer: Yes)

8 minutes ago BY TMZ STAFF

EXCLUSIVE

Soulja Boy was arrested in L.A. early this morning ... after cops say he was packin' a LOADED GUN, TMZ has learned.

Law enforcement sources tell us ... the 23-year-old rapper was a passenger in a vehicle that was pulled over in the San Fernando Valley for running a stop sign early Wednesday morning.

During the stop, cops say they noticed that Soulja was in possession of a loaded gun -- and arrested him on the stop. 

Soulja was hauled to a nearby jail -- he's currently being booked.

Soulja has a history of run-ins with the law -- he was busted for weed and weapons back in 2011.

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