DJ Clue was caught riding dirty. The groundbreaking mixtape DJ and Power 105.1 radio jock was arrested in NYC morning after a routine traffic stop.
TMZ reports:
DJ Clue — one of the biggest hip hop DJs of all time — was arrested in New York City this morning … after cops say he was in possession of illegal pills.
38-year-old Clue — who’s worked with everyone from Notorious B.I.G. to DMX and Jay-Z — was initially pulled over early Wednesday morning for a routine traffic violation … and that’s when cops discovered he was driving on a suspended license.
Police conducted a search and reportedly discovered three pills wrapped in tin foil.
Clue was taken into custody and according to NBC4 in New York, he was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance and aggravated unlicensed operator.
Story developing …
Yeah, we’re wondering if those pills were Mollys, too. Blame Trinidad Jame$.
According to NBC, Clue, born Ernesto Show, was pushing a black Range Rover when he was pulled over near Varick Street. When they check his license they discovered it was suspended. A search turned up the pills and he was taken into custody. He is schedule to be arraigned later today.
DJ Clue can usually be heard on the radio weekdays from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. ET. The Queens native used to be signed to Roc-a-fella, dropping three volumes of his The Professional series between 1998 and 2006 as well as a soundtrack, Backstage: A Hard Knock Life, in 2000. Lately he’s been in a bitter rivalry with Hot 97’s Funkmaster Flex, with both vying for domination of NYC’s Hip-Hop radio waves.
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