Scheduled Grammys Performer Busted For Robbery

Keenon 'YG' Jackson

29-year-old rapper YG, real name Keenon Jackson, was arrested on Friday morning just days before he was scheduled to perform at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards.   He was to join Kirk Franklin, DJ Khaled, John Legend, Meek Mill and Roddy Ricch in a tribute performance for the late Nipsey Hussle, a three-time GRAMMY nominee and YG's friend.

Deputy James Nagao of the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department tells ET that they arrested YG at 4 a.m. Friday and police obtained a warrant to search his home as part of an ongoing criminal investigation.

YG's bail was set at $250,000 and he remains in custody. His arraignment has been set for Tuesday in Compton Court.

 As for whether the rapper will be able to make the ceremony following his arrest, YG's attorney, Joe Tacopina, tells ET that they are hoping to have him released from custody by end of day.

"We are posting bail. Quite frankly I suspect the timing of this was not coincidental. I think the whole purpose of this was to prevent him from doing that tribute to Nipsey [Hussle] on Sunday at the GRAMMYs," Tacopina says. "There’s no reason he should not be able to perform because he’s going to be able to post bail. The district attorney’s not even involved in these charges. It’s just a police case right now. The timing is more than little suspect."