2chainz sentenced to drug diversion programme

Rapper 2 Chainz has pleaded guilty to
misdemeanor possession of a controlled
substance in a case filed after his arrest at Los
Angeles International Airport.

District attorney's spokeswoman Jane Robison
says the rapper, whose real name is Tauheed
Epps, was sentenced Monday to an 18-month
drug diversion program, and a felony drug
possession charge was dropped.

Robison says the misdemeanor charge will be
dropped if Epps successfully completes the
program.

The 36-year-old rapper was arrested in June
after airport officials reported finding ingredients
for the cough-syrup-based concoction known
as "sizzurp" in his checked baggage.

The Grammy-nominated rapper is best known
for his hits "Birthday Song," "I'm Different" and
"Feds Watching."