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Atlanta rapper Young Dro arrested on drug charge

Young Dro at an event in New York last year. Photo: Getty Images.

Credit: Melissa Ruggieri

Credit: Melissa Ruggieri

Young Dro at an event in New York last year. Photo: Getty Images.
By Melissa Ruggieri
Jan 22, 2016

[Update with more details and information about Young Dro's release]

BY MELISSA RUGGIERI

Atlanta rapper Young Dro – aka D’Juan Montreal Hart – is in a Clayton County courthouse this morning following a Thursday arrest.

Hart, known for his mixtapes and hits including “Shoulder Lean” and “FDB,” was arrested for violating the Georgia controlled substance act. The type of substance was not noted.

In March 2015, Hart was arrested in DeKalb County on a theft charge .

As of 11:30 a.m., Hart’s case was listed as pending.

Last fall, the rapper released his fourth studio album, “Da Reality Show,” on T.I.’s Grand Hustle label.

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Melissa Ruggieri has covered music and entertainment for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution since 2010 and created the Atlanta Music Scene blog. She's kept vampire hours for more than two decades and remembers when MTV was awesome.

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