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Rapper Nelly, who’s expecting a baby with Ashanti, was arrested in Missouri on drug charges.

Nelly, real name Cornell Haynes Jr., was arrested Wednesday morning .

Nelly, 49, was arrested inside the Hollywood Casino in St. Charles, Missouri, at 4:45 a.m Wednesday for possession of ecstasy.

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According to reports, the state trooper discovered the ecstasy pills on him.

He was booked at the Maryland Heights Police Department and later released.