GREENWICH VILLAGE — Rapper Theophilus London live-tweeted his arrest Monday night after he was busted for smashing a cabbie’s phone when the driver refused to break a $100 bill, according to the artist and the NYPD.
London, 28, kicked off his tweet storm by quoting a Jay Z lyric from "The Ruler's Back" from his jail cell after he got into the altercation with the cab driver at Minetta Lane and Sixth Avenue at about 8:15 p.m., a police spokesman said.
I'm to sexy for jail like I'm right said Fred, I'm not guilty now gimme back my bread. - jay -z . This tweet was tweeted from a jail cell :(
— Theophilus London (@TheophilusL) August 9, 2016
The rapper tweeted that he took a cab to the IFC Center to see a documentary about singer Sharon Jones and the driver refused to break a $100 bill when he was dropped off.
London wrote that he gave the driver five minutes to make the change then counted down to one before he grabbed the driver's phone and threw it to the ground.
The rapper tried to make a getaway into the movie theater, but the police soon caught up to him.
And smashed it into 900 pieces , then I ran into the IFC MOVIE cinema and the cops ran up on me . Haha. Couldn't buy a movie in time
— Theophilus London (@TheophilusL) August 9, 2016
They took my shoe laces off my melvins. I was headed to see Sharon jones new film and I ran into IFC after my "dispute" with dumb taxi nigga
— Theophilus London (@TheophilusL) August 9, 2016
The rapper tweeted details about the booking process, but said he left on good terms with the officers.
Hahahahhah a nigga to sexy for jail Breh . They ask me to perform im so dead pic.twitter.com/PKUxnvHuGj
— Theophilus London (@TheophilusL) August 9, 2016
They love NY THEO hahah. Shout out to sarge. They just freed me ! They about to download my albums. pic.twitter.com/TiU6fc9fyW
— Theophilus London (@TheophilusL) August 9, 2016
London was charged with petit larceny, criminal mischief and unlawful possession of marijuana, an NYPD spokesman said.
He was issued a desk appearance ticket and is due back in court on Oct. 10.
