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Up-and-coming Brooklyn rapper Bobby Shmurda arrested in gun and narcotics investigation

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FILE -- In this Oct. 30, 2014 file photo, Bobby Shmurda arrives at Power 105.1\'s Powerhouse 2014 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Shmurda whose real name is Ackquille Pollard has been arrested in New York City in a gun and narcotics investigation. Authorities said Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2014, that he was apprehended after leaving a Manhattan recording studio. Several others were also taken into custody. (Photo by Scott Roth/Invision/AP, File)

NEW YORK, N.Y. – Up-and-coming rapper Bobby Shmurda has been arrested in New York City in a gun and narcotics investigation.

Authorities said Wednesday that Shmurda was apprehended after leaving a Manhattan recording studio. Several others were also taken into custody.

They are named in an indictment that will be unsealed after their arraignments Thursday.

The Brooklyn-born Pollard is best known for the hit song “Hot Boy.” One of his videos also popularized a dance move called the “Shmoney dance.”

His real name is Ackquille Pollard.

The name of his attorney wasn’t immediately available.

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