Popular Texas rapper Travis Scott got arrested on Saturday shortly after his first song at Lollapalooza festival in Chicago, officials reported.
Daily Mail claimed in its report that the rapper was arrested when he urged the fans to jump into the security barricades.
The popular music festival in Chicago had hundreds thousands of people in the crowd, and some seem to have obeyed the rapper that alarmed the security personnel of the event.
The Texas-based rapper, whose real name is Jacques Webster, added drama to the event, according to E! News. In a statement issued to E! News, Chicago's Office of Emergency Management said, "the performer played one song and then began telling fans to come over the barricades.
The statement added, "Due to the security's quick response, the situation was remedied immediately and no fans were injured."
Melissa Stratton of the Office of Emergency Management, said the rapper was charged with disorderly conduct. At least 7 people were arrested, while another 85 needed emergency medical attention during the festival.
Scott was supposed to perform for about 45 minutes at the music festival, but his part had to be cut down because of the incident.
Hollywood Life reported that it is not the first time the rapper found himself in hot water. Two years ago, he posted on his Twitter account, that he was arrested and claimed to have spent a day inside the prison cell. But there were no specific details regarding that arrest. Scott did not also comment any further when asked about the incident leaving the public doubtful if the item was true.
Many of the fans posted videos and photos of the rapper while performing, which quickly gained attention online because of the music festival's popularity.
According to Rollingstone, there was a video where the rapper was heard saying, "Everyone is green shirt, get f**k back." With this, he was reportedly referring to the the security officers. Scott was asking the crowd to move closer to the stage.
Lollapalooza is a regular music festival that draws hundreds of thousands of people. On the average, around 300,000 people flock to the festival for a series of song and dance numbers. Tickets of Lollapalooza are always sold out and has been considered a major music event.
For this year, included in the roster of performers are Sam Smith, Metallica, DJ Mustard, and Cold War Kids, among others.
