(May 3, 2007) Busta Rhymes has been released on $7,500 bail, after being arraigned earlier in the day, according to officials.

Representatives for Rhymes told AllHipHop.com that the rapper was formally charged with misdemeanor DWI and Driving While Ability Impaired (DWAI), which is a violation, not a criminal offense.

"According to the complaint, he blew a .067 BAC at the station [and] .08 BAC is legally drunk in New York," Rhymes' attorney Scott Leemon told AllHipHop.com. "His license was not suspended and he was immediately released on an agreed upon bail of $7,500 cash."

The rapper is expected to appear in court again Tuesday May 8 to answer the DWI charges.

Rhymes, born Trevor Smith, was also arrested on Feb. 22 in Manhattan for driving with a suspended license.

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