LOS ANGELES?Grammy award-winning US rapper T.I. and his wife were arrested for drugs possession overnight in Los Angeles, police said Thursday.

The hip hop star ? real name Clifford Harris, 29 ? and wife Tameka Cottle were detained in West Hollywood late Wednesday, said Luis Castro of the local Sheriff's Headquarters Bureau.

The couple were passengers in a car stopped by police on Sunset Boulevard. The officers smelled marijuana and arrested them for possession of a controlled substance.

T.I. ? wh has won three Grammys including for his 2006 collaboration with Justin Timberlake on the song "My Love" ? and his wife were both released in the early hours of Thursday on bail of $10,000.

Their next court appearance is scheduled for Friday in Beverly Hills.

There was no immediate comment from the star's representatives.