Rapper Sauce Walka has been arrested after he led Houston police on a high-speed chase before crashing his vehicle early Wednesday morning.
The “Big Drip Squad” hitmaker, 33, is facing charges of evading arrest or detention after he reached speeds of 130 mph for over two miles in a desperate bid to dodge the cops, Fox 26 reported.
Sauce Walka, whose real name is Albert Walker Mondale, is due to appear in court Friday.
Walka kickstarted his rap career in 2007 under the moniker A-Walk as a member of the Houston rap group Mostheard.
He then changed his stage name to Sauce Walka in 2014, and formed a duo called Sauce Twinz with rapper Sancho Saucy later that year.
Rapper Sauce Walka poses in front of a vehicle.
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Also that year, he founded the independent record label The Sauce Factory.
The father of one, who boasts a whopping 1.6 million followers on Instagram, has had some run-ins with the law throughout his rap career.
In 2009, Walka was involved in a gun-related incident when he pleaded guilty to deadly conduct following a shooting at a concert that took place at Texas Southern University.
Sauce Walka / Instagram
Walka, then known as A-Walk, allegedly wounded a student at the gig, which saw him serve court-ordered community supervision.
While the Houston native often talks about life in Texas in his raps, he recently opened up to Stereogum about what it was like growing up in Texas’ largest city.
It was magical and treacherous,” he told the outlet in June. “There is a way of life that comes from the music we listen to. All our history, and style, comes from the south side of Houston.”
“I was deprived of the innocent moments, the moments with a mom that you cherish. Same thing with my grandparents passing away too. So, when you are someone like me — who has that much loss — it draws you more into the streets. It was my therapy,” he added.
