Miami rapper Pitbull has been arrested and charged with driving under the influence. The Latino hip hop star - real name Armando Perez - was booked into Miami's county jail in the early hours of Friday morning.

As WENN went to press, representatives for the Miami-Dade county jail had not yet provided information on the DUI charge.

However the rapper is expected stand in front of a judge and be released on a $1,000 bond on Friday afternoon, according to AllHipHop.com.

Pitbull's latest album - his fourth - hit U.S. stores last month. The Cuban-American star also goes under the nicknames Lil' Chico or Mr. 305.

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