{"id":350884,"date":"2026-06-26T02:36:21","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T02:36:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/350884\/"},"modified":"2026-06-26T02:36:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T02:36:21","slug":"rapper-lefty-gunplay-announces-return-show-in-el-paso-after-missed-gig-due-to-arrest-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/350884\/","title":{"rendered":"Rapper Lefty Gunplay announces return show in El Paso after missed gig due to arrest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14\/CBS4) \u2014 LA Rapper Lefty Gunplay is returning to El Paso in July after the last time he got arrested and missed his show.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DZ_nRHWRcsl\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&amp;igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Mona Bar of Modern Art<\/a> in Downtown El Paso posted on social media a video showing  Lefty Gunplay, real name Franklin Scott Holladay, inviting people to his show scheduled for July 18. <\/p>\n<p>Tickets are on sale on his website, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leftylive.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">LeftyLive.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Lefty Gunplay tour dates graphic. Credit: LeftyLive.com\" class=\"ImageEmbed_image__qZBo_\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/a497dffb-bfef-493f-8799-e38cd25079d0-543436458.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Lefty Gunplay tour dates graphic. Credit: LeftyLive.com<\/p>\n<p>As you may remember, Lefty Gunplay was arrested back in February 2025 before he was set to take the stage at a &#8220;Chuco Brunch&#8221; event hosted at the Friendz, Sports Bar &amp; Kitchen located at 1798 George Dieter Dr. in East El Paso.<\/p>\n<p>The arrest caused Lefty Gunplay to miss his show and in an interview with the radio station  Power102, he told Radio Host Patti Diaz that he wanted to make it up to his El Paso fans. <\/p>\n<p>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/kfoxtv.com\/news\/local\/la-rapper-lefty-gunplay-misses-el-paso-show-after-arrest-for-seatbelt-violation-and-drugs-texas-tx-franklin-scott-holladay?src=link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">LA rapper Lefty Gunplay misses El Paso show after arrest for seatbelt violation and drugs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Police documents revealed that he had been arrested after the vehicle he was riding in was pulled over because Lefty Gunplay and another passenger weren&#8217;t wearing their seatbelts, and after a search, police alleged they found drugs hidden in the rapper&#8217;s groin.<\/p>\n<p>Records show the charges were dismissed on March 24, 2026.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"LA rapper Franklin Scott Holladay, aka Lefty Gunplay. LA rapper Franklin Scott Holladay, aka Lefty Gunplay. February, 2025. Credit: EPPD\" class=\"ImageEmbed_image__qZBo_\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/fb9824c4-2ad2-4662-bdc2-8aaa8f1f868e-Untitleddesign21.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>LA rapper Franklin Scott Holladay, aka Lefty Gunplay. LA rapper Franklin Scott Holladay, aka Lefty Gunplay. February, 2025. Credit: EPPD<\/p>\n<p>Video of Lefty Gunplay&#8217;s arrest was shared on the popular social media account <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/therealfitfamelpaso\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">@therealfitfamelpaso<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>WATCH:<\/p>\n<p><p>LA rapper Franklin Scott Holladay, aka Lefty Gunplay arrested on drug charges in El Paso. Feb. 23, 2025. Credit: Victoria Gonzalez via Fitfam<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/kfoxtv.com\/news\/local\/la-rapper-lefty-gunplay-arrested-in-el-paso-charged-with-drug-possession-texas-tx-los-angeles-california-franklin-scott-holladay-friendz-sports-bar-chuco-brunch-power-102-radio-patti-diaz?src=link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">LA rapper Lefty Gunplay arrested in El Paso, charged with drug possession<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kfoxtv.com\/sign-up\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Sign up<\/a> to receive the top interesting stories from in and around our community once daily in your inbox.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14\/CBS4) \u2014 LA Rapper Lefty Gunplay is returning to El Paso in July after the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":350616,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[138,140,139],"class_list":["post-350884","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-el-paso","tag-el-paso","tag-el-paso-headlines","tag-el-paso-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/350884","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=350884"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/350884\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/350616"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=350884"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=350884"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=350884"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}