Rap star Coolio, who was arrested last week at Los Angeles International Airport, was officially charged with possession of cocaine and battery.

The 45-year-old Coolio, whose real name is Artis Leon Ivey Jr., was arrested March 6 at LAX after authorities searched his luggage and allegedly found the drug in his possession, a spokeswoman for the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office said.

After being charged with a felony count on drug possession, a misdemeanor count of battery and a misdemeanor count of possessing a smoking device, the Grammy-award winner was released on a $10,000 bail. If convicted, he would face up to three years in prison. His arraignment has been scheduled for April 3.

According to Jane Robison, spokeswoman for the Los Angeles County District Attorney, the battery charge was included because the performer grabbed an airport screener's arm to prevent the search of his luggage.

Best known for his 1995 hit "Gangsta's Paradise" and multi-million selling album of the same name, Coolio's career has taken a downturn since. While his following albums failed to score similar success, the singer  made a second career as an actor, appearing on "Charmed" and "Futurama."

Last year, he starred along his famil in the Oxygen network reality show "Coolio's Rules" and was seen in the British "Celebrity Big Brother" program in January alongside such C-list celebrities as LaToya Jackson, buxom English pinup Lucy Pinder and Verne Troyer.

He made recent appearances in a number of reality shows including "Celebrity Fear Factor," "Celebrity Bootcamp" and the recent online cooking show, "Cookin' With Coolio."