Rapper TI arrested as he tries to enter his own gated community in Atlanta

Media reports say rapper lost his key and guard wouldn't let him into community

TI, real name is Clifford Harris, has been arrested on disorderly conduct and public drunkenness charges (Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)

The rapper TI has been arrested on disorderly conduct, public drunkenness and simple assault charges as he tried to enter his gated community outside Atlanta, police have said.

He was arrested around 4.30am after he got into an argument with a security guard, according to Henry County Police.

Local media reports say the Grammy-winning artist, whose real name is Clifford Harris, lost his key and the guard wouldn't let him into the community.

According to WSB-TV, the rapper is said to have asked the guard: "Don't you know who I am?"

He then called a friend who also argued with the guard.

The police were then called to the scene and TI and his friend were arrested.

His unnamed friend reportedly had a warrant out for his arrest.

TI has since been released on bail.

The rapper served about seven months in prison in 2009 after his arrest on federal gun charges.

He also spent around 10 months in federal prison on a probation violation in 2010 after he was arrested on drug charges in Los Angeles.

The drug arrest violated his probation — he had been ordered not to commit a crime and not to illegally possess any controlled substances — and led to an 11-month prison sentence at an prison in Arkansas.

TI is one of the biggest names in hip-hop, with multiple platinum-selling albums and singles, production credits and roles in films like "ATL" and "American Gangster."