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He had posted a photo of himself in a suit just after the probation ruling was handed down and wrote, \"GOD IS GOOD GOD IS... GOOD!\" The post was liked 2.28 million times in less than 12 hours.

Hernandez is also facing an assault charge in Houston after being arrested in July for allegedly choking a fan at a mall.

The rapper's debut album, \"Day69,\" released in February, peaked at No. 4 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart. His singles \"Gummo\" and \"Fefe,\" which features Nicki Minaj, are both certified platinum for 1,000,000 sales by the Recording Industry Association of America.

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