ATLANTA , Georgia ( CNN ) -- After his weekend arrest on gun charges , rapper T.I . will remain in custody until a bond hearing Friday , a federal magistrate said Monday . T.I. , whose real name is Clifford Harris , was arrested without incident in midtown Atlanta . The entertainer , whose real name is Clifford Harris , was arrested Saturday just hours before he was scheduled to perform at the BET Hip Hop Awards . The small court room of Magistrate Judge Alan Baverman was packed with family , supporters and media , but even more people , including the rapper 's mother , were turned away because of the overcrowding . Harris , 27 , was arrested in a federal sting after his bodyguard-turned-informant delivered three machine guns and two silencers to the hip-hop star , according to a Justice Department statement . Watch a search of the rapper 's home » . He was held in federal custody over the weekend . Authorities said that Harris provided the bodyguard $ 12,000 to buy the weapons , which Harris is not allowed to own because he is a convicted felon . Court documents said Harris was convicted on felony drug charges in 1998 , and a federal affidavit said he has been arrested on gun charges in the past . However , one of his attorneys , Dwight Thomas , said he was not aware Harris was a convicted felon and that `` a number of people '' live in Harris ' suburban Atlanta home . Thomas added there were `` two sides to every story -- sometimes three '' and he was confident the legal system would work in Harris ' favor . The entertainer was taken into custody about 2:30 p.m. Saturday in Atlanta , where the BET award show was taped . Harris , the show 's top nominee , was up for nine awards , including CD of the year and lyricist of the year . He also was scheduled to perform , along with fellow rap stars Common , Nelly and Kanye West . Harris won two awards . The show went on without the self-proclaimed `` King of the South , '' whose car and home in the Atlanta suburb of College Park were searched after his arrest . Authorities said they found three more firearms in the car in which Harris drove to pick up the machine guns and silencers , `` including one loaded gun tucked between the driver 's seat where Harris had been sitting and the center console . '' At his home , authorities found six other guns , five of them loaded , in his bedroom closet . `` Machine guns pose a serious danger to the community , which is why they are so carefully regulated , '' said David Nahmias , U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Georgia . `` The last place machine guns should be is in the hands of a convicted felon , who can not legally possess any kind of firearm . This convicted felon allegedly was trying to add several machine guns to an already large and entirely illegal arsenal of guns . '' The sting came after Harris ' bodyguard was arrested purchasing the machine guns and silencers from an undercover Bureau of Alcohol , Tobacco , Firearms and Explosives agent Wednesday , according to the Justice Department statement . The bodyguard then agreed to cooperate with the ATF , the statement said . The guns were not registered on the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record as required by law . The bodyguard -- who has worked for Harris since July -- told authorities he had bought about nine guns for the rap star in the past , the statement said . On Wednesday , authorities said , Harris arranged for the bodyguard to pick up $ 12,000 in cash from a bank to buy the guns . After his arrest , the bodyguard made phone calls to Harris , which authorities recorded , the statement said . Harris was supposed to meet the bodyguard in a shopping center parking lot in midtown Atlanta to pick up the guns . Authorities arrested Harris there without incident , the Justice Department statement said . Court documents in the case show Harris was convicted on felony drug charges in Cobb County , Georgia , in 1998 and sentenced to seven years ' probation . `` Harris has additional arrests and at least one probation violation for unlawfully possessing firearms , '' according to an affidavit . Harris ' music is built around the drug culture and is known as `` trap musik , '' the name of Harris ' second album . A `` trap '' is Southern slang for a drug house . Harris soon will appear in the movie `` American Gangster , '' starring Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe . The film is set to open November 2 . E-mail to a friend . CNN 's Mike Phelan and Catherine Callaway contributed to this report .
NEW : T.I . to remain in custody until Friday , when there 's a bond hearing . Rapper was arrested Saturday on weapons charges . T.I . won two awards at BET awards show Saturday night .