Yin Xiangjie Photo: CFP

Rising to fame overnight in 1993 with the song The Love of A Boat Tracker, singer Yin Xiangjie gradually faded away from public sight over the years.

This weekend, however, the singer once again entered the media spotlight after he was arrested for possession and drugs use at his home in Beijing, adding to the already long list of public figures who have been arrested on drug related charges in China.

On Saturday the official Sina Weibo account of the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau posted that the 45-year-old Yin was arrested for possession of more than 10 grams of drugs including methamphetamine at home and that his urine test showed positive.

Popular in the mid-1990s, Yin was once recognized as one of the country's best rappers. He recently appeared on CCTV's music talent show Seeking Liu Sanjie as a guest judge. However, according to Beijing Youth Daily, the program has re-scheduled the show in order to edit Yin from the show.

Before his detention Yin was a volunteer activist and ambassador for drug prevention education in 2007.