Rapper Clifford “T. I.” Harris, who has been in police custody since mid-October, was released on a $3 million bond on Friday and ordered to be under home incarceration.

Clifford Harris, professionally known as T. I., was arrested Saturday, Oct. 13, in an Atlanta parking lot by agents of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), as he arrived to receive unregistered machine guns and silencers his bodyguard had previously acquired for him.

Friday, a federal judge released the rapper on a $3 million bail, $2 million in cash bond and $1 million in property, reports TMZ.com. There are some conditions however, as T. I. leaves his barred prison cell: he will remain under house arrest until his trial on weapons charges.

According to Reuters, T. I. was all smiles as he emerged from the Atlanta court and made his first public comments since he was arrested. When asked how it felt to be out of jail, he replied, “Great, great. I look forward to getting this (case) behind me and we move forward,” Reuters quoted him.

The 27-year-old rapper will remain at his home in Henry County, Georgia, and will be monitored around the clock electronically and by a private surveillance company, reports Reuters.

Judge Alan Baverman told T. I.: “You are going to be under home incarceration that is going to be governed by an active GPS (Global Positioning System) at your cost.”

His personal and professional life will continue quite as before. His girlfriend will reportedly be allowed to live with him in the house and he will be permitted to work in the music studio he has there.

He will also be allowed to have visitors, as long as they fulfill several conditions. Reuters reports that T. I.’s home was searched for weapons or illegal goods by the ATF prior to his release and random searches of the property will occur.

T. I. has been ordered to refrain from contact with potential witnesses in the case.

T. I. was arrested on charges of illegal possession of unregistered machine guns and silencers, as well as possession of firearms by a convicted felon. He has a history of illegal activity and was convicted of a violation of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act in 1998 and given seven years probation, the Department of Justice has said.

It is illegal for convicted felons to have someone else purchase firearms on their behalf. T. I. had allegedly given his bodyguard $12,000 for that exact purpose. The man attempted to purchase the firearms from an undercover ATF agent without registering them. He was arrested and agreed to cooperate with agents and lead them to T. I.

If he is convicted, T. I. could get up to 10 years in federal prison. No new court date has been set.

The judge’s decision comes after last Friday, T. I.’s lawyers requested his release on a $2.2 million (£1 million) bond and for the rapper to be allowed to be confined at home, monitored and electronically tagged.