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Rapper arrested for street gig at MTV awards
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| Lordpatch User Info... | Rapper arrested for street gig at MTV awards 1 hour, 8 minutes ago U.S. rapper Mos Def was given a summons after being arrested for giving an impromptu performance on Thursday night outside Radio City Music Hall where the MTV Video Music Awards were being presented, police said. A New York City Police Department spokesman said on Friday that Mos Def, whose real name is Dante Smith, had been given a summons for operating a sound reproduction device without a permit. "He was using a sound system on the street," the spokesman said. When asked if there was a crowd of people watching, the spokesman said: "Of course there was, it was the MTV Awards." He said the incident happened about 10 p.m. on Thursday. A spokeswoman for Mos Def said he had been unjustly arrested while performing a song about Hurricane Katrina on the back of a flatbed truck outside the MTV awards venue. "Mos Def did not set out to get arrested or break laws, his only intention was to remind people that after one year the people hardest hit by Katrina still need the support of all Americans," the spokeswoman said in a statement. She said the rapper had been in the middle of the performance when he was made aware of the police presence and shut everything down. He was released early on Friday, media reports said. - Fri, 1 Sep 2006 8:14pm | ||
| _Griphin_ User Info... | I saw that, that was so cool, none of the artists near him felt threatened. Alas, look at what happened to Dimebag Darryl though. :( - Fri, 1 Sep 2006 8:57pm | ||
| Lordpatch User Info... | http://media.odeo.com/files/1/2/0/C__Documents_and_Settings_david_Desktop_MosDef-Katrina_Klap.mp3 Mos def comes with a wicked remake of the Juvenile’s hit song Nolia Clap… Mos gives this song some much needed political substance and even takes some shots at Bono and U2 for being absent when the gehetto really nneeds their Live 8 help… http://media.odeo.com/files/1/2/0/C__Documents_and_Settings_david_Desktop_MosDef-Katrina_Klap.mp3 - Fri, 1 Sep 2006 9:09pm Edited: Fri, 1 Sep 2006 9:09pm | ||
| Nik Olaz User Info... | Mos Def is awesome. Fuck those pigs. - Sat, 2 Sep 2006 5:54pm | ||
| duncan User Info... | flatbed truck at the MTV awards ? Mos Def is cool. - Sun, 3 Sep 2006 8:30am | ||
| Mr. Hell User Info... | He da dopest nigga on erf. - Sun, 3 Sep 2006 8:21pm | ||
| Swingin' Joe User Info... | I always respected Mos Def as an artist, he has integrity and he doesn't rap about superficial bullshit, unlike most of the rappers out there. Plus he was a regular on Chappelle's Show, so that is pretty fucking sweet. - Mon, 4 Sep 2006 10:41pm | ||
| jackass User Info... | made a decent Ford Prefect too - Tue, 5 Sep 2006 11:51am | ||
| The Box Drone User Info... | He made an awesome Ford Prefect. - Tue, 5 Sep 2006 12:13pm | ||
| Lordpatch User Info... | Mos def getting arrested at the MTV VMA's on TANTRUMTV VOL 7 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNKnoIV6BT4&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fp076%2Eezboard%2Ecom%2Ffpoliticalpalacefrm72%2EshowMessage%3FtopicID%3D338%2Etopic - Wed, 6 Sep 2006 6:09am | ||
| Gman User Info... | I believe this is called 'publicity'. - Wed, 6 Sep 2006 9:31am | ||
| Mutilashawn User Info... | mos def rules as an artist and actor. he's awesome. - Wed, 6 Sep 2006 9:48pm | ||
| Suffuckation User Info... | I hope some one shoots him in the head. - Thu, 7 Sep 2006 11:05am | ||
| Lordpatch User Info... |  Old white men is runnin this rap shit Corporate force's runnin this rap shit Some tall israeli is runnin this rap shit We poke out our asses for a chance to cash in Cocaine, is runnin this rap shit 'Dro, 'yac and E-pills is runnin this rap shit The rape over, turn your face over nigga No god in disguise it's me, game over Hey lil souljahs you ready for war? But don't ask what you're fighting for Just hope that you sur--vive the gunfight, the drama, the stress You get in the line of fire, we get the big ass checks You gettin your choice of pimp Make your choice and fall in This is ho stroll B I, take that cock in your behind, beyotch Hit the streets and perform for us Hold hard and bring it on to us, fucker I let you sip up some army, get a Mercedes And kick back and let you pay me, my Mack is crazy I leave the, knife and fist fight filled with glamour Yeah, take a picture with this platinum plated sledgehammer We over-do it add the fire and explosion to it We sold confusion, we front rap music MTV, is runnin this rap shit Viacomm is runnin this rap shit AOL and Time Warner runnin this rap shit We poke out our asses for a chance to cash in Cocaine, is runnin this rap shit Hennessey, is runnin this rap shit Quasi-homosexuals is runnin this rap shit Watch out! we run the world... That's it "The Rape Over" mos def Mos Def Katrina Klap Video http://serv03.bp6.net/~presstheissue.org/videodl/MosDef-DollarDay(KatrinaKlap).mov - Sun, 10 Sep 2006 10:46am Edited: Sun, 10 Sep 2006 10:51am | ||
| Gman User Info... | "Quasi-homosexuals..." Nigger, please. - Sun, 10 Sep 2006 12:17pm | ||
| Dane User Info... | I second your comment Shawna. Mos Def is an awesome rap artist and actor. I loved his performance in Baamboozled especially. It sucks he got arrested prior to the MTV thing. If he doesn't play there you bet they'll be the ones trying to get him back. I wish he'd come to the Hip Hop Expo in Vancouver. One day... - Mon, 11 Sep 2006 2:50pm | ||
| Gman User Info... | "It sucks he got arrested prior to the MTV thing." Come on. It's called a publicity stunt and he planned it. - Mon, 11 Sep 2006 11:17pm | ||
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