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2 Chainz Says NYPD ‘Tried to Assassinate My Swag’ With Four-Finger Ring Arrest
2 Chainz Says NYPD ‘Tried to Assassinate My Swag’ With Four-Finger Ring Arrest
2 Chainz Says NYPD ‘Tried to Assassinate My Swag’ With Four-Finger Ring Arrest
2 Chainz is out of jail after being locked up Tuesday (May 22) for possession of what authorities thought were brass knuckles but actually was a four-finger ring. The "Riot" rapper attempted to explain to police at New York's LaGuardia Airport that he wasn't holding a "weapon," however, they still took him into custody and even confiscated his gold jewelry...
Rapper Climbs Traffic Light, Halts Times Square Traffic
Rapper Climbs Traffic Light, Halts Times Square Traffic
Rapper Climbs Traffic Light, Halts Times Square Traffic
An aspiring rapper stalled traffic in New York City's Times Square for almost two hours on Tuesday morning (June 28), after he climbed a traffic light and perched himself on top. Raymond Velasquez, a 34-year-old Sea Gate, Brooklyn man, hoisted himself up the pole on 44th St...
NYPD Attack Rapper, Fans After Pete Rock Album Event
NYPD Attack Rapper, Fans After Pete Rock Album Event
NYPD Attack Rapper, Fans After Pete Rock Album Event
The NYPD's rep for being adverse to hip-hop events just got worse. Last night (June 28), authorities and patrons clashed outside of Tammany Hall in New York City's Lower East Side after an album release party and show celebrating the release of a new album from Smif-N-Wessun and Pete Rock...
Jay-Z’s Driver Investigated in NYPD Ticket Fixing Scandal
Jay-Z’s Driver Investigated in NYPD Ticket Fixing Scandal
Jay-Z’s Driver Investigated in NYPD Ticket Fixing Scandal
A week after he found himself in hot water over a Washington, D.C. internal affairs investigation into the use of unauthorized police escorts, the New York Daily News reports that Jay-Z has come under similar scrutiny by the NYPD. Close to 40 police officers are being investigated by the NYPD's internal affairs department for ticket fixing, a longstanding practice of preferential treatment offered
Diddy’s Police Escort Was for Crowd Control, Says NYPD
Diddy’s Police Escort Was for Crowd Control, Says NYPD
Diddy’s Police Escort Was for Crowd Control, Says NYPD
Sean "Diddy" Combs is not winning any fans at the New York City Police Department. More information is coming to light as the NYPD continues its investigation into the police escort Diddy received after performing at the Hammerstein Ballroom last Friday (April 23)...
Police Union Responds to Ice-T Tirade
Police Union Responds to Ice-T Tirade
Police Union Responds to Ice-T Tirade
This whole Ice-T versus the NYPD saga isn't over quite yet. When news of Ice-T's arrest and booking for having a suspended license spread earlier this week, the OG rapper-turned-actor lashed out against the NYPD, calling his arresting officer a "punk b---- rookie cop" on Twitter and generally showing that his gangster pedigree is nothing to be messed with...