Mos def getting arrested at the MTV VMA (VIDEO!)

[Oklin]

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[TraceOneInfinite Flat Earther 96']

Props to Mos Def, one of the only real rappers still out (as long as he's rappin not doing that rock music).

[OpTiCaL]

Thanks oklin, wanted to see this one

theres a crack down everywhere all across the lands political rap on in public & without a permit...did he get charged ?


mos def has been one of the true artists out there for time

^^ and im not getting involved in ANY religious based discussion before you start one in this section  infinite 

lol

[Oklin]

did he get charged ?

Mos Def was taken into custody and charged with disorderly conduct Thursday night after an unauthorized performance outside Radio City Music Hall during the Video Music Awards, police confirmed to MTV News.

According to authorities, the rapper pulled up in front of the venue in a flatbed truck around 10 p.m. for an impromptu show for the audience gathered outside. An NYPD spokesperson said officers asked Mos Def and members of his entourage to shut down their operation due to crowd conditions and the overall safety of everyone involved.

It wasn't clear whether Mos Def (real name: Dante Smith) ignored or refused the orders, the police spokesperson continued.

Sources close to the rapper said Mos Def was performing "Katrina Clap," a freestyle indictment of the Bush administration's slow response to last year's hurricane victims in New Orleans.

After Mos Def arrived at Radio City Music Hall with his team in tow, the source said, officers on the scene approached the truck inquiring about a permit. When police were told a permit was in possession, officers let the one-song performance continue.

The source said additional officers then approached the rapper demanding the operation be shut down immediately. The order wasn't communicated to Mos Def immediately, so the rapper didn't end his performance right away, the source said. Police then began to arrest members of the rapper's entourage, including his brother, according to the source. It was unclear whether or not a permit was granted.

Mos Def's publicist called the New York Police Department's treatment of the rapper excessive.

"Mos Def was unjustly arrested tonight while performing on a flatbed track in New York City outside the Video Music Awards," said Carleen Donovan. "Mos Def was not out to break any laws. His only goal was to heighten the awareness of a serious situation that still exists in our country. He does not want people to forget that although it's one year later, the people and cities hit by the hurricane still need the help of the American people."

Members of Mos Def's camp say they have the entire ordeal on tape and will publish the video, possibly on a Web site, to shed light on their side of the confrontation.

Mos Def was released early Friday morning (September 1).

For everything we've got on the 2006 VMAs, vma.mtv.com.

[OpTiCaL]

^^ thanks

[J Bananas]

flatbed truck haha i like his style, aside from the 47 bandanas he was rockin

[Shallow]

Props to Mos Def, one of the only real rappers still out (as long as he's rappin not doing that rock music).

Making a blues album makes him less real? The blues are more black and real than hip hop could ever be. At least the blues didn't have to steal from white artists to make "hot beats".

[Dj Eskimo]

Props to Mos Def, one of the only real rappers still out (as long as he's rappin not doing that rock music).

Making a blues album makes him less real? The blues are more black and real than hip hop could ever be. At least the blues didn't have to steal from white artists to make "hot beats".

+1

[J Bananas]

Props to Mos Def, one of the only real rappers still out (as long as he's rappin not doing that rock music).

Making a blues album makes him less real? The blues are more black and real than hip hop could ever be. At least the blues didn't have to steal from white artists to make "hot beats".

look who you're talking to. it's bryan.

[Shallow]

Props to Mos Def, one of the only real rappers still out (as long as he's rappin not doing that rock music).

Making a blues album makes him less real? The blues are more black and real than hip hop could ever be. At least the blues didn't have to steal from white artists to make "hot beats".

look who you're talking to. it's bryan.

I know. I was just trying to bug him.

[.:TimeLock:.]

I remember hearing this song on 90.7FM KPFK maybe a few weeks after the desaster was wondering where i could download it but anyway that's fucked up how they arested him over a unsceduled peformance...mos definately if it was some one else singing about some other shit it would be all good... that's a sad day in america there once again...smh

[OpTiCaL]

VV good to see you bro   

Yeah i agree it wasnt as if he was inciting racial hatred, he was spitting about Katrina and peoples actions / reactions etc

sad that some people actions in the world lately have made it so that for others there isnt really freedom of speech and thought anymore because the lines are uclear.

[Shallow]

VV good to see you bro   

Yeah i agree it wasnt as if he was inciting racial hatred, he was spitting about Katrina and peoples actions / reactions etc

sad that some people actions in the world lately have made it so that for others there isnt really freedom of speech and thought anymore because the lines are uclear.

One could argue he was approaching dangerous territory. He was swearing publicly sabout Katrina and expressing anger and ignorance. He was also dressed like a thug which makes me think he wanted to get arrested for publicity. The cops made a judgement call and acted. When Jim Morrison (a white rock and roll) was thought to be inciting aggression towards ploce at an indoor concert of his he was arrested in the middle of the show too.

I think Mos just wanted to get in the papers. Why is he only blaming the white powers or celebrities. New Orleans had a black mayor, police chief and various other black officials and they get a pass. Bono gets called out? Give me a break. Someone needs to take Mos Def across middle America and show him all the poor whites in the country just to give give another perspective.