A police gun raid on the home of Canadian rapper Belly in suburban Ottawa this weekend was a total bust.
According to The Ottawa Citizen, Ottawa police's guns and gangs unit, a tactical squad, a K-9 unit and an OPP weapons section, stormed the rapper's home on Friday afternoon (August 15) only to find three BB guns and a legally purchased bullet-proof vest.
The raid was reportedly a result of a neighbor who had complained about activities at Belly's home.
"They came in and broke down my doors as if I was making weapons of mass destruction," said Belly. "The only thing I'm making here is music and hits."
"They left the house ransacked," Belly added. "They broke down the doors, there's glass broken."
Despite the damage by the raid, Belly said he was happy police stormed into his home and found nothing because his neighbors can now see that he has no ties to the criminal element he had before his success.
"I don't want to go hard on the cops. It was a waste of Ottawa taxpayers' money, but now my neighbors can see that I don't have anything to hide," explained Belly. "They were probably just doing their jobs, but I'd like to know about these tips they're acting on."
"I love and respect my neighbors and now after this all happens they're probably looking down on me," he continued. "The next time the cops want to come in, they should ask me and I will say, 'You can come into my house. I'll walk you in to prove to you I've got nothing to hide'."
Belly revealed he shoots at targets in his basement with the BB guns.
The authorities who searched the rapper's home could not be reached for comment.
Belly gained fame in Canada with the 2007 release of his debut album Revolution. The album won a Juno Award and featured appearances from Kurupt, Fabolous, Ginuwine, and Mario Winans, among others.
Source: Sixshot.com
According to The Ottawa Citizen, Ottawa police's guns and gangs unit, a tactical squad, a K-9 unit and an OPP weapons section, stormed the rapper's home on Friday afternoon (August 15) only to find three BB guns and a legally purchased bullet-proof vest.
The raid was reportedly a result of a neighbor who had complained about activities at Belly's home.
"They came in and broke down my doors as if I was making weapons of mass destruction," said Belly. "The only thing I'm making here is music and hits."
"They left the house ransacked," Belly added. "They broke down the doors, there's glass broken."
Despite the damage by the raid, Belly said he was happy police stormed into his home and found nothing because his neighbors can now see that he has no ties to the criminal element he had before his success.
"I don't want to go hard on the cops. It was a waste of Ottawa taxpayers' money, but now my neighbors can see that I don't have anything to hide," explained Belly. "They were probably just doing their jobs, but I'd like to know about these tips they're acting on."
"I love and respect my neighbors and now after this all happens they're probably looking down on me," he continued. "The next time the cops want to come in, they should ask me and I will say, 'You can come into my house. I'll walk you in to prove to you I've got nothing to hide'."
Belly revealed he shoots at targets in his basement with the BB guns.
The authorities who searched the rapper's home could not be reached for comment.
Belly gained fame in Canada with the 2007 release of his debut album Revolution. The album won a Juno Award and featured appearances from Kurupt, Fabolous, Ginuwine, and Mario Winans, among others.
Source: Sixshot.com
