Mos Def arrested @ VMA's

[realBOSTON]

outside the VMA's Mos Def decided to get in the bed of a truck and drop some freestyle verses. Reportedly, he was stopped by "New York's Finest" within one minute and was taken into custody. This was all reported by MTV news on some backstage access thing. Honestly, how fricking ridiculous is that.

 

[Khalil]

If thats true thats lame. Mos is a frindly muthaphuka, real nice guy with a smile that brightens any eye.

 

[Fataldawg]

Must be more to the story then that.. He musta did somethin for them to just lock him up like that.

 

[Dogmatic187]

^^There was, apparently he didn't have a permit to perform.

 

[ChrisZimbo]

Rap star Mos Def was arrested last night (Aug. 31) after MTV's VMA's because he didn't have authorization to perform outside of Radio City Music Hall in New York.

The rapper, born Dante Smith, was charged with disorderly conduct after attempting to perform on a flatbed truck for a crowd outside of the event.

Police ordered the rapper to end his impromptu performance of "Katrina Clap," a freestyle criticizing the Bush administration's response to the Hurricane Katrina disaster.

The request to halt the performance was not immediately relayed to MOs Def. According to reports, members of the rapper's entourage were arrested as well.

Representatives for MOs Def said the rapper was unjustly arrested and that the whole situation was captured on camera.

Mos Def was released this morning (Sept. 1).

from allhiphop