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Mos Def Arrested While Performing 'Katrina Clap' outside the VMAs
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Cops Shut Down Mos Def Performance
Rapper Arrested For Unscheduled Show Outside MTV VMAs
NEW YORK, Sept. 1, 2006
(CBS) Rapper and actor Mos Def was arrested Thursday night after performing his song "Katrina Clap" without a permit outside the MTV Video Music Awards.
Mos Def and his entourage rolled up on a flatbed truck outside Radio City Music Hall in New York at 10 p.m. Thursday night and began an unscheduled performance for the crowd of fans outside the venue.
A spokesperson for the New York Police Department told MTV News that police officers asked Mos Def and the people he was with to shut down their show because of crowd conditions.
A publicist for the rapper called the arrest "unjust."
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"("Katrina Clap") was being performed by Mos Def in an effort to maintain a spotlight on the still-lingering effects the storm continues to have on the lives of hundreds of thousands of Americans."
Carleen Donavan, spokeswoman for Mos Def.
"Mos Def did not set out to get arrested or break laws," Carleen Donavan told TheShowbuzz.com. "His only intention was to remind people that after one year the people hardest hit by Katrina still need the support of all Americans. Mos Def chose to use his voice to speak for those who are losing their own during this critical period of reconstruction."
Donavan added that the rapper was in the middle of performing when approached by the police, but he shut everything down as soon as he was made aware of the situation.
"His staff and team were willing to comply, as well but the police overreacted," Donavan said. "Mos Def was not charged but given a summons for operating a sound reproduction device without a permit — which he is going to contest."
Cops Shut Down Mos Def Performance
Rapper Arrested For Unscheduled Show Outside MTV VMAs
NEW YORK, Sept. 1, 2006
(CBS) Rapper and actor Mos Def was arrested Thursday night after performing his song "Katrina Clap" without a permit outside the MTV Video Music Awards.
Mos Def and his entourage rolled up on a flatbed truck outside Radio City Music Hall in New York at 10 p.m. Thursday night and began an unscheduled performance for the crowd of fans outside the venue.
A spokesperson for the New York Police Department told MTV News that police officers asked Mos Def and the people he was with to shut down their show because of crowd conditions.
A publicist for the rapper called the arrest "unjust."
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"("Katrina Clap") was being performed by Mos Def in an effort to maintain a spotlight on the still-lingering effects the storm continues to have on the lives of hundreds of thousands of Americans."
Carleen Donavan, spokeswoman for Mos Def.
"Mos Def did not set out to get arrested or break laws," Carleen Donavan told TheShowbuzz.com. "His only intention was to remind people that after one year the people hardest hit by Katrina still need the support of all Americans. Mos Def chose to use his voice to speak for those who are losing their own during this critical period of reconstruction."
Donavan added that the rapper was in the middle of performing when approached by the police, but he shut everything down as soon as he was made aware of the situation.
"His staff and team were willing to comply, as well but the police overreacted," Donavan said. "Mos Def was not charged but given a summons for operating a sound reproduction device without a permit — which he is going to contest."
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Another example of irrational, liberal-bashing law enforcement... :rolleyes:
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Oh my, they dropped the leash.
Morgan Freeman/Clint Eastwood 08' for President!
"Make our day"
"Dollar Day for New Orleans (Katrina Klap)"
by Mos Def
This is for the streets, the streets everywhere,
The streets affected by the storm called, America,
I’m doin’ this for ya’ll, as for me, for the Creator,
God save these streets,
One dollar per every human being,
Feel that Katrina Clap,
See that Katrina Clap,
Listen homie, It’s dollar day in New Orleans,
It’s where there water everywhere and people dead in the street (eet eets),
And Mr. President he ‘bout that cash,
He got a policy for handlin’ the bruthas and trash,
And if you poor you black,
I laugh a laugh, they won’t give when you ask,
You betta off on crack, dead or in jail, or with a gun in Iraq (a aq),
And it’s as simple as that,
No opinion my man it’s mathematical fact,
Listen, a million poor since 2004,
And they got illions and killions to waste on the War,
And make you question what the taxes is for,
Or the cost to reinforce the broke levee wall,
Tell the boss he shouldn’t be the boss anymore (or or),
Ya’ll bae-li-means (???),
God save these streets,
One dollar per every human being,
Feel that Katrina Clap,
See that Katrina Clap,
God save these streets,
Quit bein’ cheap brutha freedom ain’t free,
Feel that Katrina Clap,
See that Katrina Clap,
Lord have mercy,
Lord God God save our souls,
A-God save our souls, A-God,
A-God save our souls,
Lord God God save our souls,
A-God save our soul soul soul,
Soul Survivor,
It’s dollar day in New Orleans,
It’s where water everywhere and baby’s dead in the stree (ee eets),
It’s enough to make you holler out,
Like where the fuck is Sir Bono and his famous friends now,
Don’t get it twisted man I dig U2,
But if you aint about the ghetto, Then Fuck You Too,
Who care bout Rock N’ Roll when babies can’t eat food,
Listen homie that shit ain’t cool,
It’s like dollar day for New Orleans,
It’s where the water everywhere and homies dead in the stree (ee eets),
And Mr. President’s a natural ass,
He out treatin’ bruthas worse than they treat the trash,
God save these streets,
One dollar per every human being,
Feel that Katrina Clap!
See that Katrina Clap!
God save these streets,
Quit bein’ cheap brutha freedom ain’t free!
Feel that Katrina Clap!
See that Katrina Clap,
Soul Survivor,
Lord God God save our souls,
A-God save our souls, A-God,
A-God save our souls,
Lord God God save our souls,
A-God save our soul A-God A-God save us,
Lord did not inten (yen-end) for the wicked to rule the world,
Say God could not inten (yen-end) for the wicked the rule the wor (o oorld),
God did not inten (yen-end) for the wicked to rule the world,
And even when they knew it’s a matter of truth, before they wicked ruling is through,
God save these streets,
A-dollar day for New Orleans,
God save these streets,
Quit bein’ cheap homie freedom ain’t free,
God save these streets,
One dollar per every human being,
Feel that Katrina Clap!
See that Katrina Clap!
God save these streets,
Quit bein’ cheap brutha freedom ain’t free!
Feel that Katrina Clap!(Ha)
Ghetto Katrina Clap!(Ha)
Soul Survivor,
Lord God God save our souls,
A-God save God save our souls,
Feel that Katrina Clap!
Let’s make them dollars stack!
And rebuild these streets,
God save these streets,
God save these streets,
God save the soul,
Feel that Katrina Clap!
See that Katrina Clap!
Soul Survivor,
Don’t talk about it, Be about it, Peace.
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
-Oscar Wilde
I think it's important that he did get arrested, it gives even more PR to N.O., the and the gulf coast Katrina recovery.
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Really he did nothing that should merit more than a "don't do that; pack up".
Cops tend to have a "don't ask, just beat and arrest" policy with whatever they consider "hippies" or "protests".
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Oh my, they dropped the leash.
Morgan Freeman/Clint Eastwood 08' for President!
"Make our day"
I wonder if they would have arrested the Rolling Stones for the same thing?
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
-Oscar Wilde
Esther's here and she's sick?
hi Esther, now we are all going to be sick, thanks
Probably.
I doubt today though... Rolling Stones are just to big and rich to arrest I think.
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Oh my, they dropped the leash.
Morgan Freeman/Clint Eastwood 08' for President!
"Make our day"
Well, that's straight bunk.
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
-Oscar Wilde
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Oh my, they dropped the leash.
Morgan Freeman/Clint Eastwood 08' for President!
"Make our day"
Unjust? A ticket for jaywalking is unjust! This is un-American!
Thank you Abookamongstthemany for posting the lyrics--and thank you to Mos Def for keeping it alive!
Peace Love & Pearl Jam forever!!
godammit! it's bonkers! completely whack...
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
-Oscar Wilde
or another example of liberal law breaking, then crying about it. The guy needed a permit, just like you or I would. Apparently he didnt have one. Apparently thats against the local law. So.............whats the problem.
btw, if you need an illiterate thug to educate you on katrina, you probably didnt care to begin with.
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You obviously are not very familiar with Mos Def. He is NOT 'gansta rap' and far from illiterate.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mos_def
but the illusion of knowledge.
~Daniel Boorstin
Only a life lived for others is worth living.
~Albert Einstein
And I see a black dude rapping is automatically an illiterate thug.................
BTW the point of what I said earlier was not that he broke the law, but that they really shouldn't have arrested him for it. Any other 'no permit' situation would probably just result in "You need a permit, stop this until you have one". But Mos Def is a liberal speaking for a cause (AKA protesting / raising awareness). Also, Mos Def agreed to stop, peacefully, and the cops still arrested him. It's fucking sleezy.
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Oh my, they dropped the leash.
Morgan Freeman/Clint Eastwood 08' for President!
"Make our day"
racist generalization, this adds nothing to the discussion
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2FlcRVTuCA
he had a voice that was strong and loud and
i swallowed his facade cos i'm so
eager to identify with
someone above the crowd
someone who seemed to feel the same
someone prepared to lead the way
Sounds like you've mixed Mos def up with Bush,
How did you come to the conclusion that Mos Def is an illiterate thug? He happens to be a well educated and talented writer and poet.
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
-Oscar Wilde
But I think cops are bunk and so is mtv
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Yeah, and you're just as guilty as the guy who said Mos Def was a thug
and how did you arrive at this conclusion? do you even know anything about him or are you just making a blanket, bigoted, racist comment based on nothing but...well...racism?
he had a voice that was strong and loud and
i swallowed his facade cos i'm so
eager to identify with
someone above the crowd
someone who seemed to feel the same
someone prepared to lead the way
Nor did this post. Guess both of us will be reprimanded.
www.myspace.com/jensvad
You see the sun come up every day, you sorta begin to count on it as fact.
know what im sayin?
www.myspace.com/jensvad
count what as fact? that black = illiterate thug??
he had a voice that was strong and loud and
i swallowed his facade cos i'm so
eager to identify with
someone above the crowd
someone who seemed to feel the same
someone prepared to lead the way
Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
Please stop trolling and baiting me Kabong.
Im sure he's a fucking poet.
Id love to have a discussion with him. However, I dont speak ebonics. Sorry bout that.... Im sure if Liberals take congress (yeah right) , Ebonics will be taught in elementary school. So at least I have that to look forward to right?
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god, you're fishing tonight! how is me asking you to back up a statement of yours trolling or baiting? if you have nothing to back up your statement just say so
he had a voice that was strong and loud and
i swallowed his facade cos i'm so
eager to identify with
someone above the crowd
someone who seemed to feel the same
someone prepared to lead the way
Every good fisherman needs a bait. Please, don't hold worms out for me. I prefer caviar. Rich sleazy republican and all.
And aren't you technically breaking the forum rules by even responding to me? Takes two to tango, and I've not danced alone alllllllllllllllll night.
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so, i take it you won't enlighten us as to why you feel Mos Def is a 'illiterate thug'? ok, then, no need to continue this discussion
he had a voice that was strong and loud and
i swallowed his facade cos i'm so
eager to identify with
someone above the crowd
someone who seemed to feel the same
someone prepared to lead the way