Mos Def arrested for VMA performance

Posted Sep 2nd 2006 3:24PM by Anna Johns
Filed under: Music and Variety, Celebrities, MTV

Mos Def: not exactly a bad ass rapper. Sure... he was arrested in New York City, but it's not for your usual rapper garbage like gun possession (Diddy) or lying about a murder (Lil' Kim). Nope, NYC police cuffed Mos Def for an impromptu performance he gave outside the Radio City Music Hall last Thursday before the MTV VMAs. Apparently he didn't have a permit for the sound system. The cops interrupted a song he was performing about Hurricane Katrina on the back of a flatbed truck outside the awards show. Police kept Mos Def overnight and now he'll have to appear in court.

Tags: arrest, hurricane katrina, mos def, MosDef, new york city, radio city music hall, rapper, video music awards

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9-11-2006 @ 9:46AM

d.johns said...

if u wanna see the footage go to youtube...search mos def arrested at vma's or tantrum tv

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