According to a source, the NYPD has a “Hip-Hop Squad!” That’s right, and they’re making a list and watching it twice!
New York’s finest have a watch list, which includes Chris Brown, Drake, and French Montana!
Cops want to notch up their surveillance of certain hip-hop stars and their parties in lieu of the scary Suge Knight shooting in El Lay!
Locally known as the “Hip-Hop Police,” this Untouchables-esque law enforcement group will be monitoring these performers and more, including Fabolous, Wiz Khalifa, Young Jeezy, Fat Joe, Jim Jones, and Lil Wayne.
According to a source, the police presence is not necessarily not welcomed by the hip-hop community:
“All New York club owners are required to inform the Hip-Hop Police in advance if anyone on the watch list is coming in. They want to be there to monitor the crowd and in case any trouble starts. They don├óΓé¼Γäót want any situations like the Suge Knight shooting. If something does go down, they want to already be on the scene.├óΓé¼┬¥
Well, we certainly think these precautions are required and overall a good idea.
In addition, another source dished on how these plainclothes cops are not there to make a scene, but to serve and protect:
“[I]f there is a show going on, they are there. Their job is to investigate crimes and curtail violence in the hip-hop industry. So when they find out there is a beef between rappers, they monitor it. They are plainclothes cops, they go to clubs and shows. They were at J.Lo├óΓé¼Γäós show in The Bronx because French Montana and Fat Joe were coming…Let├óΓé¼Γäós say there is a show├óΓé¼┬ª and they know there├óΓé¼Γäós a beef going on that could escalate to a fight or shooting. The police rmay say they need to change set times and they don├óΓé¼Γäót want two artists like French Montana and Jim Jones to perform too close together. Then they├óΓé¼Γäóll go and watch. They├óΓé¼Γäóll go backstage. It├óΓé¼Γäós better to have them on hand. They├óΓé¼Γäóre not there to bother any of these artists, but make sure things run like they├óΓé¼Γäóre supposed to run. The other part of it is, there├óΓé¼Γäós a lot of really street-leaning gangster guys on the fringes of the industry├óΓé¼┬ª The police task force keeps tabs on who is around certain rappers and what movements they are going through.├óΓé¼┬¥
We hope these cops will help end the certain nightclub violence that has reared its ugly head of late.
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