NYPD has created a department called ‘RAP UNIT’. According to reports, this special team was organized to monitor a “a weekly list of upcoming rap shows classified as posing a low, medium, or high risk for violence or drug-related incidents.”
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Hip hop police Undercover’s would be sent to these rap events to gather information on rappers that’s on their watchlist. Rappers on their list reportedly includes artists like Remy Ma, 50 Cent, Tekashi 69, etc.
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“The Enterprise Operations Unit focuses on venues or entertainers that have been connected with past acts of violence — regardless of musical genre. The primary goal of EOU is to anticipate, based on past incidents, where there is a significant likelihood of violence, and to take steps to prevent people from being hurt, or worse,” she explained. She continued to credit the unit for its contribution to a number of major prosecutions, saying that it “continues to gather additional intelligence by responding to shootings and assaults that may occur at all kinds of entertainment venues.”
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Hip hop police Undercover’s would be sent to these rap events to gather information on rappers that’s on their watchlist. Rappers on their list reportedly includes artists like Remy Ma, 50 Cent, Tekashi 69, etc.
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“The Enterprise Operations Unit focuses on venues or entertainers that have been connected with past acts of violence — regardless of musical genre. The primary goal of EOU is to anticipate, based on past incidents, where there is a significant likelihood of violence, and to take steps to prevent people from being hurt, or worse,” she explained. She continued to credit the unit for its contribution to a number of major prosecutions, saying that it “continues to gather additional intelligence by responding to shootings and assaults that may occur at all kinds of entertainment venues.”
