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Three New York drill rappers have been dropped from New York’s Rolling Loud lineup at the request of the New York Police Department. The removals come just one day before the weekend-long festival is set to begin at Queens’ Citi Field.
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According to the
@nytimes, NYPD requested that organizers remove Bronx’s
#ShaEk and
#RonSuno, as well as Brooklyn’s
#22Gz from the lineup and the festival complied.
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This isn’t the first time that NYPD requested to remove performers from the festival. Back in 2019, five drill rappers were removed from the setlist including
#Casanova,
#PopSmoke, and
#SheffG. At the time, the assistant chief at the Police Department sent a letter to organizers citing that listed performers had been affiliated with recent acts of violence citywide.
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