The chaos began when a group of concertgoers were turned away by managers and bouncers at the club. According to a statement released by the rappers, over 15 to 20 uniformed police officers from the 7th Precinct arrived at the venue and began assaulting patrons outside of the venue, for no reason. Hit the jump to read the rest of the story.
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Super producer Pete Rock and rappers Tek & Steele of Smif-N-Wessun held a press conference this afternoon, to answer questions relating to an altercation between the police and fans, during their record release party on Tuesday (June 28th), in New York. Pete Rock, and Tek and Steele were celebrating the release of their new album Monumental at Tammany Hall on the lower East side of Manhattan. The chaos began when a group of concertgoers were turned away by managers and bouncers at the club. According to a statement released by the rappers, over 15 to 20 uniformed police officers from the 7th Precinct arrived at the venue and began assaulting patrons outside of the venue, for no reason. “The officers then hurried into the club and began macing and assaulting individuals inside the club, dragging one of them out and pummeling him directly in front of the club,” the rappers said in a joint statement released today (June 30th).

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