Arts & Entertainment
Playboi Carti's Crown Heights Birthday Bash Shut Down By Police
The pop-up concert celebrating the rapper's birthday was shut down because the crowd was too large.
BROOKLYN, NY — Rapper Playboi Carti's pop-up show in Crown Heights on Saturday night drew such a large crowd that the New York City Police Department canceled the show, according to the rapper's Instagram.
The show was meant to be in honor of the rapper's 29th birthday, which was on Friday.
According to Carti, more than 10,000 people showed up to the Brooklyn Warehouse, which is a 3,000-person venue.
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“NYPD SHUT ME DOWN I TRIED SOOO HARD TO CELEBRATE WITH YOU TONIGHT THE MUSIC WAS ABOUT TO BE INSANE I WAS OUTSIDE THE WHOLE TIME THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD LOCK ME UP IF I GOT OUT THE CAR ITS MY F–KIN BIRYHDAY WTF,” the performer wrote on his Instagram.
It is unclear if the event will be rescheduled.
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