Busta Rhymes Show Pulled Due To Safety Fears
Published Thursday, 15th February, 2007 at 5:05 PM
A Busta Rhymes concert which would have seen the rapper performing to a homecoming crowd next week, has been pulled at the last minute over fears of safety.
Rhymes was supposed to be performing with Jim Jones at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore on February 21st, with the concert being approved in December and tickets well and truly sold out.
However, school officials viewed a police report which linked the names set to play with gang related activities - something the school felt was inappropriate.
Apparently an incident last year which saw the bodyguard of Busta Rhymes being shot, was one of the factors that helped the officials come to their decision.
Suzanne Street, the school's director of public relations, is quoted as saying, "Their music advocates gang activity and violence, and with recent concerts, there has been (reports of) violence."
"The decisions are based on intelligence and in the best interest of students and the campus community." Street added.
700 tickets were sold for the performance, priced between $20 and $35.
