Twelve-year-old rapper Corey J (also known as Lil C-Note) was arrested last October for allegedly selling CDs at a Georgia mall, sparking outrage across social media.
According to CBS 46, Corey — who once appeared on The Ellen Show — showed up at a Cobb County courthouse on Tuesday (February 26) to face charges of disorderly conduct with violence, criminal trespassing and an obstruction felony.
The boy’s attorney, Mawuli Davis, denied all charges.
“When he was there, he was not selling any CDs or doing anything that would have been prohibited he was there meeting other artists,” Davis said.
Corey J was in Georgia visiting family when he was arrested in the mall’s food court. Police say he was told twice to stop selling his mixtapes before he was ultimately arrested. His aunt filmed the entire interaction and the video quickly went viral.
The story caught national attention with many people accusing the officer of treating Corey like a “rag doll.” In a subsequent Instagram post, Corey and his family described the incident in detail.
“Tha fact that he snatched me & was trying to drag me around like I’m sum criminal that’s stealing, robbing or killing or sum is #Crazy,” the caption read. “But tha worst part is he trying to charging me with a #felony putting my hands on a #PoliceOfficer he say I tried to brake his fingers, he say I cussed him & he say I pushed him! Where in this video do it show I did anything but tell him I know my rights & then when he proceeded to try and drag me.
“my auntie stepped in & got in between us to get tha #Police off me, cause he was treating me like uh lil rag dog he can sling around…. All #Police is not bad, a lot are good friends of mines. But it’s some of you that do not deserve to be in a #PoliceUniform & this guy is clearly 1!!! Right is Right / Wrong is Wrong!! #CobbCounty #Police We must get to tha bottom of this… I’m just a kid out here standing for tha right & Motivating other kids in a positive way. Why try to destroy & bring me down!?!?”
Last month, Corey addressed the case with CBS 46 and explained he didn’t know he was doing anything wrong at the time.
Davis hopes to get all of the charges thrown out. If not, the case will go to trial.
Check out Corey’s story below.
Amerikkka, is this what we’re doing?
Do you not understand that your not allowed to just set up shop at a mall randomly? I don’t blame the kid. I blame his parents.
You also don’t ignore a police officer’s commands when engauging in criminal activity. Just leave. This kid, like so many others, just caught a felony for thinking everyone is racist, when he is just flat out WRONG!
Smh
A felony for selling CDs? That’s insane. So will they arrest all white kids with lemonade stands?
They actually do get arrested or at least the parents. I’ve seen 3 teens get handcuffed this week alone for having garage sales.
The white kids aren’t dumb enough to go on private property where store owners pay high leases and compete for their business selling cheap lemonade. Parenting and education go far in life.
The felony was for resisting arrest, assaulting an officer and trespassing. A cocktail of all three. With this kid’s mentality, it’s a good thing that he hits the system at a young age. He’ll be well aclimates for when he spends years in prison as an adult.
PEACE TO CORY . KEEPIN THAT INDEPENDENT GAME STRONG.
Yeah. Strong… In Juvy.
Doesn’t look too good for Corey J in the video.. My momma would’ve whooped my ass for acting like that.. And if I wasn’t in the wrong, she would’ve whooped the cops after it and still told me I was wrong for acting like that….
Shame you were raised to repress your feelings for the comfort of other people.
Keep raising your kids to act like animals and think their “feelings” are more important than right and wrong. That has surely lead to some great results in your community.
More of that victimhood culture and identity politics. He was doing illegal shit. But nah, racism and police brutality.
Your response is bullshit. From the narrative you just gave I can tell your one of those racist white posters who always critiques Black people when there is an article related to some sort of criminal offense. The cop obviously assaulted the kid. When it comes to our people other races feel they can do what they want to us without any repercussions but it won’t be long before that ends. If it was a white child the officer wouldn’t have shown that much force. Who are these racist posting on a hip hop site? These people are cancer. White people like this would rather see black people be passive and docile. They would black people to bend over and let ourselves get fucked every time were violated because it makes them feel comfortable. Since the system is in their favor they can’t see our struggles because they are already apart of the matrix.
Lmfao looks like he got ur feathers all ruffled weakling
Your mother should have swallowed you.
Dude. How delusional are you? The cop assaulted the kid? They have documented PROOF, that several times before this happened, they told this kid he couldn’t sell CDs in the mall without renting a booth or a store. It’s very simple. They also told him before this happened that if he did it again, he would no longer be allowed in that mall, and he would be trespassing. The kid assumed they were being racist (even though the security guard who started all of this and called the cop over was black). No one is saying to be docile buddy. Everyone is saying the law applies equally to all. Trust me, a white kid would have gotten the exact same treatment. Maybe the white kid would have just left when the cops told him to, instead of try to make excuses for illegal behavior and resist arrest after being detained for trespassing. If you’re in the wrong, you’re in the wrong. The cop gave him SEVERAL chances to just leave. Seriously, this is some victim mentality bullshit. 10 years from now he’s going to get pulled over for changing lanes without signaling, and he’s going to call the cop a racist, when the whole thing is being filmed on a dash cam. The cops going to tell him to just sign the ticket and fight it in court. But, NO. He’ll have to talk shit to the cop, refuse. He’ll get tased and dragged in for resisting. Again. All because he was taught that if anyone, regardless of race, calls you out when you’re in the wrong, you’re Malcom X for fighting back. Ridiculous.
You prove my point and are exactly the kind of leftist fool I’m talking about. Obviously assaulted the kid…lol…kid is an angel and innocent, yeah? Lmao. Rather see black people passive and docile. Lmao again. If you aren’t breaking the law you are passive and docile? Lmao again. Keep walking kid. You don’t have a working brain cell by the sounds of it. All people like you do is shout racism no matter what the facts are.
Now you’re getting political. Who says I’m a leftist you conservatwat or should I say faux conservative. I never said the kid was an angel or completely innocent but your kind like to sensationalize things. It’s funny how you say you say when you aren’t breaking the law you are passive and docile. No, when it comes to the law in this country it is enforced on black people harsher. People like you already have a narrative that black people are naturally prone to be uncivilized so that means we deserve to be locked up or in cages. When I say passive and docile I’m referring to not standing up when your rights are being violated. It’s funny how you conservatives are for less government. Yet when the government locks black people up or abuses them you guys are all for it.
WHAT IN THE FUCK IS GOING ON AROUND HERE! YOU DON’T ARREST AND CHARGE A 5TH GRADER FOR SELLING CDS!?!?!?
Sayonara
Yes you do, if he has been told to leave private property after several warnings. It’s called trespassing, he then sprinkled in some resisting arrest on there.
Lmao you not going back to Africa because you know how shitty of a place it is. You think America is bad?!? Let’s see how your rights fly in dusty ass still behind in time Africa is.
Lmaoo dumbass little kid and his parents don’t know the meaning of private property smh blind leading the blind
Every freaking time. first Back talking to the Police after committing a crime and then in Shirt and Tie acting like an innocent angel in front of the media cameras. reminds of an episode of boondocks
By convincing yourself as the victim, you can justify all wrongdoing by you yourself. This is especially true if you look at what certain dual citizens are doing to white people, and how we are always reminded about certain alleged world war 2 event.
The fact that y’all are trying to defend this cop is absurd to me..y’all missing the entire point.. would you let some racist cop grab your SON or DAUGHTER like that and fling them around? no you wouldn’t so stop fronting for the comments. Too many of these videos keep popping up and nobody is doing anything about them. Black people, it is time to wake up and start fighting back!
Yeah black people, it’s tome to start fighting back when you’re in the wrong, and get zero sympathy when you get taken to jail like this idiot. The cop told the kid he couldn’t sell his CDs there and to leave the mall. He was commuting a crime. Trespassing. He mouthed off to the cop, instead of just leaving. He had also been told SEVERAL times not to sell his CDs in that very same mall. Are you supposed to be allowed to break the law because you’re black? Is that it?
we need as many protesters as possible together directly in front of this guy’s police station in demand that he be put in handcuffs and charged with assault on a minor, and not leave the front of that police station until that happens
Hasbara troll spotted – How’s Tel Aviv this time of the year?
Sure. He told the kid several times to leave. The kid didn’t, then mouthed off to him. What is America turning in to? You can’t set up a stand in a food court and sell lemonade unless you pay to sell your products there. This punk ass kid was like “I can do what I want. You’re not my daddy” and shit. For sure his mom taught him that people are racists and you have to stand up to them. Now he caught his first felony. How about just respecting the law. What’s racist about that?
I read the comments on this website everyday and I see a lot of racist things being commented, 1 question if you guys hate black people so much than why are you so emotionally invested in our culture?
I think a lot of the “racists” you’re referring to actually like black people and Hip-Hop music. Everyone is entitled to an opinion, and we all have free speech. Hip-Hop isn’t a black thing. EVER since it first went pop,it’s become an American thing. These guys aren’t living in mansions and driving Bentley’s because 15% of the population is buying their music, buddy. I think most hip-hop fans are white, and that they are sick of this victim mentality bullshit. If you don’t agree with that, have a conversation about it. It doesn’t make someone a racist for having a different point of view. To me, and anyone else who is impartial and not crazy, that kid is clearly in the wrong. He was told in plain English that he had to leave, that he was trespassing. He was also told that if he didn’t leave, he would be arrested. He was told he was under arrest, and refused to let the cop cuff him. Didn’t you even watch the video friend? We are all individuals. Claiming this shit was racist is going to make normal peop think every REAL act of racism is bullshit, because of this crying wolf mentality. That’s my 2c. Im not a racist, and didn’t say ANYTHING racist here.
Unless you’re Black, you don’t get to decide what anti-Black racism is, or, in your words, “real racism” is (that in itself is minimizing and gaslighting the lived experiences of POC). We live in a world where a white person — like you, like me — can literally kill people without consequence. But a 12-year-old kid sells some CDs and it’s a felony. You’re daft to think race plays no in the (in)justice system. White privilege. Look it up.
Facts!!
Yeah, someone says some shit that makes no sense, defending someone in the wrong, and another idiot with the IQ of a fruit fly shows up and says “facts”. Dummy
Dude, where in america can a white person kill a black person it hour consequence? Are you fucking delusional? Do you watch TV all day and not go out into the real world? How insane are you? White privallege? Have you ever heard the saying “to the victor goes the spoils?” This land was stolen from Natives, they were massacred. By whites. Whites wrote the bill of rotes, the constitution and founded this country. Of course they would have a head start on things. Have you been to Japan? They treat foreigners like shit. Am o supposed to yell out “Japanese privilege?” That’s some ignorant, self hating, white guilt bulsshit coming out of your mouth. Get your facts straight. He wasn’t arrested for selling CDs. That’s not a crime. He was arrested for Obstruction of Justice, which is a felony. The cops bodycam footage was reviewed and they went forward with a felony charge. If a cop is trying to arrest you, and I grab him, which according to MANY witnesses of all races that were there saw happen, it’s a felony. Plain as day. If the kid is black and yells racism, he gets away with it, but I don’t? I’m a Latino by the way. Keep you’re “white people like you and I” shit to yourself. White people like YOU. The point is, this WASN’T racism. Straight up. Now you can just commit crimes and yell racism when you get caught? That’s what I meant by REAL racism. What happened here wasn’t that.
welcome to the internet
Fuck american aryans, Germans the real Aryans, we would even burn you so called ‘white’ Americans (these bitches really think theyre on the same ‘pure’ level as we German Übermenschen) lol
Yeah, I guess you didn’t check the results for WWII. Sit down little kid. You wouldn’t, and didn’t, do shit. An Austrian moron almost had your entire history wiped out of existence. Hahahaha. Major L.
Austrian moron?…Not really. Austrian psychopath tho?…100% yes.
Now, a moron with German ancestry is about to fuck your ‘country.’ Good luck with that….At least Germans were straight when it came to Racism. We didnt compromise, We told what we were feeling at that time, you just a bunch of hypocrites! Id have much more respect for your leader if he was openly racist. At least we stood by our beliefs, not like your ‘president’-always backpedals when he sys something he really means instead of just standing by it!!!
Well, now a POTUS with German ancestry is about to wipe your country out of existence lol sit down american kid! Too fuckin complicated for you to understand. At least the austrian guy stood by what he said and never backpedaled for shit unlike your ‘president’….People would really respect Americans more if you werent hypocrites…lol
Google “Judea declares war on Germany”. That austrian moron’s ultimate sin was kicking out the hook nosed bankers from his country and out of power, then their tribe started lobbying for war against Germany.
ACtually, iranians are the true aryans.
This is a very simple,open and shit case. That kid is clearly in the wrong, race played zero part in it. He deserves the first of many felonies he will certainly acquire they life, due to how his mom raised him. This is just sad. It has nothing to do with the color of anyone’s skin, and everything to do with victim mentality and the way his mom is raising him. I wonder what his mom’s criminal record looks like. Also, where is his dad in all of this? And finally, who even has a CD player anymore? Soundcloud?
This video is clear as day. The aunt should have been arrested too. “If you don’t stop, you’ll be arrested and taken to youth detention.” I know my rights. Yeah, the Miranda rights.
In the original version of this video, you see the cop tell him several times he has to leave the mall, that he’s trespassing and he can’t come back.
divided states of embarrassement lost their guts since they abolished slavery…..oh fuck..this so sad
It’s kind of convenient that this video was edited. It starts with the cop already holding his arm. I wonder why they didn’t show the part where the cop talks ro him first? Hahahaha. This Osborn’s some serious, race baiting, bullshit.
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for a fact I’m sure everyone knows it’s unlawful to sell your products without the permission of the premise in which you are selling them on…except for. 12-year-old…should’ve just been a warning and that’s it but why is it possible felonious charges for. 12-y-o?
He was told on several different ocasions not to do this. Sever different DAYS. They said he would be banned from the mall and arrested for trespassing. The kid tried to break away from the cop and struggle when he was being cuffed. The aunt tried to assault the cop, and the kid tried to stop the cop from arresting her as well. Very simple. Resisting arrest/obstruction. All he had to was leave. There was an earlier version of this video that showed the entire ordeal. A black security guard told the kid he had been warned several times, he was trespassing and had to leave the mall. The kid told him something along the lines of “I know my rights, I ain’t going anywhere.” Etc. The security guard called over the cop. The cop told him in plain English, leave now or I will arrest you. Again with the “I know my rights” shit, instead of just taking the W (not L, he sold some CDs illegally, probably) and leaving. He kept talking back to the cop, and the cop grabbed him and told him he was under arrest. The rest of the video is what you see above here. This kid and his family are a disgrace to Americans of all races. Now when some real racist shit happens, people will look back at this and be like “ we’ll, black folk are always bitching when they’re wrong.” He had several chances to walk off.
This is America..
He should probably focus on school instead of rap. At least until he knows how to speak English.
This story is soo ATLANTA
Like @ThaCulture said,it makes zero sense to HATE something/someone yet it give it/them so much attention. If you want to comment to spread yo pov to maybe gain understanding,teach someone something or something meaningful,do so,but just taking the white side on every issue against blacks,does NOTHING. I only see white amerikkkans do this all over the internet/country. I’m black & not against folks having the 1st amendment at all & dont mind RACIST,i just dont like fake scared hypocritical people of ALL colors. The problem isn’t so much the LAW,but how it’s ENFORCED,it should be the same for everyone,not special treatment based on COLOR,that’s not playing the victim role when we’re singled out,its truth. Some black folks do OVERDO the victim mentality,but trust me,most of us are usually discriminated against when we say it,cause we do NOT wake up with whites on our mind,nor do we really BOTHER them,we KNOW the consequences. I noticed many whites like to TELL blacks how to succeed in Amerikkka,yet have never had the same OBSTACLES in their way & complain about racism,yet have done NOTHING to fix it. #CommonSenseAintCommon
Well, you make some valid points sir. This ISN’T a race thing. The kid was told several times that he could not sell CDs in the mall. He was told it is private property, he’s trespassing and has to leave. By a BLACK security guard. He argued with the guard, the guard called over a cop. The cop told the kid, leave or you’re going to jail. The kid mouthed off to him. He then tried to handcuff the kid, the kid resisted. The aunt tried to get him off of the kid, he went to arrest the aunt for obstruction, then the kid tried to stop the cop from doing so. This is a classic case of victim mentality friend. Black, white, Latino or otherwise. They’re wrong. Period. The cop gave him a chance to leave private property where he wasn’t welcome. The same would have happened to any of us. On one of your points, would you say Latinos have similar obsticals to blacks in the US? How about Native Americans? Surely they do. The had their land stolen, they were eradicated etc. Are they allowed to have an opinion? The whole point of view that “you can’t tell anyone how to live if you’re not in their shoes” is a bit self serving. I can’t tell someone not to steal my car, because they have obsticals to deal with? If they’re any other ethnicity than black, I can? Seems a bit selfish. People come here illegally, they can’t speak the language and manage to build businesses and careers here, Trump has openly declared war on them. Those are SERIOUS obsticals. I don’t hear that being used as a crutch. I talk to my african American and African friends about this all of the time. I don’t see courage as a part of it at all. Discourse is what resolves these things. This headline says “kid arrested for allegedly selling CDs.” That’s a lie. He was arrested for obstruction of justice, which is a felony. Seeing a headline that says that DOES seem racist, but in reality, that’s not what happened. Anyways, I’m generally interested in the obstacles you face as a black man (or woman) in America. Please elaborate. Have a great evening.
If you’re genuinely interested in the obstacles we face as black people, all you have to do is pick up a fucking book lol. Its been documented OVER and OVER. I’m not sure if you just don’t believe the effects of discriminatory policies over several hundreds of years can result in inconsistencies across races, or if you’re genuinely curious. Either way, just take a look at the last 60 years. We had to fight to go to the same schools as white people (Brown vs Board of education). Fast forward to now and the quality of schools in “urban” areas are usually devoid of proper funding and resources. This is usually because the property value of the surrounding area is low. That correlates directly with the red lining of districts and the discrimination against black people from buying property in “white” neighborhoods (fair housing act). So many more I could give examples of, but its best you just go ahead and pick up a book. I’d also urge you to check out how white immigrant groups went from being identified against as immigrants, to viewed and accepted as part of the “white race.” Italians, Greeks, Hungarians, Poles, Irish, Slavs and other “white” immigrants actually had to “prove” themselves white and played a major part in perpetuating racism and discrimination in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Go ahead and learn something.
Enough with the black and white nonsense already. Black people living today want to carry the burden of something that didn’t even happen to their generation. They are holding on to dear life to that which has not personally happened to them. Always waiting for the opportune time to pull the race card and act like a victim. People treat you the way they treat you not because you are black but because you give them a reason to treat you like that. You’re probably ignorant as fuck and because you think slavery and black struggle BEFORE your time somehow affects you then its YOU who have the problem. move the fuck on.
Why cause we white people dont wanna be mush mouth motherfuckers who do next to nothing for our communities and actualy set standards for ourselfs unlike some people who just think they can act and do whatever they want and acrualy care about what we teach our children unlike the worthless future convict in this story or his piece of shit aunt whos leading him down that path go fuxk yourself with your racism is everywhere bullshit cause i got news for you more white people are killed by police yearly than black people EVERY YEAR more caucasians are incarcerated in our prison system than any other race (as it should be when your 65%+ of the population) seriously go fucking read books black people arent made to follow special rules nor do they have some special path to success the path to success in america is the same for most and its found thru hardwork dedication and consistency something alot of black people dont understand considering the amount of 1 parent households in the black community compared to any other so basicly a people who wont even take the time of day to support one another literaly their own seeds so explain to me why the rest of the country should stand on its head to make black people happy when black people can barely do a god damn thing for one another other than victemize one another
Shut yo bitch ass up with those stats. Learn how to apply that shit in proportion as it relates to the population of the country. It’s easy to surmise that more white people get locked up when they outnumber every other race combined, its just basic math dumbass. That doesn’t prove anything lol. Two things can absolutely be true at the same time.
“We white people”? Leave me out of your ignorance. You speak for your damn self and nobody else, and if we ever needed proof that white ‘supremacy’ has no merit you prove it every time you type or open your mouth.
You leave me out of your pukeness.Ain’t nobody cares about your virtue signaling snoflake bs
Instead of that POS public servant fighting real crime, he arrests a 12 yr old for selling CD’s. I don’t see no girl scouts getting arrested for selling cookies!!! That’s crooked Amerikkka for you! I hope that public servant loses his job and get sued!!! What a #BUM
Cobb County Georgia!?!? Ain’t that where the Big Boss Man is from?! It probably is a felony selling CDs in that racist ass county! I guess the police down there don’t got shit to do!
“It’s jusssss like this! When God is blessing you?? Tha Devil??♂️ is always rite around tha corner to seek & destroy.”
What a retarded boy
The dialogue on this topic sounds to me like a bunch of online-covert racists on a so called hip hop site probably owned and operated by the same publicly-overt racists. I only come to this site to see the new ways these gatekeeper wannabes try to spin shit. At the center is this article is a 12-year old BOY. I know some of you would love for this to be the trend and be able to add “felon” to this and ANY kid’s short resume; just to be able to call him a hardened criminal, a man at 12 years old. MFs is NOT slick. What’s funny is the 12 year old was out taking chances while you sat ya punk ass in front of a computer and criticised the moves with no face…. as you often do. Nothing about this site or this thread is hip hop. I think some of y’all work for the industry talking about does anybody listen to CDs…At least he was tryna reach new fans directly instead of signing wack deals and splitting up pennies through Spotify. But that’s the right way and he’s wrong for trying tho, huh? I bet everything you eat heats up in a fkn microwave. THIS site is the culture vulture’s paradise.
I agree with you 100. The comment section is full of nothing but devils. I wouldn’t be surprised if some of these comments were coming from some of your favorite artists or people in the industry like you mention. There are a lot of culture vultures who post on this site. They like the culture yet they disrespect and exploit the people who created it
Shut up kneegrow and get back in that field
This kid will grow up to be a thug.,, if that was my kid I would tell him u will go to jail if you don’t listen to the officer… it’s become black peoples culture to disrespect police., how will change ever come.. lol
Stay away from our culture (hip hop) then. Go listen to maroon 5 or something. Don’t talk about a culture you know nothing about.
There’s a police culture that doesn’t respect black people. How many times have we seen stories like Willie McCoy’s? Dude was asleep and got drilled.
How do you know this young man will grow up to be a thug? What did he do that suggest that is how his life will turn out??
Street Cred!
Everyone who thinks it’s a great idea to charge a 12-year-old with a felony for what is a petty misunderstanding, I just hope you’re as happy about it all when he’s 40.
By then, the felony will have curtailed his employment opportunities and one way or another you’ll be paying to support him. Always makes me laugh how many people see complex social situations as zero-sum equations when in reality BS like this only harms everyone.
Sorry this was aimed at @MeTheRule
Why i cant reply to @MeTheRule ?! Always click on reply down by this fool and it writes my comment up here… fuck this shitty site
The main advice I would give to black children of todays america is do not under any circumstances listen to anything your mother says or tells you to do. She is gonna get you locked up or worse one day through her ignorant teachings. In fact whatever your black mother tells you to do, you should probably 9 out of 10 times do the opposite. You will live a lot happier and more prosperous life. Thank me later.
U are a racial dead ass bitch u hide behind social media u racial fuck u would die if we knew who u are
Tase him,he is cracking wise take him down brown!!!
Yall is so wrong yall dum