In a Facebook post uploaded to his profile a little over a week ago, producer 9th Wonder provided a recap of an encounter he had with a police officer near the South Carolina border following the A3C Hip Hop Festival.
While traveling with fellow artist Rapsody and his assistant, 9th says he was pulled over after a police officer pulled up to the side of his vehicle to possibly get a look inside the car, which he says included a “Harvard Est. 1636” sign around the license plate.
He says the police officer then pulled back behind his vehicle to put on his lights and pull him over.
In his Facebook post, 9th Wonder offered a transcription of the conversation between himself and the officer after he stepped out of the car. A portion of the exchange, according to 9th, can be found below.
Officer: “Do you know why I stopped you?”
Me: “Nope”
Officer: “You moved into the rumble strip lane a little and you got a crack in your windshield..Is this your car?”
Me: “Yeah…it says Patrick Douthit on my registration”
Off: “What do you do?”
Me: “Music Producer…and I also am a Professor…”
Off: “Where?”
Me:”Harvard, Duke, and NC Central…” as I point to my license plate..”
Off: “No Kiddin…”
Me:”Would you like to see my ID’s officer?” Long pause…….
O: “Who is that in the car?”
M:”That’s my assistant, and my artist…”
O:”Artist? She draws?”
M:”No….she is an emcee…a rapper”
O:”Oh ok….you play any instruments?”
M:”Yeah…I played 7 in high school, mainly just use beat equipment now, and I deejay”
O:”You say you teach school…what college did you graduate from?”
M:”I didn’t graduate…”
O: “Wow…you got it all figured out…..do you drink…..any drugs?”
M:”Nope”
O:”Ever been arrested? Any trouble?”
M:”Nope….I personally don’t have time for that…”
9th Wonder’s full transcription of his exchange with the officer can be found on his Facebook page.
The producer concluded his post by stating that he’s a “Grammy Award Winning, Professorial, Sample Chopping, favorite Producer,” but “black first….before anything…..”
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im white and they ask me the same damn shit
lol for real tho sounds like 9th hasnt been pulled over in a while… welcome to the real world
white colored people will continue to mistreat you as long as you smile in their faces and kiss their asses, treat them like the enemies they are and they will think twice about harassing you.
Basic questioning for anyone who’s been pulled over. If I don’t get asked anything out of the ordinary than the police aren’t doing their job. 9th is reaching on this one..
As for his remark about evoking his rights when asked to step out of the car, he needs to talk to his law school friend who was in the car, because the majority of states in the country allow the police to have you step out of your vehicle when stopped. No probable cause needed.
yeah i got pulled over for speed and they wanna know where im going. i say home. they wanna know where i was. i say school. they wanna know what im studying. its bs.
Really eh. I’ve never been asked if I graduated from school. My education has nothing to do with being pulled over. Don’t think he’s reaching. Some of the questions are a bit off.
look at the screen name guys
kinda tired of these losers always wanna fvck up conversations with their warped sense of humor and misinformation
Im white, and I’ve been fucked with by cops every single encounter I’ve ever had with them, since i was about 11 or 12 years old. I’m sure some white people get treated better, and some black dudes get treated better or worse than others, but still… cops are fuckin dicks, they always have been and always will be.
When pulled over, it should be strictly business. No interrogation as to “where you’ve been” or “where you’re going” or “what you do for a living” that’s absolutely none of their fuckin business.
These people get this job with some authority and don’t know how to handle it. They get off on prying and snooping into other people’s lives and seeing people get nervous and scared around them. It’s sick…
I’ve been talking about a business idea recently (and by all means, feel free to steal it) but Police for Cops. People that follow the police around and RECORD their every move, every stop, every interaction with a citizen. And have a law professional there as well to make sure the cop is following strict procedure and no civil rights are violated. Because up to this point, who polices the police? They get away with TONS of shit, and I dont give a fuck how “hard their job is”, they CHOSE that job. They need to obey the same law they enforce.
Yknow what happens when the police get recorded constantly? Brutality goes down 60%… read here: http://online.wsj.com/articles/what-happens-when-police-officers-wear-body-cameras-1408320244
The sad fact is these fucking pricks have lost control of their positions and power, so NOW they need to be constantly supervised… because they’ve proved that they can’t handle that responsibility themselves.
Fuck the Police.
Hey “Anonymous”, I didn’t share any humor OR misinformation, actually.
if he wasnt so ugly, and hadnt broke L.B. up, they wouldnt fock with him! hello mcfly!