What was supposed to be a free concert featuring rapper Drake and pop group Hanson turned quite chaotic yesterday (June 15) when the crowd of thousands began to get a little anxious.
The concert, which took place at New York City’s South Street Seaport, took a turn for the worse as the crowd grew frustrated when the show had still not started an hour after its scheduled time.
The Wall Street Journal reports that fights broke out and objects like potted plants and chairs were being thrown off of the balcony at a restaurant in Seaport.
“People were frustrated because the concert didn’t start on time,” a concert attendee explained to the Wall Street Journal.
The concert was of course canceled by police following the disorder.
Drake posted various Tweets throughout the night updating fans and showing his disappointment following the cancelation of the concert.
“I am so dissapointed. To all the devoted fans that came out I wish you could have seen what I had planned! Until next time,” said Drake via Twitter.
Later that night Drake appeared at an album release party for his album Thank Me Later.
UPDATE: The Wall Street Journal further investigated Tuesday’s incident. Police Commissioner Ray Kelly told the newspaper, “They had the normal security detail…in place and it was just insufficient. We want to learn from this. We’re taking a hard look at it ourselves to see what the appropriate mechanism or configuration of that area should be [and] look at how this particular event was promoted.”
Between fans arriving at 5:30 pm, and Drake’s 7pm cancellation, property destruction, fights, and an uncontrollable crowd forced the New York Police Department to close the event.
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Someone needs to get Drake’s management on the line and remind them not to play shows with Hanson when his credibility is being questioned…..Dumb Money Inc!
How does a guy with no credibility, have his credibility questioned?
He doesn’t claim to be anything he’s not.
only thing ive ever heard him claim is how paid he is, and i wouldnt put that past him.
I agree. Hanson?? F#ckin’ HANSON??!!! WOW.
@ GWN –
Drake hasn’t gone through an ounce of criticism relative to the fact that the last thing he qualifies as is a credible rap artist – he’s a f**kin’ teen tv show actor dressed up by labels. Very talented + well paid, but not a rapper.
And he’s made plenty of claims back & forth. He first came out saying he listened to more r n b than hip-hop music – then he signs with Young Money and shows up on rap radio shows (i.e Funk Flex, Tim Westwood, etc) rapping with a blackberry and stumbling through written verses – then recently he’s whining that he’s a backpacker! Dude should just rep what he is – a pop act with multiple talents.
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idk to me thats not cool for Drake not showing up but then again it was a FREE CONCERT so people should at least be a little more mature about it…really!
diz lame azz concert prolly turned n2 a disasta cuz flake wuz there. and he wuz bout 2 play with hanson? da mmm bop hanson?!!! HAHAHAHAHA! wut a fuckin’ gay azz homo. jay-z! wuld’ve made thiz concert a hell of a lot betta. no1 getz rowdy b4 a hov! concert startz, they get rowdy WHEN a hov! concert startz. pluz, flake wuz in nyc. wrong place bub! go back 2 canada and play 4 ur local cocksuckaz there.
jay-z! iz da greatest of all time. FUCK HATERZ AND FUCK ALL FLAKE DICKRIDAZ! IT’Z MANDDDYYYYYYYYYYY UP IN DIZ BITCH!
i agree no one is better than Jay
LMAO, LMAO!!!!
better than hannnddyy…r you two related lol just askin
Swagga jacka.mp3…..dipset fool.
hanson still around? they must be like 30
what’s wrong with 30 or 36?
LOL where did the 36 come from?
Maybe he started performing by reading his lyrics off his blackberry on stage and people got pissed?
Drake + Hanson = Gay!
Who the fuck cares?
Kinda what I was thinking. The new album is hot garbage. Baby gonna have to buy 100k of them units just so drake does about 115k first week lol!! Hey at least he didn’t rent a lambo and cover it in pink…
Shiiiit this album is going to sell crazy, just to justify the hype. Whether its record execs buying this travesty of an album and using it as coaster, or the stans buying and liking it just because they don’t like to be honest with themselves. My brother purchased it just to purchase it and I’m still mad at him.
I never knew teen girls could get so rowdy…
Those kids get a little rowdy when they can’t get an mmmbop. “Wait! I’m an underground rapper!” What you couldn’t get the spice girls? Now get in the back of the van with Plies…
Free + Niggas = Trouble
Hate to say it, but we get sick like this on a regular….
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Yo, dont sleep on Hanson fans…..they’ll mob out, burn shit, flip cars, and rape shit if they get a chance. Im surprised Drake would associate with their kind.
The fraudulence is startin to show, just like I knew it would from the start when I saw some interview with him pronouncin “nigga” with an -er at the end. You don’t claim you’re “authentic” Hip-Hop, that you’re a bonafide backpacker, then turn around that SAME week and have a show scheduled with HANSON. What part of the game is that?! Everything ABOUT this nigga screams phony as a $3 bill, and has since day one! He reminds me of the lil rich kids that sold green back in high school…not doin it outta necessity or love for the game, just after the popularity. KRS, it’s been a hot minute since you bounced someone offstage…*in my Jay-Z in State Property voice* you should…you should handle that. Yeah, handle that…
i was there and it was crazy it was all the hood boys from brooklyn that started the bottle thrrowing smh see what happens when u mix a free cncert wit no security…..disaster…and drake took long to come thats why it started