Rod Wave‘s D.C. concert this past weekend appeared to be a good time on the surface, but was subsequently plagued by multiple accounts of car break-ins.
Though initial reports suggested that more than 200 cars had been targeted in the attack on Sunday (November 12), a spokesperson for the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) told NewsOne that the actual number was “approximately 10.”
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The same spokesperson confirmed that there have been a spate of car break-ins in the D.C. area, with a 98 percent uptick in the crime since 2022. But while many reports of the break-ins came from in and around the Capital One Arena — where the “Boyz Don’t Cry” singer was performing — no arrests, as of this writing, have been made.
However, there were several fans that took to social media to report that their cars had been targeted outside the Rod Wave concert. Check out their posts below.
Rod Wave’s D.C. concert reportedly plagued by over 200 car break-ins https://t.co/3Yh0bOWXIApic.twitter.com/SSJtTtFNmu
— HipHopDX (@HipHopDX) November 14, 2023
This isn’t the first time that a Rod Wave concert has made headlines. Last month, in a video captured at the Pinnacle Bank Arena in Nebraska, the Florida native (real name Rodarius Marcell Green) performed a daredevil stunt as his set came to a close.
The singer could be seen climbing to a high ledge while using a stepstool, before tossing his mic away. He then appeared to swing on the railing, then climb on top of it while holding a bar to the side of him. From there, he turned his back to the crowd, outstretched his arms, and took a backward fall into a pile of smoke as he appeared to disappear.
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The soul-trap originator is known for falling through the stage at various times — although one time it happened, it was entirely unplanned.
Back in 2020, Rod Wave was set to perform at Morris Brown College for a concert on Halloween — but the stage had other plans.
Flocked by a massive crew behind him, the crooner entered the auditorium of the Historically Black College and University to a thunderous ovation from fans in attendance. Seconds later, the stage buckled and collapsed, prompting Rod to stumble as others behind him fell in the newly created crater.
Rod was a good sport about the fall, sharing a video to his Instagram account and writing: “PIMP DOWN! I REPEAT PIMP DOWN!”
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No injuries had been reported after the stage collapse, but many touted the age of Morris Brown and a lack of funding to explain the stage implosion.
