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Posted by Sarah
Rap News Network
7/1/2003 10:26:57 AM
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DMX wants the promoters of the St. Kitts Music Festival to formally apologize for arresting him on obscenity charges. And if they don't, his manager says he may consider taking legal action.
The rapper was arrested Saturday morning for using foul language onstage, though he claims that he had permission to get profane as long as the dirty words were said in the context of a song. And he's got a videotape to prove it.
Basically, it was understood by DMX that if the lyrics contained profanity, it was allowed. What wasn't allowed was DMX's use of swear words in any kind of banter with the audience. Concert organizers claim DMX signed a contract to that effect, though his manager said the written agreement didn't go into detail about the foul language. That stipulation was only expressed to X verbally, his manager said.
Filmed backstage prior to X's performance, the videotape shows DMX and his entourage speaking with a couple of men claiming to be in charge. He then explains to one of the men what to expect onstage, before getting what appears to be the go-ahead from the official.
"I don't curse for nothing," DMX said, alluding to the stipulation about ad-libbed swear words, "but in the song, there are curses. So you're not going to arrest me, right?"
The man nodded, then asked for clarification. "In all the songs?"
"Yes," X said.
Only in one instance during the show did DMX's mouth run afoul of the law, and he had issued a warning to officials in advance about that.
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