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Who knew rap music was a crime?

It’s no secret that the rich, successful, and majority black hip-hop community enjoys the special privilege of being under constant surveillance by the NYPD’s “hip-hop cops”. These plain clothes officers are purported to be in place to ensure that murders like those of Biggie and Tupac never happen again.

That said, many over the years have questioned whether or not the clandestine cops’ really follow police protocol when it comes to their “investigations”. Rappers already don’t trust the fuzz, much less these type of officers.

Flip the page to see a short list of rappers that are currently under the watchful eye of the law, and a few that probably should be…

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Wiz Khalifa

Normally we’d say the only police who should be watching Wiz are the fashion police, but after a man was recently murdered backstage at one of his concerts, the cops will DEFINITELY be keeping an eye on Cameron.

50 Cent

That first pitch he threw at the Mets game might have been Curtis’ most heinous crime to date, but the 9 shots he survived and volatile beefs he’s amassed with other rappers will keep a detective or two on his detail.

Kanye West

With all the time he spends making leather jogging pants, Kanye doesn’t have time for crime. Besides, police departments aren’t sending cops to Paris. HOWEVER, beating up paparazzi and racist jerks is all the “probably cause” these cops need.

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