PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) – The civilian agency that monitors the Portland Police Bureau is looking into claims officers target local hip-hop shows. The complaint was launched after rapper Illmaculate refused to perform at the Blue Monk Saturday, March 1. The rapper, whose real name is Gregory Poe, says officers swarmed the venue before he went on stage – kicking out attendees and blocking off Belmont Street. “It wasn’t even the worst display of authority at a hip-hop show,” Poe said. “It was just the straw that broke the camel’s back.” “It was more to the point of…if violence had occurred,” said local rapper and promoter Cool Nutz. Performers who were part of Poe’s set couldn’t get inside.
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