Many of us were really struggling to understand the circumstances behind Killer Mike’s detainment for a misdemeanor at the Grammy’s last night and Charlamagne has a theory.
On Sunday, Fox News Digital confirmed that after winning three awards during the pre-show, the rapper, whose real name is Michael Render, was arrested for his involvement in an alleged altercation with another individual.
According to Rolling Stone, a female security officer claims she was injured by Render during the event.
A law enforcement source told the outlet that the musician approached the security guard at her assigned entrance at the arena, and she asked Render for his ticket.
The source shared that the woman explained Render tried to allegedly go around her instead of going through a security checkpoint.
She then “ran around and got in front of him again.”
Per the outlet, Render allegedly “pushed her to the ground.”
The security guard allegedly suffered from injuries on her hand and fingers.
The source told the outlet that the woman called out for help, which prompted other security guards to circle Render and call the police.
The female security guard received medical attention, took photos of her alleged injuries and signed a citizen’s arrest for misdemeanor battery, the outlet reported.
The Atlanta native was charged with misdemeanor battery and released the same evening. Video on social media showed the musician being led out of the Crypto.Com Arena in handcuffs following the Grammy’s Premiere Ceremony, which airs before the main telecast.
While detained, the rapper sent the Atlanta outlet a text, placing blame on the “overzealous [sic] security” at the event. Render reportedly knocked a security officer over after they didn’t move out of his way fast enough, per TMZ.
Killer Mike Speaks Out
“Man, ain’t nobody talking about all that mess. I walked on with three Grammys. I took beautiful pictures, man. I got the job done and it was a beautiful time,” he told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution hours after the kerfuffle on Monday.
“I swept an entire category yesterday. That’s what I got to say about it,” he told the outlet.
Charlamagne’s take on it
Charlamagne gave the LAPD Donkey of the Day for their actions claiming there has never been a time where an artist was arrested at the Grammy’s.
He used the example of Will Smith who assaulted Chris Rock and was seemingly allowed to sit and enjoy the Oscars. (To be clear Chris did not press charges)
Charlamagne also took issue with the fact that the rap category was not televised.
Killer Mike received all his awards during the pre Grammy show and we did not hear his speech live.
Killer Mike addressed this as well:
“All we can do as fans is encourage the Academy to televise it. I think it’s a worthy encouragement and I think the more excited we are and about hip hop, the more excited [the Academy] will be,” he said of the network’s decision not to air the categories. “We should be celebrating it more in every avenue we can. Whether it is showing it on the Grammys or BET Hip Hop awards, the Urban One Honors. Anytime we have to celebrate the culture that was built by a bunch of poor kids in the South Bronx 50 years ago, we should be.”
Listen to Charlamagne’s take below:
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After learning some of the facts surrounding the case. Let us know if you agree with Charlamagne!
