The city of Baltimore claims that Kanye West didn’t have the proper permits for the screening of his newest song.
Kanye West’s multi-city screenings of his song “New Slaves” on buildings across the United States hit another hitch.
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Two days after the Houston Police Department ended multiple screenings of the video, The Baltimore Sun reports that the city of Baltimore canceled the event.
Baltimore Police Department page announced the cancellation via Twitter:
Baltimore Police ✔ @BaltimorePolice
NOTICE – The Kanye West album release events in Baltimore have been cancelled tonight.
Reports indicate that the cancellation was on the city’s part because the organizers did not have proper permits, citing the use of electricity and the anticipated crowds.
Still, a projection may have occurred elsewhere in the city, per Def Jam’s Twitter account:
Def Jam Recordings ✔ @DefJamRecords
Leave the Baltimore Emerson Tower and lets head to 2925 Hudson Street – 11pm!
Baltimore and Houston were both to be part of a second wave of screenings after Kanye debuted the track on 66 buildings around the US.
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