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 is a film… Rap Sheet: Hip-hop and the Cops is an American documentary film created and directed by Don Sikorski. The film examines the profiling and surveillance of hip-hop artists, producers, and industry executives by the FBI, NYPD, and other law enforcement agencies. It features numerous interviews with artists, law enforcement agents, journalists, and others.

Synopsis
The film documents Sikorski's investigation into rumors of "hip-hop cops" targeting individuals active in the hip-hop industry. He cites his fascination with ... and recent incidents of violence, murders of Tupac, Notorious B.I.G., Big L., and Jam Master Jay; Puffy arrest, Shyne conviction; case against Murder, Inc. Records.

Several participants speak about their experiences - following, taking pictures ... more

NYPD spokesperson and Mayor Bloomberg, commissioner office - no comment

scene of interaction with cops

Miami Herald reported NYPD sharing "black binder" got the binder

His efforts garnered a copy of a dossier maintained by law enforcement that is filled with "personal and sensitive information on the industry's artists and players." The binder, which profiles 500 individuals, was circulated among other agencies, including the DEA and IRS, as well as police departments in Los Angeles, Pittsburgh, Miami, and Denver.

Each individual in the dossier is represented by two documents: (1) A High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) program profile, which [] social security numbers, [arrests, charges, 'rap sheet']; (2) Record company [] - personal addresses, vehicles, frequented locations, associates

He went to individuals in the book to share his discovery and get their reactions. Busta, Ja Rule, Doug E. Fresh, Kurupt

53:45 Feds task force articles about targeting hip-hop
 * mafia guy Johnny Fratto, "the book looked like the one they created for the Italian Mafia.

According to [creators], it is [common necessary].

Dossier is used to [] depending [].

Disconnect between art and []. Officer .... Russell Simmons ...

Shares his findings with the surveillance subjects. Their reactions to seeing themselves in the dossier are revealed on screen.

multiple [LEOs]. some state the need [insert their reason]. others feel "their rights have been violated." Two reveal being profiled themselves.

Features Interviews With The Game, Cam'ron, Jadakiss, Irv Gotti, Shyne, Juelz Santana, Kanye West, Young Jeezy, Fat Joe, Busta Rhymes, Chuck D. and many more."--Container. diddy supreme nas lil kim

The list of 500 names in the dossier scrolls [] the screen during the film's end credits.

Participants
Artist unless otherwise noted Consultants Any on screen?

Key interviews


 * 1


 * 2


 * 3

Appearances


 * Andrew Cuomo, politician
 * Anthony Miranda
 * B-Real
 * Beanie Sigel
 * Benjamin Chavis,
 * Black Child
 * Busta Rhymes
 * Cam'ron
 * Capone
 * Carlito Rodriguez, journalist
 * Cavario
 * Chris Gotti, executive
 * Chris Lighty, executive
 * Damon Dash, executive
 * Dasun Allah
 * Dee Dean, executive
 * DJ Enuff, radio personality
 * DMC
 * Derrick Parker, NYPD
 * Diamond Eyez
 * Domination
 * Donna Lieberman
 * Doug E. Fresh
 * Drag-On
 * EDI
 * Edward Mamet
 * Eminem


 * Eric Adams
 * Fat Joe
 * Fredro Starr
 * Game
 * Gerald B. Lefcourt, Attorney
 * Gerald Shargel, attorney
 * Ghostface Killah
 * Guru
 * Hood Surgeon
 * Irv Gotti, executive
 * Ja Rule
 * Jacob York, music executive
 * Jadakiss
 * [Jim Jones]] - which one?
 * Joe Budden
 * Johnny Fratto, [what family?]
 * Kanye West
 * Kurupt
 * Larry Kopp
 * Layzie Bone
 * Lil' Cease
 * Littles, music executive
 * Lou Savelli, NYPD
 * M-1
 * Mel Sachs
 * Michael Taylor
 * Nate Dogg


 * N.O.R.E.
 * Pras
 * Problem Child
 * Prodigy
 * Proof
 * Raqiyah Mays, journalist
 * Rev Run
 * Russell Simmons, executive
 * RZA
 * Saigon
 * Sanford Rubenstein
 * Sheist Bub, Purple City Byrd Gang
 * Shyne
 * Smoke
 * Snoop Dogg
 * Spliff Star, producer
 * Stanley Crouch, journalist
 * Sticky Fingaz
 * Suge Knight, executive
 * Swizz Beatz, producer
 * Tone Boots, producer
 * Tommy Buda
 * Tony Sunshine
 * Tyrin Turner
 * Warren M. Flag
 * Wish Bone
 * Wyclef Jean

Themes

 * Cops vs. Hip-hop - lyrics vs. reality; [disconnect law enforcement's misunderstanding] of the characters in songs and the real-life artists behind them; distrust between hip-hop community and law enforcement
 * surveillance or targeting?
 * drug trafficking connection to music industry

Development
filmmaker describes his fascination with ... "About three years ago, there were these rumors going around about some sort of covert unit out of the NYPD, and I had some friends in the hip-hop industry, so I started poking around to see what the story was. Around that time, the FBI raided the offices of Murder Inc. and I started hearing about some other 'hip-hop cops,' which sounded like a good story to me. It had the aura of violence in hip-hop, the laundering of drug money, the NYPD, the FBI and a music that has captured American popular culture." following graduation had no idea 3 years (development of the concept and script, as well as the securing of financing and producers)

summer 2004 sent FOIA requests received from Miami.

Production
2003-2006 300 hours of footage FOIA denials, Miami responded, released, (also published by smoking gun), IRS audit, being followed 12:30 FOIA requests denied, except Miami refers to feeling targeted himself, once during his investigation and again during production. After submitting [#] FOIA requests, he stopped receiving mail (when did he get binder?) 29:00 stopped receiving mail; IRS audit 45:00 film crew was followed

Release
The film was screened in May 2006 for label executives, distributors, and others. 2007 Universal/ScreenMedia

Historical context
FBI surveillance of black musicians dates back to the 1950s and an FBI program called COINTELPRO. ran from 1956 to 1971.

The term “COINTELPRO” means the covert and illegal counter intelligence program conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in 1956 that involved surveilling, infiltrating, discrediting, and disrupting domestic organizations involved in the political process, including political parties, non-governmental organizations, advocacy groups, and special interest groups.

that [] jazz musicians.

"A few years later, in 1989, Milt Ahlerich, assistant director of the FBI office of public affairs, sent a strongly worded letter of reproof to Priority Records, rap group N.W.A.'s record label, in response to their 1988 song "Fuck tha Police," which attacked police brutality. "Advocating violence and assault is wrong, and we in the law enforcement community take exception to such action," Alterich wrote. Despite admitting in the letter that he had not listened to the entire song, Ahlerich says his reproach "reflect[s] the opinion of the entire law enforcement community." Though the letter was more censure than censorship, the American Civil Liberties Union, many in the music industry, and the head of the congressional subcommittee tasked with monitoring the FBI all denounced the letter and its use of agency authority to criticize a popular piece of black music.

The FBI has surveilled and investigated many rappers since."

more source: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-10-05-ca-1046-story.html

March 9, 2004 Miami Herald "Everybody that went got a binder with information on rappers that have been arrested, outlining charges, Tapanes said. They were trained on what to look for in the lyrics, what to look for when they go to hip-hop concerts, what radio stations and TV stations to monitor to keep abreast of any rift between these rappers.

Press said local intelligence gathering on rap artists started after the Memorial Day 2001 weekend, when some 250,000 hip-hop fans flocked to South Beach for four days of parties hosted by their favorite rappers. Beach police made 211 arrests, double the usual number of a regular weekend, most for disorderly conduct and intoxication.

No major rap artist was arrested, but police felt compelled to figure out every nuance of the hip-hop culture that had spawned such a following, said Press.

Nobody on the Beach had a handle on who the players were, Press said. We didn't know anything, we didn't know who were the big record labels, who were the kingpins; we didn't know why there were rivalries with Ja Rule and Eminem.

Months later, Police Chief Donald DeLucca sent detectives to New York.

It was paramount for us to understand because we know this is now their destination of choice, said Press, emphasizing that the department monitors activities related to other music events, including Spring Break festivities and this week's Winter Music Conference."

2003 (One undisputed fact in the March 9 [Miami Herald] story: [Miami and Miami Beach PD both] sent officers to a law-enforcement seminar in New York City about a year ago regarding criminal activity within the hip-hop recording industry. At that seminar the NYPD handed out a binder with information on artists and associates who had criminal histories in New York.

Use of taxpayer dollars to fund the surveillance is criticized by Russell Simmons and Luther Campbell.

The 500 names in the dossier
make this its own list can this be part of the Black Power series?

Cited in (or what will this be called, what order?
PENNSYLVANIA COMMUNICATION ANNUAL Journal of the Pennsylvania Communication Association Special Online Issue: Black Lives Matter