DMX caused a riot at his Saturday night Sept. 30, 2006 performance during Hot 97�s Back to School Jam.
- Oct 3, 2006
AceShowbiz - DMX was slated to headline the Hot 97's Back to School Jam, held Saturday September 30th at the Nassau Coliseum. But the rapper unfortunately turned the concert into a riot when he allegedly beat a soundman following sound problems which caused his microphone completely cut out.
Speaking on the incident, Nassau Police Detective Sergeant James Watson said the sound problems occurred when DMX had been on stage no more than 15 minutes. "There came a point in time that the sound was turned down and up again during DMX's performance and it appears he became irate at the soundman. DMX ran toward the sound person, jumped off the stage and onto the soundboard and started a fight with the person."
Soon afterwards, police stepped in to stop the riot and escorted DMX out of the stage. However, things got worse when fans began throwing food items at the rapper's entourage who in response started throwing microphones, water bottles, and even chairs into the audience.
Detectives continue to investigate the incident, but haven't yet interviewed DMX or named the suspected chair-thrower. Publicists for the rapper at his label, Sony Urban, declined to comment, as did a spokesperson for the Nassau Coliseum.
The unfortunate riot prevented the event's performers, including Lloyd Banks, 50 Cent, Yung Joc, Jim Jones, and Foxy Brown among others, from performing.
