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Month: <span>June 2012</span>
Month: June 2012

#093 Young Dolph at the Tate Street Block Party.MOV (by jdoggtn7)

@YoungDolph, one of the most popular Memphis rappers performs at the Tate Street Block Party in South Memphis, 6/9/12

#092 Young Dolph at the Tate Street Block Party 2012.MOV (by jdoggtn7)

@YoungDolph, one of the most popular Memphis rappers performs at the Tate Street Block Party in South Memphis, 6/9/12

#087 Youngstas scrapping at the Block Party.MOV (by jdoggtn7)

During the Trap Mob’s performance, a dispute amongst young teenagers in the crowd led to a brief scuffle that was eventually broken up when those on stage reminded the young people that the purpose of the Tate Street Block Party was to stop violence. Unfortunately the spirit of confrontation, once unleashed, continued for the rest of the event.

#085 Trap Mob at the Tate Street Block Party.MOV (by jdoggtn7)

After the initial interruption for an announcement, the Trap Mob Committee resumed the song they had been performing at the Tate Street Block Party in South Memphis, 6/9/12

#084 Trap Mob at the Tate Street Block Party.MOV (by jdoggtn7)

Trap Mob performs on stage at the Tate Street Block Party in South Memphis, 6/9/12. This performance was interrupted by an announcement about lost children. 

#052 ABA (AirBorn Academy) at the Tate Street Block Party 2012.MOV (by jdoggtn7)

ABA performs for the crowd at the Tate Street Block Party in South Memphis, 6/9/12

Taboo Nation Live at the Tate Street Block Party 2012

Taboo Nation was the final act to appear on stage at the Tate Street Block Party, and they brought a degree of crunkness and enthusiasm with them, but unfortunately, the lateness of the day and a series of confrontations in the crowd had caused the fans to begin to disperse. A final scuffle sent a crowd of teenagers walking, then running west down Tate Street toward the former Cleaborn Homes, where they gathered in the parking lot of a church. Thankfully, there were no further incidents. It was all the more sad, and ironic, that the Tate Street Block Party was explicitly promoted as a “Stop The Violence” event. 

@YoungDolph is one of the most popular rap artists in Memphis right now, and as such was the headliner for the Tate Street Block Party. Unfortunately, as he was coming on stage, scuffles had broken out in the crowd, and only with some effort was  attention redirected to the stage.