NYPD Denies Spying on Drake Fans at Apollo Theater Concert - TMZ

Drake NYPD Denies Spying astatine Apollo Show ... Vid Just for Social Media

1/23/2023 1:00 PM PT

Angry Drake fans are calling retired the NYPD for what felt similar physics surveillance astatine his sold-out Apollo Theater amusement -- and aft a clip of officers signaling ticketholders went viral, the cops accidental it's not what it seems.

NYPD instrumentality enforcement sources archer TMZ Hip Hop the video shows officers extracurricular the Apollo signaling concertgoers arsenic they exited the theater. We're told that video was changeable for a societal media station to amusement however constabulary enactment with venue information to support concerts harmless for fans.

For aggravated fans, it felt similar blatant profiling and surveillance intended to seizure and prevention images of Drake's fans -- but NYPD's scoffing astatine that notion. Our sources accidental the assemblage affairs officers seen with the video cameras are not affiliated with the detective bureau, and bash not analyse superior crimes.

There are besides dozens of metropolis surveillance cameras astir the Apollo ... and the full city, for that matter. The world of beingness successful the 21st period is we're each being recorded passim the time without ever knowing it.

Drake was uptown for 2 nights, and wrong the venue, a little but tense infinitesimal occurred during the 2nd amusement erstwhile a fan fell implicit the mezzanine balcony ... onto the assemblage below.

The amusement was concisely paused for astir 15 minutes erstwhile a spokesperson announced the instrumentality wasn't terribly injured, and that the amusement would spell on.

Hometown heroes Cam'ron, Jim Jones and Juelz Santana of Dipset were brought retired and a circuit with his "Her Loss" costar 21 Savage was teased.

Aside from the balcony diver, everyone near the venue safely -- which cops accidental was their extremity each along.