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Aspiring rapper Isaiah Lee posted ‘rap track about Dave Chappelle & Hollywood Bowl before onstage attack on comedian’
THE wannabe rapper who allegedly attacked Dave Chappelle on stage at the Hollywood Bowl has a song about the comedian and the performing venue.
Isaiah Lee, 23, has been charged with assault after storming the stage at the Los Angeles arena with a knife hidden in a replica gun, police say.
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The assault suspect who performs under the name "NoName_Trapper" released a track titled “Dave Chappell" in 2020, reported.
The song's lyrics include the phrases: “Life with you [N****s] a joke,” and talks about "keys to a boat" and "Walkin’ straight into da Bowl."
Lee allegedly posted an Instagram story before the attack on Tuesday.
The clip shows him seemingly wearing the same shirt he was taken into custody in following the attack.
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He appears with a devil horns filter in the soundless clip, which only lasts a few seconds.
Lee's brother Aaron Lee told that the rapper has struggled with mental health issues and has been homeless since the age of 11.
Aaron added that Lee has many friends in the transgender community but wouldn't "lash out" as a form of activism against Chappelle, who is known for controversial comments about the transgender community.
The suspect's verified Spotify account says he has three albums and nearly 6,000 monthly listeners.
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Some of his other songs are titled "Trump Phone" and "Drugs in LA."
According to the Daily Beast, Lee is a Brooklyn native who lives in Los Angeles, about an hour away from the Hollywood Bowl, where the alleged assault happened.
Lee was taken to the hospital before he was booked early Wednesday into jail on $30,000 bail, the Los Angeles Police Department said.
The incident unfolded at the Netflix is a Joke Festival on Tuesday evening.
Footage shared online shows the moment Lee rushed onto the stage before tackling Chappelle, 48.
Security then surrounded the man who ran onto the stage.
Actor Jamie Foxx helped apprehend the alleged attacker.
, who wasn't injured, said: "Whenever you're in trouble, Jamie Foxx will show up in a sheriff's hat."
Foxx reportedly said: "I thought that was part of the show."
Lee was reportedly subjected to punches and kicks from 10 members of Chappelle's security once he was caught and tackled to the ground.
Footage showed a man, believed to be Lee, being treated by paramedics for an injured arm before being whisked away to the hospital.
Lee's motive remains unclear.
Chappelle's publicist Carla Sims told The US Sun: “Dave Chappelle celebrated four nights of comedy and music, setting record-breaking sales for a comedian at the Hollywood Bowl.
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"This run ties Chappelle with Monty Python for the most headlined shows by any comedian at the Hollywood Bowl, reaching 70k fans of diverse backgrounds during the first Netflix Is A Joke: The Festival, and he refuses to allow last night’s incident to overshadow the magic of this historic moment.
"As unfortunate and unsettling as the incident was, Chappelle went on with the show. Jamie Foxx and Chris Rock helped calm the crowd with humor before Chappelle introduced the last and featured musical guests for the evening."
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