Police Shut Down 2 Chainz Album Release Party

(Radio.com) On Wednesday night, 2 Chainz was geared up for a listening party for his new Pretty Girls Like Trap Music album--featuring record executives, music writers and friends in the hip-hop community.

According to The New York Post's Page Six, police shut the event down before it began. The story attributes the activity to the NYPD's 'Hip-Hop Cop" task force, charged with monitoring activity in the rap world.

Doors opened at 7:30 and the event was over within 15 minutes. The Post reports that 2 Chainz spent 45 minutes "desperately pleading" with cops to allow the event to continue. Law enforcement sources said the event didn't obtain a proper permit. Read more here.