Stupid Man on Pole Stops Traffic Times Square Rapper Says "God's gift to Music" o_O

June 28, 2011

NEW YORK -- A man climbed a lamp post in Times Square Tuesday and held off police for two hours as he periodically rapped in the direction of the MTV building, news reports said.

Traffic in the "crossroads of the world" ground to a halt as the unidentified man, wearing shorts, a dark baseball cap and a red shirt, cavorted on the pole while police tried to lure him down and hundreds gathered to watch from across the street.

When he finally descended shortly after 11 am ET, he was handcuffed and placed in a police van, the New York Times reported. The paper said he appeared to be in his 30s.

At one point the man appeared to be rapping and dancing on the pole about 18 feet above the intersection of 7th Avenue and 44th Street, myFOXny.com reported.

Officers immediately roped off the area with yellow crime tape and rescue personnel inflated an air bag around the pole in case he fell or jumped.

About half a dozen officers climbed on top of an emergency services van to communicate with the man.

When they tried to extend a ladder toward him, he stood and raised his hands over his head and they quickly pulled the ladder back down.

"He's a rapper," a witness, J. R. Foster, 52, of Brooklyn, told The Times. "He's just trying to get played."

NYPD officers spent two hours attempting to get an apparent aspiring rapper down from a light post in Times Square before he surrendered at about 11:15 a.m.

The scene unfolded about 18 feet above 7th Ave. and 44th St at 9 a.m.

The man, identified as Raymond Velasquez, 34, of Brooklyn, climbed the pole across from the MTV studios. He reportedly wanted to try to promote his CDs.

Police ended up having to closed off 44th and 45th Streets and a full block of 7th Ave. An NYPD emergency services van pulled up to the pole. About a half-dozen officers climbed onto the top of the van, just below Velasquez.

Officers then roped off the area with yellow crime tape and an ambulance was standing by on the scene. Hundreds of people gathered across the street to watch the spectacle.

Rescue personnel inflated a cushioning device around the pole to break his fall if he came loose from his perch.

At one point, they raised a ladder towards Velasquez, but he stood up and raised his arms over his head. The officers quickly removed the ladder. He remained standing and appeared to be rapping and dancing on the pole.

A short time later, he sat back down and they put the ladder back onto the pole.

Velasquez, wearing shorts, a dark baseball cap and a red shirt, eventually decided to come down the ladder. He was quickly taken into custody and put in the ambulance to head for a mental evaluation.

The pole was just below another pole that holds an NYPD security camera.

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[juki0h]

whats wrogn with hes doing? its just part of his street act, fukn nazi police wont allow him to make a living

[Tr2u1ck]

This was very amusing even on the radio

[iamawesomeprods]

What people do to get discovered......just no comment..........