Thania Garcia Roddy Ricch took the stage at New York radio station Hot 97’s Summer Jam on Sunday (June 12), just 24 hours after being released from custody on weapons possession charges.
Although those charges against him have since been dropped, that didn’t stop the Compton-born rapper from leading a fiery “fuck NYPD” chant with his festival audience.Ricch — whose real name is Rodrick Wayne Moore, Jr. — was arrested and detained on Saturday (June 11) shortly before he was scheduled to perform for the Governors Ball at New York’s Citi Field.
However, after his release on Sunday morning, Ricch was able to make it onto the stage at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium for Hot 97’s annual one-day festival.
As Ricch was gearing up to perform his and DaBaby’s collaborative hit “Rockstar,” the rapper instructed his audience by saying, “I need everybody to say ‘Fuck NYPD,’” to which amped concert-goers enthusiastically obliged.
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