FAMU football team suspended after rap video shot in locker room

[goatmane]

FAMU halts football activities in wake of rap video

Florida A&M football coach Willie Simmons announced the suspension of all team activities Friday night, hours after the release of an unauthorized rap video that was filmed in the team's locker room.

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FAMU pauses football activities after rap video shot in locker room​

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  Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterJul 22, 2023, 12:48 AM ET

Florida A&M has suspended all football-related activities following the release of an unauthorized rap video filmed in the team locker room that contained explicit lyrics.
Coach Willie Simmons announced the decision Friday night, hours after the release of "Send A Blitz," from rapper Real Boston Richey.
Simmons in a statement said that while he supports free speech and musical expression, the language in the video "is not consistent with Florida A&M's core values, principles and beliefs."
He said Florida A&M has started an investigation into how the football locker room was accessed for filming of the video, and the use of licensed Florida A&M apparel that violates agreements.
The video, which was posted to YouTube, shows Richey in the locker room wearing a Florida A&M shirt and wearing team helmets. Several Florida A&M players appear in the background of the video.
Real Boston Richey, whose real name is Jalen Foster, is from Tallahassee, Florida, where Florida A&M's campus is located. He performed before the Rattlers' homecoming game last season.
"It is a privilege to wear the orange and green and as a football program, our young men have failed to live up to the standard set before us," Simmons said in his statement. "They will all learn from this mishap and we will continue to work hard every day to become the best version of ourselves and continue to make Rattler Nation proud."
Simmons has led Florida A&M since 2018. The team is set to open the season Sept. 3 against Jackson State

 

[Ain't That Something]

I would have scraped the whole program too bc this song straight cheeks

How you off beat on your own track

 

[goatmane]

 

[ball15life]

Good on the coach.

That song is trash

 

[shopthatwrecks]

wish deion would have told bucky his shyt trash...nikka come to the weight room n suck the energy out of room with that bullshyt

 

[DaPresident]

Was it worth it?






And I actually don’t think the song too bad

 

[MikelArteta]

good
stop being friggin ignorant



typical garbage crap rhyming about drugs, killing other black men and objectifying women

 

[Tookalossfellbackcameback]

Every player who participated in the video or facilitated in the video being shot in the locker room should be kicked off the team.



At some point we have to stand on how we want to be represented.

 

[Sterling Archer]

Did they suspend those white girls in the volleyball team who took all those nudes in the locker room and posted it?

 

[Koapa]

And the rap was trash. Wtf were they thinking.

 

[Son Goku]

I've heard worse.

Go Rattlers.

 

[DonB90]

Did they suspend those white girls in the volleyball team who took all those nudes in the locker room and posted it?

Pathetic

 

[...o3]

...naw this ain't it.

just spot every team they play this season 10 points.

...want to find out again next off-season, then it goes up to 20 points.

 

[ReturnOfJudah]

dumbasses

 

[Sterling Archer]

And the rap was trash. Wtf were they thinking.

That shyt was some basura