Lil Jon Flagged As High-Risk Threat In MSG’s Secret Celebrity Database

Madison Square Garden’s leaked database reveals the venue secretly profiled rappers like Lil Jon, Freddie Gibbs, and DaBaby with risk ratings.

Lil Jon and three other rappers are flagged as high-risk threats in Madison Square Garden’s secret database that profiles celebrities and assigns them danger ratings.

The leaked files reveal that MSG Entertainment maintained detailed records on hundreds of high-profile visitors, categorizing them by perceived risk levels and recording sensitive personal information, including sexual orientation and gender identity.

According to the tiered system, rappers Freddie Gibbs, DaBaby, and A Boogie Wit da Hoodie joined Lil Jon on the high-risk list, while Jadakiss and Fat Joe were classified as medium risk and Ice Spice landed in the low-risk category.

The database extended far beyond just assigning threat levels to performers.

According to WIRED, around 93 celebrities received an LGBTQIA tag in the system, and the records included attendees from Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding at the venue.

Lil Tjay was reportedly banned entirely following an incident at the Hulu Theater, making him the only rapper in the leaked files with that distinction.

The company, led by executive chairman James Dolan, created this surveillance infrastructure to track and categorize anyone who entered its properties.

This isn’t MSG’s first rodeo with invasive surveillance tactics. The venue has faced repeated scrutiny since 2018, when it began using facial recognition technology to identify and ban people from its properties.

In one infamous case, MSG used the technology to prevent a lawyer from attending a Rockettes show because the attorney’s firm was involved in litigation against the company.

The company also scanned faces at the Grammy Awards and maintained biometric databases that extended to tracking children and monitoring players at sporting events.

The latest revelations paint a picture of a corporation that’s built a comprehensive surveillance operation targeting anyone who walks through its doors.

MSG’s approach goes beyond typical security measures and ventures into territory that raises serious questions about privacy rights and the use of personal data.

The leaked database represents the most comprehensive exposure yet of how extensively MSG monitors and categorizes the people who attend events at its venues.

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