DMX Show Canceled Over Security Concerns

After police voiced concerns over having adequate security for a concert DMX “Earl Simmons” was set to headline at Elixur nightclub in Rockford, IL it was canceled.

After police voiced concerns over having adequate security for a concert DMX “Earl Simmons” was set to headline at Elixur nightclub in Rockford, IL it was canceled. The owners felt that 20 security guards would be enough to maintain control of 900 people, but city officials weren’t going for it. Michael Booker, deputy chief of the Rockford Police Department asked what training did the security guards have with dealing “with a hip-hop/ gangster rap” crowd since other venues were having problems. The guards’ training seemed to amount to that of