It was meant to be a leisurely Sunday, with music and revelry at New York City’s Governors Ball. But the weekend veered off course for Key Glock, the Memphis rapper when two members of his entourage were arrested after trying to enter the VIP section of Flushing Meadows Corona Park with something more than just backstage passes.
The incident reportedly occurred on June 8, when security personnel abruptly stopped Glock’s team for a routine check. That’s when things got dicey. Not one but two loaded firearms were found by the police, as well as a switchblade. Joshua Crutcher, 31, was discovered with a loaded Glock 23 stashed in his waistband, ironic, considering the artist’s stage name. And 22-year-old Dion Michaels allegedly admitted he kept a loaded Glock 43x in the center console of his car, police said.
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The two men, Crutcher and Michaels, were arrested and are now facing multiple felony counts of illegal possession of a weapon, which under New York’s renowned strict gun laws is no small matter.
Key Glock, whose real name is Markeyvius Cathey, was not arrested or named as a direct event participant. But what raises more than a few eyebrows is when the rapper’s armed crew appears at a major music festival, especially in Glock’s case and his legacy.
Glock has a well of tragedy lurking in the background. He was a protégé of and cousin to the late Young Dolph, a revered Memphis rapper who was shot to death in a brazen daytime attack in 2021. The savage killing was later discovered to be a $100,000 hit as a web of suspects emerged, including Justin Johnson, who is now doing life in prison, and the alleged mastermind Anthony “Big Jook” Mims, who was himself murdered in a separate slaying earlier this year.
Since Dolph’s death, Key Glock has been adamant about keeping his cousin’s legacy alive, not just musically but also through community. “I lost my left-hand man, my #1, my brother, my mentor,” Mr. Dias wrote in a heartbreaking tribute to him. In their joint albums Dum and Dummer and Dum and Dummer 2, they were more than collaborators; they were a party for loyalty, hustle, and Southern grit.
So, does Glock’s camp walking heat to a festival under those terms make more sense? Possibly. Protection is second nature when you grow up in a city like Memphis, where success can make you a target. But that survival reflex runs smack into New York’s zero-tolerance policy on illegal guns.
With Crutcher back in court on June 18 and Michales scheduled for August 13, this story is far from finished. As Glock stays free and keeps his two feet firmly planted in music, the recent run-in with the law is a reminder: Sometimes, who you’re known as and the company you keep will speak louder than your lyrics. The rapper’s mic remains hot, although he and his squad may have to cool down in a court of law before they can get back on the road.
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