Market Hotel Responds After In Tha Fest Accuses Venue Of Racism

Brooklyn's Market Hotel sometimes gets wrapped up in controversy. The latest drama involves In Tha Fest, a North Carolina-based music festival focused on underground rap. They booked a NYFW show at the venue for Monday (Sept. 14) featuring Percaso and EA TJ. Market Hotel canceled it, and the promoters moved it to Hello Meadow, where it was canceled again. In Tha Fest's NOAHH took to Instagram Stories to call Market Hotel racist."@market.hotel just called me and said they had a show last night with 'ignorant black people' & don't want anymore there for the time being," the creator of In Tha Fest wrote. "Working on finding a new venue rn but no promises. Never dealt with such racism."The accusations got picked up on social media. In Tha Fest's Bryce made Instagram Stories calling the venue evil: "I put thousands of my own dollars into doing it big for the city and they spit in my face. Evil ass venue," he wrote, adding that Market Hotel taxed them "$3k extra a few weeks ago for no other reason than feeling like it."The event had been in full swing at Hello Meadow when a fight broke out, causing security to shut the whole night down. Bryce posted a video explaining what happened, ...