POP/ROCK - Oct. 22, 1990
Canadian Police vs. Crew: 2 Live Crew’s opponents have spilled over the border. Canadian police searched an Ontario bookstore Saturday after it advertised the sale of tapes by the rap group. Police searched the store for copies of “As Nasty as They Wanna Be” and ordered all customers to leave. Police also ordered the removal of all posters and advertising material for the album. Earlier this year, Canadian record store chains pulled copies of the record off the shelves after police threatened to press obscenity charges.
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