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Detroit rapper writes song about Montgomery riverfront brawl, goes viral

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A video of a wild brawl that erupted Saturday in Montgomery, Alabama, when a cruise ship worker was attempting to dock is going viral — and Gmac Cash took notice.

The Detroit rapper, well known for the viral songs "Big Gretch" about Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and "Giant Slide" about the infamous Belle Isle slide , decided to mark the moment in a new rap anthem called, "The Montgomery Brawl."

A video of the incident at Montgomery's Riverfront Park, shared Sunday on social media , shows a dock worker, a Black man, arguing with a white man about what the Montgomery Police Department later said was a private pontoon boat blocking the dock space needed to park a riverboat. It escalated when another white man rushed in and punched the employee . The two men began fighting when other white men attacked the employee. After the fight, a separate video shows a group of people approaching the pontoon boat, and more fighting broke out.

“This was really a big moment for us,” Gmac Cash said, referencing the Black community. “It shows us coming together, uniting finally."

On Tuesday, Montgomery Police Chief Darryl Albert named three suspects involved in the incident: Richard Roberts, 48; Allen Todd, 23; and Zachary Shipman, 25 − all identified as white males. None of the three are Montgomery residents. Police said one man is in custody and arrangements are being made for the others to turn themselves in. Montgomery police is also requesting for a Black man seen wielding a chair in the video, Reggie Gray, to contact the department.

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Albert said the investigation is ongoing and that more charges are possible.

Gmac Cash, whose real name is Gerald Allen, posted his song Monday on Twitter and has received more than 1.3 million views as of Tuesday afternoon. (WARNING: Video contains violence and explicit language. Viewer discretion advised.)

They Made A Song About The #MontgomeryBrawl 🤣 pic.twitter.com/sO73OSnlNl — GMACCASH (@GmacCash) August 7, 2023

He can be heard rhyming out shout-outs to many of the happenings in the brawl, including a mention to the “bro that could swim,” referencing the teen who was seen swimming across the water to the brawl.

“You know they got the saying, ‘We can’t swim,’” Gmac Cash said. “So that was good to see him swim.”

Other lyrical mentions by Gmac Cash in the song include the hat throw-off that took place at the beginning of the brawl, a "Rock Bottom"-like wrestling move, and the “unc with the chair,” referring to a Black man seen on video picking up and wielding a now-infamous white folding chair.

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The initial brawl video sparked an instant social media firestorm filled with memes, skits, video productions and passionate commentary, which raged for days online. The chair in particular was made into a t-shirt now being sold on multiple websites, and inspired a resurfaced meme of the popular quote from former U.S. Rep. Shirley Chisholm: “If they don’t give you a seat a the table, bring a folding chair.”

In Detroit alone, Facebook mentions about the brawl flooded timelines. Brittni Brown, the head publicist of the public relations firm The Bee Agency, reposted a viral meme with the text: “Our Ancestors looking down on Montgomery.”

“It’s funny, but I promise you this is how our ancestors feel,” Brown said.

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National reactions were rampant, too. On Instagram, a popular site called The Shade Room posted a group of people posing for a photo holding what they believe to be the “infamous chair” from the fight. Other social media commenters commemorated the date of the event, some even giving it a name.

“August 5 th is National (Explicit) Around and Find Out Day,” @iam_dcarter commented under an Instagram post related to the event on @theshaderoom.

On Sunday, the day after the fight, Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed posted to Twitter : “Last night, the Montgomery Police Department acted swiftly to detain several reckless individuals for attacking a man who was doing his job. Warrants have been signed and justice will be served.”

Last night, the Montgomery Police Department acted swiftly to detain several reckless individuals for attacking a man who was doing his job. Warrants have been signed and justice will be served. This was an unfortunate incident which never should have occurred. As our police… pic.twitter.com/5cywOwA6Uz — Mayor Steven L. Reed (@MayorofMgm) August 6, 2023

Reed is the first Black mayor of Montgomery , a city well known for its history of racial oppression and being the birthplace of the modern American civil rights movement .

Gmac Cash said he too is aware of Alabama's history, and part of his inspiration for doing the brawl rhyme came from it. He said he believes this moment represents how exhausted Black people are with the treatment they receive from some white people and it’s time for it to stop.

“It's nothing like us," Gmac Cash said. “We are honestly the best people on the planet to me. But I feel like this is a moment that shows we can come together, we have each other's back and that's what we should do all the time in every situation instead of sitting back watching with a camera phone.”

USA TODAY and The Montgomery Advertiser contributed.

This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Detroit's Gmac Cash writes song about Montgomery riverfront brawl

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