Armed Man Arrested for Ambushing Chappelle Dropped a Rap Track About Him
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The man who allegedly rushed the stage and attacked comedian Dave Chappelle as he performed Tuesday night at the Hollywood Bowl is an aspiring rapper who recorded a song in 2020 titled “Dave Chappell.”
Isaiah Arias Lee, who performs under the name “NoName_Trapper,” was arrested on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon, according to booking records. Lee, 23, was carrying a replica gun with a knife hidden inside, police said. After Chappelle’s security team subdued Lee—with the assistance of comedian Jamie Foxx—the 23-year-old was taken to a hospital for treatment. He remains jailed with bail set at $30,000. Chappelle was not injured in the bizarre incident.
“Life with you [N-words] a joke,” Lee repeats over and over on the track, also mentioning “keys to a boat,” seemingly without context.
In an Instagram story posted to his page prior to the attack, Lee can be seen wearing the same sweatshirt as he wore during the Chappelle ambush. It has no sound, and is just a few seconds long, but Lee filmed the clip with a filter that gives him what appear to be devil horns.
Other tracks by Lee include “Drugs in LA,” “AFLAC,” and “Trump Phone.”
“On my Trump, on my Trump, on my Trump phone,” go the lyrics. “Said I’m slippin, I’ve fallen and I can’t get up.”
It was not immediately clear what prompted Lee to accost Chappelle. A man listed as Lee’s manager on his social media accounts, Rich the Kid, did not immediately respond to The Daily Beast’s request for comment.
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