Woman claims she was fired from teaching for rapping, posting music videos online
Domonique Brown claims she was fired in February because sheâs a rapper.
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TAYLOR, Mich. (WXYZ) â A Michigan woman says she was recently fired from her high school teaching position because she was moonlighting as a rapper.
Domonique Brown has been an educator for seven years, but that all came to an abrupt end last month after a parent came across one of her music videos and complained to the school.
âNobody even knew I was a rapper until the parent kept continuously complaining,â Brown said.
Brown, whose rap name is Drippinâ Honey, started teaching history at Taylor Preparatory High School in August.
âThe first meeting that I had with the principal and the dean, they had told me that the parent wished to stay anonymous and she felt as if she didnât like my rap career, and that I was a bad influence on the kids because I rap,â Brown described.
Brown claims she was fired in February because sheâs a rapper.
Before the firing, around the Thanksgiving holiday, she says there were meetings and an ultimatum.
âMy mind and my heart were telling me two things,â Brown said. âI couldnât see myself giving up my other passion just because somebody didnât like it, and they say erase all your content. That was the ultimatum. Erase all your content. I was like, âRespectfully, I canât do that.ââ
Brown acknowledges there is profanity in her lyrics, but she says that has nothing to do with Taylor Prep and the positive impact sheâs had on her students and the community.
So you cut a video in the school parking lot without permission, use Nigga' every few seconds, and expect there to be no issues.
You know I try to balance the scales for the side of good, but damn, that's a lot to overcome.....What a fuckin' moron.