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Hip hop star: Cops put me in chokehold

- Graham Rayman

THE HIP HOP star Cardi B claimed in a social media post that cops put her in a banned chokehold, but police say she never filed a complaint about it.

Cardi B, whose real name is Belcalis Almanzar, 24, said on Twitter Tuesday, “I can’t believe this cop put me on a choke hole just now s--- is crazy these NY cops don't know how to do they job F--- 12.”

“F--- 12” is an expletive directed toward police. The 12 refers to a team of narcotics cops knocking down a door.

Almanzar (photo) quickly removed the tweet when it started getting significan­t attention. The NYPD said she didn’t file a report about the incident.

“The NYPD was made aware of a tweet made by rapper Cardi B, which was since deleted, and indicated an alleged interactio­n between the NYPD and her,” an department spokesman said. “The NYPD has no record or any other informatio­n to support the validity of this claim.”

A rep for the rapper was not immediatel­y available.

The Bronx-born rapper’s single “Bodak Yellow” is currently No. 2 on the U.S Billboard Hot 100 chart. It has sold more than 500,000 copies.

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