Last night, celebrated battle-rapper Illmaculate—the focus of a 2009 Willamette Week cover story—was scheduled to headline the Blue Monk along with Luck-One and Mikey Vegaz. Before he could go on, however, the venue on Southeast Belmont was swarmed by police officers, Oregon Liquor Control Commission personnel [OLCC personnel were not present at the scene, as The Oregonian had previously reported.—Ed.] and members of the Gang Enforcement Team, who blocked off the street and limited entrance to the club. According to The Oregonian, the police were responding to a call from the Fire Marshall reporting the venue was overcrowded. After Luck-One's set, Illmaculate left the Blue Monk in protest, then tweeted the following: