Rapper The Game has accused New York police of setting him up after his arrest for impersonating an undercover officer on Thursday. The hitmaker, real name Jayceon Taylor, allegedly told a taxi driver he was a cop in an effort to persuade the man to run a series of red lights after his appearance on TV show The Late Show With David Letterman.

The cab driver was pulled over by police as he raced through New York. The Game, who claims he is constantly targeted by local authorities when he visits the Big Apple, says, "This is a ploy by the hip-hop police to humiliate me because they harass and follow me every single time I come to New York. I was in town this week to work and promote my new album, Doctor's Advocate. I never impersonated anyone, especially and absolutely never a police officer."

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