Rapper, director declare they’d no clue scantily clad music video dancer was an NYPD detective

The rapper and director behind the music video that includes an NYPD detective twerking in a thong claimed of their first public feedback for the reason that tune went viral that they’d no concept throughout manufacturing that their “star” dancer was a member of New York’s Best.

Pitch Excellent, who directed the raunchy video for rapper S-Quire, informed TMZ in a Friday interview that the duo employed Melissa Mercado, a seven-year vet of the NYPD, from a casting company and insisted the shoot was dealt with professionally.

“None of us have been conscious of … what her fundamental career was,” the director mentioned.

The Lengthy Island-based rapper’s tune “Doin That” triggered a stir this week when The Publish and different information shops recognized Mercado because the scantily clad girl pole-dancing and twerking within the music video.

“I’ve no phrases,” an nameless detective informed The Publish after watching the racy vid.

Pitch Excellent claimed to TMZ that the curvaceous cop, who works within the NYPD’s particular victims’ unit, has turn out to be a sought-after dancer for different rap movies since her look in S-Quire’s tune.

“Everybody liked this mannequin,” the director mentioned, with S-Quire agreeing, calling her a “stunning girl.” 

“I’ve had tons of artists attain out attempting to get her of their video,” Pitch Excellent informed the outlet, including with amusing, “In the event you have a look at it like that, it could be an amazing factor for her. I believe she wins”

“She was one of many stars,” of the “Doin That” music video, the director added.

S-Quire was much less apt at discovering a silver lining, showing extra distressed by the media consideration centering across the detective.

“You pray for stuff like this however not like this,” S-Quire informed TMZ.

“After all the pieces went down, I’m watching all of this and I’m seeing the narrative change,” S-Quire informed TMZ somberly. “ I’ve a household too. This woman has a household too.

“Yea, I really like the truth that it went viral, however I don’t need to be often called the man that went viral as a result of she was a police officer,” he informed the outlet, calling the entire scenario “extraordinarily unlucky.”

By early Saturday, the “Doin That” vid had amassed over 1.6 million views, however S-Quire claimed that it had already hit the million-view mark previous to the huge publicity generated by the information about Mercado’s day job.

Neither of the boys have spoken to Mercado for the reason that shoot, however expressed their finest needs to the stop-and-frisky detective.

Pitch Excellent and S-Quire informed TMZ that they are going to now be certain to ask any performers on their set whether or not they have one other profession