Solomon Samuel Simone (born January 15, 1990), known by his stage name Raz Simone (/ r æ z s ɪ ˈ m oʊ n /), is an African-American recording artist and songwriter from Seattle, Washington. A hip hop artist who started under the name Razpy, he built his brand by releasing EPs, touring, and filming music videos through his company Black ...

The protest area had several names; the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone (CHAZ) was most common at the outset, along with "Free Capitol Hill". By its second week, the area was more often referred to as the Capitol Hill Organized Protest (CHOP).

Jun 14, 2020 · The hip-hop artist and so-called “warlord” of CHAZ, Raz Simone, has been demonized as the nefarious leader of a separatist movement that could quickly devolve into violence and mayhem.

Jun 13, 2020 · Seattle rapper Raz Simone is accused of declaring himself a warlord — and acting as sheriff in the leaderless, cop-free protest zone dubbed the CHAZ.

Jun 20, 2020 · But the CHAZ is nothing like the mostly peaceful tent city in privately owned Zuccotti Park that was corralled and closely monitored by the NYPD. CHAZ occupants, ranging from several hundred to...

Jun 12, 2020 · Rapper Raz Simone has been accused of establishing himself as a 'warlord' within Seattle's 'Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone', allegedly patrolling the area with an AK-47...

Apr 5, 2025 · The Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone (CHAZ) or Capitol Hill Organised Protest (CHOP) was a pathetic excuse of trying to create an autonomous anarchist commune within the city of Seattle. Chaz was established on the June 8th, 2020 and was taken down on July 1st 2020 by the pigs, within those 23 days multiple lulz took place.

Jun 10, 2020 · What is CHAZ? At the newly named Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone, on a handful of blocks in Seattle’s quirky, lefty Capitol Hill, demonstrators are setting up a new protest society that on Tuesday...

Jan 20, 2022 · The so called 'warlord' of the deadly 2020 Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone (CHAZ), also known as the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest, in Seattle is being sued by five women, four accusing him of trafficking them.

Jul 2, 2020 · On Wednesday, dozens of officers from the Seattle Police Department arrested more than 30 people and cleared out the Capitol Hill Organized Protest (CHOP), formerly known as the Capitol Hill...