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The headline of the article is Kanye West's New Slaves screening shut down by Houston police. The article was created on Monday 27 May 2013 11.34 BST. The author of the article is Sean Michaels. The purpose of the article is to give the readers some information about the fact that Kanye West's new music video on side of landmark building blocked by Texas police.

The writer states that police in Houston, Texas put a quick stop to a local promotional campaign for Kanye West's new album, Yeezus. 

Moreover, officers threatened to arrest fans who had gathered outside the city's Rothko Chapel on Saturday night, hoping to watch a video for West's latest song.

As it turned out, new Slaves, which was expected to be projected on to the chapel's wall. 

The author tells us that It was the second weekend in a row that West had organised screenings of New Slaves at sites around the world, projecting the new video on the walls of major landmarks.

Further the writer points out that on Friday, Saturday and Sunday there were events in more than 20 cities, including Manchester and Glasgow.

Then the writer reports that in Houston, the rapper had scheduled three Saturday screenings, and none of them happened. At the landmark Rothko Chapel, whose interior includes 14 paintings by Mark Rothko, dozens of "upbeat, respectful" fans were sent home by police, according to the Houston Chronicle.

The writer points out that officials "pulled several cars on to the grass, flashed lights and sirens and demanded everyone leave or be arrested for trespassing", it reported. "Folks slowly dispersed when it was clear this wasn't part of the show." Across town, another screening never got off the ground, and police prohibited organisers from proceeding with a third showing at the city's Central Library. "Just as [the technician] was about to press play … the cops said no," a witness told the blog Day and a Dream.

Further the author states that while Houston police said the cancellations were due to issues of permits and public safety, some observers have wondered if the content of the song caused the authorities to intervene.As West rages against institutionalised racism in New Slaves, he has some special words for the prison-industrial complex, in which police play an important role. "The DEA teamed up with the CCA," West raps. "They tryin' to lock niggas up/ They tryin' to make new slaves/ See that's that privately owned prisons/ Get your piece today."

In conclusion the writer say that Yeezus, West's sixth album, will reportedly be released on 18 June. Described as "dark" and "very raw", the LP may include collaborations with Daft Punk, Skrillex, Frank Ocean, Tyler the Creator, James Blake and Malik Yusef. 

To my mind, this article is really worth reading. Having read about the ban on  Kanye West's new music video, I was not surprised. I believe that the police did the right thing.