Accused Cop-Assaulter DV One Is Still Waiting for His Day in Court

About a month ago, Bomb Hip-Hop, a San Francisco record label, invited Campbell to join its European tour. Campbell demurred because the tour would have coincided with the scheduled trial date, and when the date was pushed back again, it was too late to participate. "That would have been a huge deal monetarily and DJ'ing in general," he says with a sigh. "Stuff like that happens a lot. Someone will call me up and ask if I can do this week, and I'm like, 'Eh, I'm not sure.'"

Publicity and visibility are the lifeblood of an entertainer, but Campbell says he feels compelled to keep a low profile until his legal troubles are resolved, and he's more cautious when it comes to talking to strangers. He admits to being somewhat paranoid about putting himself in the wrong place at the wrong time, as well as possible reprisals from the police, so he no longer posts his calendar on his Web site and doesn't publicize his shows, which he says prevents him from getting more gigs. "A lot of people will book you based on how many shows you're doing, because that means you're popular," he explains. "But I'm kind of scared to be as public as I want to be because the more visible I am, the more risk I take. I don't want somebody to show up and start trouble. I can't really promote myself. It's kind of stagnating my career."

Kevin P. Casey

Campbell with his daughter, whose encounter with the cops outside Memorial Stadium led to the DJ's arrest.

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• Lisa Daugaard
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Last week, the court assigned Campbell yet another trial date, Aug. 6. It will take until then for the court to respond to the jury challenge, and Daugaard says she hopes this will be the final delay. Campbell says that by now, he regards any trial date with a healthy circumspection, but looks forward to ending the wait. "My life has been on hold since Sept. 15 [the day of the incident]," he says. "Since that day, the way I look at interactions with police, with other people, the way I look at everything, it's all changed."

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