Man pulls knife at hip hop battle

A knife was pulled on the host emcee of a charity rap battle sponsored by Hip Hop Congress Thursday night in front of Collins Center after a confrontation between two attendees, according to witnesses. Details were unclear at press time.\n"It was just a couple of dudes who couldn't behave themselves," said Hip Hop Chapter President Alex Pyatetsky. "We don't condone this behavior." \nThe IU Police Department was called and reported to the scene at about 7:30 p.m., but the persons involved don't intend to file charges against each other, said IUPD Sgt. Andrew Stephenson. The battle raised a few hundred dollars for victims of Hurricane Katrina despite the controversy, said Ben Van Dyke, Hip Hop Congress treasurer.