Antoine Dodson's apartment

Interview Location Huntsville, Alabama

This is the apartment where Antoine Dodson gave his viral "Hide Yo Kids, Hide Yo Wife" interview.

It is situated at 501 Webster Drive NW in Huntsville, Alabama.

Interview location
This Google Street View image of 501 Webster Drive NW was taken in May 2022, nearly 12 years after the incident. The interview was held at the main entrance to the apartment.

In the early hours of July 28, 2010, Dodson scared off a man who reportedly broke into his sister's second-story bedroom.

It is believed that the intruder used a garbage can at the back of the building to climb onto a ledge beneath the window.

His sister, Kelly, claimed that the man tried to rape her, as he pulled at her clothes and then grabbed her when she started resisting.

Intruder
The intruder reportedly used a garbage can to climb onto a ledge below Kelly's window.

Dodson woke up and rushed into Kelly's bedroom after he heard her screaming for help. At that point, the alleged rapist escaped via the bedroom window and ran away.

Following the incident, WAFF-48 News sent a reporter to Webster Drive to interview the siblings.

Dodson's angry interview quickly became an Internet meme due to his flamboyant, over-the-top delivery.

When the reporter asked him to comment on the break-in, he responded:

"Well, obviously, we have a rapist in Lincoln Park. He's climbing in your windows. He's snatching your people up, trying to rape them. So ya'll need to hide yo kids, hide yo wife, and hide yo husband, because they're raping everybody out here."

He also mocked the intruder for leaving behind his t-shirt and fingerprints:

"We got your t-shirt. You done left your fingerprints and all. You are so dumb. You are really dumb. For real."

Viral

Shortly after the interview went viral, a musical comedy group called the Gregory Brothers autotuned Dodson's vocals and released the single "Bed Intruder Song."

At the time of writing, the song had more than 153 million views on YouTube.

Following the interview, Dodson appeared on a string of talk shows and radio stations. He also performed at the 2010 BET Hip Hop Awards.

His newfound fame drastically improved his financial situation, as he received a 50% cut from "Bed Intruder Song," which sold more than 250,000 copies on iTunes.

This money, coupled with public donations and sales of merchandise, gave him the means to buy his family a house.

Rashaad Cooper

Dodson claimed that the intruder was a local man named Rashaad Cooper.

However, Cooper has disputed Dodson's version of events and accused him of profiting off of his life.

Rashaad Cooper
Dodson and Cooper (pictured right).

Cooper said that he and Kelly started a casual relationship shortly before the incident took place. He also denied entering her bedroom via the window.

Cooper claimed that he was already in the house "chilling" when Kelly attempted to do something that he "wasn't down for yet." He said that she became so enraged and physically abusive that he fled through the second-story window.

The following day, he saw Dodson's interview on the news.

Cooper moved away after the accusation about him being a rapist spread throughout the neighborhood.

In 2014, Dodson and Cooper decided to settle things in a celebrity boxing match. However, it looked more like a choreographed WWE wrestling match than a legitimate fight.

Immediately after the first round began, Cooper knocked Dodson to the floor and began taunting him. When the referee intervened and pushed him away, he appeared to twist his ankle.

From that point on, Cooper became worn out and struggled to put up a fight.

Dodson eventually won after he knocked Cooper out in the third round.

Address

The address and GPS coordinates for the apartment are as follows:

Address

501 Webster Drive NW, Huntsville, Alabama, AL 35801, USA

GPS Coordinates

34.742858, -86.591557
34°44'34.29"N 86°35'29.61"W

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Area Information

Huntsville is a city in Madison County, which is in the north of Alabama, near the state line with Tennessee.

📍 Webster Drive is situated in a housing project called Lincoln Park. The entrance is roughly 400 yards (365 meters) north of the intersection between Washington Street and Pratt Avenue.

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