Mos Def Vents Frustrations with South African Government, Plans Retirement
Last week, news arrived that Yasiin Bey (formerly known as Mos Def) was arrested in South Africa, where he and his family have been living, for presenting an invalid "world passport." Though he was attempting to exit the country for a show, the Associated Press reported that Bey would be given two weeks...to leave the country, and to observe a five-year ban from re-entering.
On Tuesday night (Jan. 19), Kanye West tweeted a link to his website, which has been repurposed to play a 10-and-a-half-minute message from Bey. It begins with a freestyle that flips the hook from Kanye's new song "No More Parties in L.A." to "no more parties in S.A." Listen here:
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