Mos Def Makes Appeal For Clemency Over South Africa Immigration Fiasco
He looks to Kanye West to spread his message.
Yasiin Bey, aka Mos Def, is currently being detained in Cape Town, Africa according to a message from him that was put up on the Kanye West website. The message starts with a freestyle rap before he launches into an explanation about what has happened to him.
Mos Def says he is being held unlawfully
In the message he explains that he is being held in a prison in Cape Town following an incident at the airport several days previously where he was attempting to travel using a World Passport; a document issued by the non-profit organization World Service Authority. It's not a document that is accepted in all countries, including South Africa, but Bey claims that it has been accepted on previous occasions in ports such as Johannesburg and Cape Town.
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