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Common defiende que la música de Drake es hip hop tras la desaprobación de Mos Def

Published: 01/25/2024

Que Common y Mos Def estén juntos en el Lyricist Lounge no significa que tengan la misma opinión sobre el lugar de Drake en la cultura, ¡¡¡pues Common está de su lado!!! Ebro, Laura Stylez y Peter Rosenberg de Hot 97 discutieron el comentario ahora viral de Yasiin Bey de que la música de…

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Common Vouches For Drake's Hip Hop Cred After Mos Def's Disapproval

Published: 01/25/2024

Common and Mos Def coming up together in the Lyricist Lounge doesn't mean they have the same take on Drake's place in the culture -- 'cause Common's got his back!!! Hot 97's Ebro, Laura Stylez and Peter Rosenberg discussed Yasiin Bey's now-viral commentary that Drake's radio-friendly music was…

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Drake Hits Back at Yasiin Bey, Uses 'Umi Says' Lyrics Against Him

Published: 01/16/2024

Drake is responding to Yasiin Bey's backhanded compliments hilariously -- with a taste of the legendary MC's own medicine: his own lyrical content!!! On Tuesday, Drake referenced the rapper previously known as Mos Def's marquee track "Umi Says" ... a direct response to Mos' recent dig that Drake's…

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Yasiin Bey, AKA Mos Def, Says Drake's Music Isn't Real Hip Hop

Published: 01/13/2024

Drake's music might technically be considered "rap" if you had to throw it in a genre bin -- but Yasiin Bey (aka, Mos Def) says it ain't pure hip hop as far as he's considered. The legendary MC recently sat down for an interview on "The Cutting Room Floor" ... where the host asks him straight up…

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Mos Def -- Finally Allowed to Leave South Africa

Published: 11/22/2016

Mos Def can kiss South Africa goodbye -- he's apologized to the government for trying to use a "world passport" and he's all set to jet back to the U.S. The rapper will hop on a flight Tuesday night after getting arrested in January for using a false passport. The Department of Home Affairs tells…

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Mos Def -- Tokyo No-Show ... Talent Booker Sues

Published: 05/18/2016

Mos Def bailed on 3 shows in Japan and now the company that booked him is going after the people who struck the deal. Light House says it booked Mos Def for two back-to-back concerts in Tokyo last September, plus a festival gig a few days later. The booking company claims to have signed a contract…

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Rapper Mos Def -- Turned Away with Turban in South Africa

Published: 03/08/2016

Rapper Mos Def was turned away in a South African court Tuesday, after refusing to remove a turban on his head. The American rapper faces charges of trying to leave the country with a bogus passport. He presented a "world passport," instead of his American passport and was slapped with the charge.…

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Mos Def -- No More Parties in South Africa ... Charged in Immigration Bust

Published: 01/20/2016

Mos Def better lawyer up in South Africa ... he's just been charged with using a false passport and an unrecognized travel document, and helping his family illegally stay in the country. As we previously reported, the rapper, who goes by Yasiin Bey, was arrested attempting to leave the country on…

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Mos Def -- Arrested and Kicked Out of South Africa for Having Bad Papers

Published: 01/15/2016

Mos Def allegedly tried to use a "world passport" Thursday to leave South Africa, but since there is no such thing as a "world passport" ... he was arrested and banned from the country for five years. A Department of Home Affairs spokesman in S.A. tells us Mos overstayed his visitor's permit, but…

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Mos Def Sued for Def Bailing on Concert

Published: 08/26/2010

Rapper Mos Def is accused of recently bailing on a gig 24 hours before it was set to go off and causing the promoter to take a $57,000 hit ... this according to a new lawsuit. According to the documents -- filed today in L.A. County Superior Court and obtained by TMZ -- Mos was paid a $12,500…

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