Yasiin Bey, formerly known as Mos Def, was arrested Thursday, January 14, at South Africa's Cape Town International Airport for traveling with a fake passport.
The rapper, real name Dante Smith, had been living in the country since 2013. He allegedly tried to use a "world passport," that isn't recognized by South Africa.
He's been given 14 days to leave the country.
Department of Home Affairs SpokesmanMayihlome Tshweteexplained South Africa's decision in a series of tweets Friday.
Mr Smith has been living in SA with his family without the necessary permits, he was detained upon departure for using illegal travel docs
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Sean Penn sat down with “CBS This Morning” co-host Charlie Rose for a conversation about his meeting with drug kingpin, Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, and what he believes is misinformation spread by the Mexican government regarding the interview he conducted for Rolling Stone.
Charlie Rose: Do you believe the Mexican government released this (information) because they wanted to see you blamed and to put you at risk?
Sean Penn: Yes
Rose: They wanted to encourage the cartel to put you in their crosshairs?
Penn: Yes
Rose: Are you fearful for your life?
Penn: No
The meeting was facilitated by actressKate del Castillio.
Kate del Castillio
“There is this myth about the visit that we made, my colleagues and I with El Chapo, that it was — as the Attorney General of Mexico is quoted — ‘essential’ to his capture,” Penn said. “We had met with him many weeks earlier…on October 2nd, in a place nowhere near where he was captured. Here’s the things that we know: We know that the Mexican government … they were clearly very humiliated by the notion that someone found him before they did,” he continued. “Well, nobody found him before they did. We didn’t — we’re not smarter than the DEA or the Mexican intelligence. We had a contact upon which we were able to facilitate an invitation.”
Penn feels that the "war on drugs" has failed and that the real intention of his interview with El Chapo has now been lost.
"I have a regret that the entire discussion about this article ignores it's purpose, which was to try to contribute to this discussion about the policy on the war on drugs," the actor explained. "Let's go to the big picture of what we all want. We all want this drug problem to stop. We all want the killings in Chicago to stop. We are the consumer. Whether you agree with Sean Penn or not, there is a complicity there. And if you are on the moral right or on the far left, just as many of your children are doing these drugs. And how much time have they spent in the last week since this article came out talking about that?"
The full interview will air Sunday, January 17, on CBS' "60 Minutes."
Snoop Dogg and Daz Dillinger release their collaborative album titled "Cuzznz." The project features Kurupt, Dam-Funk and Shon Lawon. You can purchase it now from iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/cuzznz/id1064207645.
Tracklist:
1. Have U Eva 2. N My System (feat. Dâm-funk) 3. Six n’da Morning (feat. Kurupt) 4. Pop Pop Bang 5. Phenomonon 6. Happy Birthday 7. Dic Walk (feat. Kurupt) 8. N My Life Tyme (feat. Kurupt) 9. Best Friend 10. Sho You Right (feat. Shon’Lawon) 11. What’s Yo Pleasure 12. It’s Not a Secret (feat. Shon’Lawon) 13. Keep’a Nigga High 14. We’ll Miss U
Bronx, New York lyrical beast Fred The Godson has been locked in the studio with The Heatmakerz recording his "Contraband II" mixtape. He takes a brief break to release a new freestyle over The Diplomats' classic "Dipset Anthem" instrumental.
Fred calls this one "Gangsta Muzik."
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The L.A. County District Attorney has rejected Chloe Goins' sexual assault case against Bill Cosby. They said the statute of limitations had run out and the actor/comedian had an alibi, therefore he could not have been at the Playboy Mansion on the day Goins said he was.
Goins responded by releasing a song titled "Bill Cosby: Diss Track" under the rap name Chlo Chlo.
That was enough forCharlamagne Tha Godto give her"Donkey of the Day"for Thursday, January 14.
You can check out the song below and hear what Charlamagne had to say up top.
With the second installment of the film "Ride Along" being released on January 15, Kevin Hart, made a promotional stop by The Breakfast Club.
The comedian/actor also talks about his upcoming projects, teaming with Nike for his own signature shoe, staying positive, Will Smith paving the way for Philadelphia entertainers, preparing to get married for the second time, his dad's addiction to drugs, getting his work ethic from his mom, Steve Harvey's Miss Universe gaffe, Meek Mill vs Drake, Fabolous having the best sense of humor, best dressed comedians and tells a hilarious Prince story.
Smoke DZA has been dropping pure heat as of late. He keeps the momentum going with "Where It's At?" Produced by Ron Browz a.k.a. Ether Boy. Give it a listen up top.
Clockwise from top left: Cate Blanchett in “Carol,” the cast of “Spotlight,” Pixar’s “Inside Out” and Leonardo DiCaprio in “The Revenant.” (Images courtesy of The Weinstein Company, AP, Pixar and Twentieth Century Fox.) via The Washington Post
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The 88th Annual Academy Awards will honor the best films of 2015. The show will be held on February 28, 2016, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California at 7 p.m. EST.
Chris Rock will serve as the host of the event, which will air live on ABC.
On Thursday, January 14, Guillermo del Toro, Ang Lee and John Krasinski announced the nominees.
"The Revenant" leads the pack with 12 nominations.
Here's something new from Young Thug titled "Make a Lot." The track was produced by Metro Boomin. Give it a listen up top and let us know what you think by sounding off in the comment section below.
With lottery fever sweeping the nation, Wale, releases a new "Powerball" freestyle, letting the world know what he would do with the $1.5 billion. Song produced by Street Symphony and D.O. Speaks
Freddie Gibbs drops off a couple of fire tracks today. Check out his "Dead Presidents" freestyle produced by Sid "Speakerbomb" Miller and "Hot Boys" produced by Dupri of League of Starz.
Lawrence Phillips is dead after reportedly killing himself inside his cell at Kern Valley State Prison in California. An autopsy will be performed to determine the exact cause of his death.
According to a press release by the facility, Phillips, 40, was found unresponsive in his cell at 12:05 a.m. Wednesday morning, January 13.
The former Nebraska Cornhusker, who played four years in the NFL, had been locked in segregation since being suspected of killing his cellmate Damion Soward on April 11, 2015.
In September he was formally charged with first-degree murder.
Lawrence Phillips
Phillips was an extremely gifted athlete, but couldn't stay out of trouble off the field.
Despite being accused of dragging an ex-girlfriend by her hair down a flight of stairs while at Nebraska, he was drafted with the sixth overall pick in the 1996 NFL draft by the St. Louis Rams. He played two years for them before being released for insubordination in 1997.
His last two years in the league were spent with the Miami Dolphins and the San Francisco 49ers.
He'd been in prison since 2005, and was currently serving a 31-year sentence for choking his ex-girlfriend twice in San Diego and driving a car into a group of teens, injuring three, after getting angry that his team was losing a pickup football game in Los Angeles.
Though MC Eiht and DJ Quik are now amicable with one another, they had an infamous beef that lasted nearly six years. In a recent sit-down with VladTV, the "Streiht Up Menace" rapper gets candid about the vicious back and forth he had with Quik.
Eiht cites the tension between him and Quik as a byproduct of the pair's rival Blood and Crip affiliations. The Compton rapper says the beef popped off after the release of his song, "Def Wish." Eiht spits the line "Biting me quick will mean you get my d*** sucked quick." Though Eiht claims "he never knew who he was," because Quik was a Blood many took the wordplay as a direct shot at the rapper.
DJ Quik later responded to the line on his demo tape with a personal threat to Eiht, whom Quik wrongly thought called him out. The beef ensued for years afterwards and it hit a new level when DJ Quik mentioned MC Eiht's neighborhood in a song. Things between the two men got so heated that MC Eiht remembers Suge Knight and his crew pulling him over to talk about the beef, but it was only to assure him that things weren't going to get out of hand.
During the conversation MC Eiht also spoke about ending his beef with Quik and recording a song with him later that night, which you can hear about in the clip below.
With each new release, Lil Bibby, continues to separate himself from the pack of up and coming rappers. His latest song titled "Can't Trust a Soul" is a certified banger. The official music video below has low audio quality so we've included the CDQ audio up top.
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