JOHANNESBURG (AP) — An American rapper has found out the hard way that a "world passport" isn't accepted in South Africa. Mos Def must appear in court for allegedly breaking South Africa's immigration ...

hip hop artist and actor, Yasiin Bey, popularly known as Mos Def, walks out of the Bellville Magistrates Court, refusing to take off his turban as requested by security, before being due to appear for ...

Yasiin Bey (fka Mos Def) was arrested in South Africa (where he’s been living since 2013) back in January, and he’s been out on bail there, not allowed to leave the country, ever since. The arrest was ...

Yasiin Bey, fka Mos Def, was reportedly arrested in a South African airport. According to AP: Mos Def has 14 days to leave South Africa after he was arrested for violating local immigration laws while ...

The 42-year-old hip hop artist, actor and activist, whose birth name was Dante Smith but who has used the name Yasiin Bey for the last five years, was arrested in Cape Town in January after trying to ...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — American rapper Mos Def's family appeared in court on Tuesday to stop their deportation from South Africa, a South African official said. A judge ruled that lawyers representing ...

A government spokesman says the American entertainer commonly known as Mos Def was arrested in South Africa for travelling with a fraudulent passport. Department of Home Affairs spokesman Mayihlome ...

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - The American rapper known as Mos Def will be allowed to leave South Africa on Tuesday after he apologized for breaking immigration laws. The rapper - whose real name is Yasiin ...

Kanye West lent his eponymous website to his good friend Yasiin Bey (commonly known as Mos Def) Tuesday night so that the New York rapper and actor could explain what’s going on in South Africa and ...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A government spokesman says the American entertainer commonly known as Mos Def was arrested in South Africa for travelling with a fraudulent passport. Department of Home Affairs ...