As rumors swirl about whether Mos Def (a.k.a. Yasiin Bey) has been banned from entering the United States, some media outlets say that the claims are false. Aside from this, let’s take a break and hear directly from the artist and entertainer who currently resides in Cape Town, South Africa.
Perspective of Africa
“I’ve been to Brazil numerous times, all throughout Asia, all throughout the best places in Europe, the best places in the States, even as far as some of Scandinavia. Amazing talent, amazing places. But nobody, excluding any place, is like Africa. Nobody. And that’s not a past-time or history, that’s today—the arts, the crafts, the thoughts, the concepts, the energy, the people that are comin out of this continent are unlike any other in the world. And that’s not something to trip on, or to take as a dose to the ego. But don’t trip, be aware. Be aware that you are in a special place at a very special and unique time in history.” – Mos Def (via Rolling Stone)