21 Savage: Cardi B backs campaign to free rapper

‘We will take action,’ says Cardi B as stars and Black Lives Matter movement support musician detained by US immigration officials

Stars from the US rap scene including Cardi B, Quavo and Metro Boomin have thrown their support behind a campaign created by the Black Lives Matter movement to free rapper 21 Savage.

21 Savage, real name Shéyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph, is accused of being a British national living in the US under an expired visa, and has been detained by US immigration officials. A birth certificate obtained by Mail Online suggests he was born in Newham, east London. Bryan Cox, of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice), said: “He is unlawfully present in the US and also a convicted felon.”

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Rapper 21 Savage arrested by US immigration – for being British

  • Atlanta rapper held early on Sunday in Super Bowl city
  • Star is nominated for two awards at Grammys next week

The rapper 21 Savage was arrested in Atlanta early on Sunday morning by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice).

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Cardi B ‘stands behind’ Colin Kaepernick in refusing Super Bowl show

  • Rapper ‘got to sacrifice a lot of money’ by not playing halftime
  • Grammy nominee will perform in Atlanta on Saturday

Cardi B turned down an offer to perform at the Super Bowl, she said, in order to “stand behind” the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who “stood up” for minorities by kneeling down during playings of the pre-game anthem.

Related: Super Bowl half-time show won’t reflect Atlanta’s music industry

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Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine pleads guilty to nine crimes and says he joined gang

Brooklyn star with huge social media following says he helped others try to kill a rival in the gang

The Brooklyn rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine is cooperating with federal prosecutors after pleading guilty to nine crimes and saying he joined a violent New York City gang and helped others try to kill a rival gang member.

The plea was entered last week by the 22-year-old rapper, whose legal name is Daniel Hernandez. Information about it was unsealed Friday in Manhattan federal court.

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Beyonce and Jay-Z’s Surprise Album Makes Marriage Into a Spectacle

The marriage rate remains low , but Jay-Z and BeyoncA are doing their best to keep wedlock fashionable. On Everything Is Love , the joint album the couple surprise-released on Saturday, their union again glitters as a luxury item as covetable as their AlaA a boots and Aruba vacations.

Jay-Z, Beyonce release surprise album ‘Everything Is Love’

In this Nov. 4, 2016 file photo, Beyonce performs at a Get Out the Vote concert for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton at the Wolstein Center in Cleveland. Jay-Z and Beyonce have released a joint album that touches on the rapper's disgust at this year's Grammy Awards and features a shout out from their daughter Blue Ivy to her siblings.

Jay-Z, leading on Grammy Day, attacked by Trump

Jay-Z is leading nominations Sunday for the Grammys, was feted Saturday by music industry heavyweights - and, in between, was taken to task by the president of the United States. American rap mogul Jay-Z - who took home the Industry Icon award at the traditionnal Clive Davis pre-Grammy party - leads with eight Grammy nominations President Donald Trump criticized Jay-Z on his Twitter feed, likely in response to the rap mogul's denunciations of the US leader in an interview.

The Latest: Bruno Mars wins album of the year Grammy Award

The rapper was nominated for eight Grammy nominations on Tuesday, Nov. 28. Four of the five album of the y... . FILE - In this Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017 file photo, Kendrick Lamar accepts the award for video of the year for "HUMBLE."

Chance The Rapper & Nas Perform At Obama Foundation Summit

Attendees at The Obama Foundation Summit were treated to an array of performances at the conclusion of the event that was put on by former president Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama. With the two-day leadership summit taking place in Chicago, Chance The Rapper was among those to grace the stage on Wednesday .

You own it: New Zealand party told to pay for Eminem rip-off

U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake's decision to bow out of a re-election fight could spur a rush of other Republican candidates who hope to take on his only announced challenger in the 2018 Arizona primary. An open letter alleging widespread sexual harassment in Illinois politics and urging women and their allies to come forward is circulating around the state Capitol.