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21 Savage: Atlanta rapper 'arrested by US immigration force' | 21 Savage: Atlanta rapper 'arrested by US immigration force' |
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Atlanta rapper 21 Savage has been arrested by immigration officials who say he is actually from the UK, reports say. | Atlanta rapper 21 Savage has been arrested by immigration officials who say he is actually from the UK, reports say. |
The rapper, Shayaa Bin Abraham-Joseph, came to the US in July 2005 aged 12 and failed to leave when his visa expired a year later, officials said. | The rapper, Shayaa Bin Abraham-Joseph, came to the US in July 2005 aged 12 and failed to leave when his visa expired a year later, officials said. |
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) spokesman said he was being held for removal proceedings. | An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) spokesman said he was being held for removal proceedings. |
He has previously described a childhood in Atlanta during interviews. | He has previously described a childhood in Atlanta during interviews. |
In an interview with Fader magazine in 2016 he said he first saw a gun aged eight - although the article did specify where this incident took place. | In an interview with Fader magazine in 2016 he said he first saw a gun aged eight - although the article did specify where this incident took place. |
He is also quoted in the interview as saying he was expelled from school in Atlanta aged about 12 or 13 for taking a gun to class. | He is also quoted in the interview as saying he was expelled from school in Atlanta aged about 12 or 13 for taking a gun to class. |
A CNN reporter quoted an ICE spokesman as saying: "His whole public persona is false". | A CNN reporter quoted an ICE spokesman as saying: "His whole public persona is false". |
Other reports quoted ICE as saying that the rapper was being held in the state of Georgia for being unlawfully present in the US and for being a felon. He was convicted of drugs charges in 2014. | Other reports quoted ICE as saying that the rapper was being held in the state of Georgia for being unlawfully present in the US and for being a felon. He was convicted of drugs charges in 2014. |
Officials were waiting for a judge's ruling before deciding how to proceed, a spokesman said. | Officials were waiting for a judge's ruling before deciding how to proceed, a spokesman said. |
Atlanta shocked by arrest | |
Analysis by Kameron Virk, BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat reporter in Atlanta | |
21 Savage is at the peak of his career. He's just released a hugely popular album that's been praised for its introspection, storytelling, and maturity. | |
Atlanta is the centre of hip-hop in the US, and by extension the world. He's considered one of the city's greatest - and Atlanta through and through. | |
The rapper is known in the city as a person who frequently donates to charitable causes - and he launched his own campaign promoting financial literacy in children on the Ellen show. | |
His raps have mostly painted pictures of a violent upbringing in Atlanta surrounded by drugs and guns - something which up until now nobody had questioned. | |
But his arrest by ICE and links to the UK have definitely left people in the city confused. | |
US website TMZ quoted his lawyer Dina LaPolt as saying she was trying to get the rapper out of detention "while we work with authorities to clear up any misunderstanding". | US website TMZ quoted his lawyer Dina LaPolt as saying she was trying to get the rapper out of detention "while we work with authorities to clear up any misunderstanding". |
"Mr Abraham-Joseph is a role model to the young people in the country - especially in Atlanta, Georgia and is actively working in the community leading programs to help underprivileged youths in financial literacy," she added. | "Mr Abraham-Joseph is a role model to the young people in the country - especially in Atlanta, Georgia and is actively working in the community leading programs to help underprivileged youths in financial literacy," she added. |
In December the rapper released his second album, I am > I was, which went to the top of the Billboard 200 albums charts. | In December the rapper released his second album, I am > I was, which went to the top of the Billboard 200 albums charts. |
The same month he apologised for a lyric in one of his songs that mentioned "Jewish money". | The same month he apologised for a lyric in one of his songs that mentioned "Jewish money". |
It followed a similar apology by NBA star LeBron James, who had shared 21 Savage's lyric on his Instagram account, where critics drew attention to it. | It followed a similar apology by NBA star LeBron James, who had shared 21 Savage's lyric on his Instagram account, where critics drew attention to it. |
LeBron James said he thought it had been a compliment. | LeBron James said he thought it had been a compliment. |
21 Savage said he was "sorry if I offended everybody". | 21 Savage said he was "sorry if I offended everybody". |