Rapper Tyga has been asked by the U.S.-based Human Rights Foundation to cancel his participation in a government-sponsored concert in Belarus.
According to the non-profit organization, Tyga — real name Michael Ray Stevenson — is scheduled to perform Aug. 8 at Hip Hop Fireworks in the Belarusian capital Minsk, a concert taking place the night before the country's high-stakes presidential election that could see the 26-year rule of its incumbent authoritarian strongman Alexander Lukashenko come to an end.
The Human Rights Foundation claims the event is part of a "plan to distract protestors from gathering at opposition rallies." In a letter sent to the artist, the group said that the concert was "organized and funded by the Belarusian.
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