Moroccan Rapper El Grande Toto Barred from Leaving Country Amid Legal Dispute

Whose real name is Taha Fahssi, the rapper El Grande Toto is not as untouchable as he thought. He is prohibited from leaving the national territory, due to the complaint filed against him by journalist and TV presenter Mohamed Tijini for "insults and death threats".

As he was about to travel to a European country to give a concert, he was simply prevented by the border police at Casablanca’s Mohammed V International Airport from boarding the plane. He will have to remain in Morocco until the end of this legal procedure.

To recall, the "insults and death threats" made against the journalist followed his show during which he accused El Grande Toto of having advocated for drugs at the Rabat festival. The Moroccan rapper is now the most listened to artist in the MENA region on Spotify, with over 135 million streams in 178 countries.