Aaron SternMusic / NewsDev Hynes says he was racially profiled at Berlin airport‘Irony of listening to Wagner at the time of apprehension was not lost on me...’ShareLink copied ✔️May 27, 2014MusicNewsTextZing Tsjeng Dev Hynes claims he was racially profiled and harassed by German authorities as he was passing through a Berlin airport. "Yes, it was racial," he wrote in a series of tweets describing the incident. "Nothing new, sadly." The Blood Orange singer explained that German airport officials searched his possessions, demanding receipts for electronic equipment he had bought a year ago. This was in spite of the fact that the London-born musician holds both EU citizenship and a US visa. Hynes's experience comes a few days after Mykki Blanco alleged he was arrested in Portugal for being both black and gay. You can check out Hynes's tweets below; they make for some pretty depressing reading, especially given what other black people have said about racism in the German capital: Was just held in Berlin Airport even though I'm a valid EU citizen with a U.S visa.— Devonté Hynes (@devhynes) May 25, 2014Everywhere I've ever been I am reminded that there are people out there holding a prejudice because of my skin colour, yes it was racial.— Devonté Hynes (@devhynes) May 25, 2014They went through all of my electronics and wouldn't let me go because I didn't have receipts for things I bought a year ago.— Devonté Hynes (@devhynes) May 25, 2014Irony of listening to Wagner at the time of apprehension was not lost on me...— Devonté Hynes (@devhynes) May 25, 2014People will always say to me "traveling is fun!" Or "I want to visit here.. And there etc". Well, imagine if even before all of that...— Devonté Hynes (@devhynes) May 25, 2014... You have to be aware and/or ready for how you will be treated based on nothing to do with your personality. Anyway, you know all this.— Devonté Hynes (@devhynes) May 25, 2014Nothing new, sadly.— Devonté Hynes (@devhynes) May 25, 2014Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREZaylevelten is leading a Gen Z Nigerian rap revolutionBillionhappy is the ‘king’ of the Nu China rap sceneWhat makes a good sex song?Rap band WHATMORE are the sound of New York adolescence ‘Emo boy got the party lit’: The UK underground has a new identity crisisRawayana: How a Venezuelan pop band became political exiles‘Silence is punk as fuck’: Frost Children and Ninajirachi go head-to-head‘Fast, angry, chaotic’: The story behind the Prodigy’s ‘Firestarter’ video‘There’s been tears’: RZA on the final days of Wu-Tang ClanWhat went down at the beabadoobee Dazed cover signing Kim Gordon selects: What to listen to, watch and read7 of beabadoobee’s greatest collabsEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy