Rawkus Records signed Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Common and other top underground rappers during its 12-year run ...
On this day in hip hop history, 27 years ago, Mos Def and Talib Kweli joined forces to release their iconic debut album Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star on Rawkus Records — a landmark project that ...
Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. There are a few songs I vividly remember hearing (or seeing if the video ...
The 2000s era collective featured a who’s who of Black musicians including Erykah Badu, Common, Mos Def, Jill Scott, Q-Tip, ...
Mos Def is hoping to draw attention to what he sees as inequities in the U.S.' criminal justice system this weekend with the 10th annual "Black August" benefit concert at the Nokia Theater in New York ...
The recording artist formerly known as Mos Def, Yasiin Bey, is continuing his crossover into the fine art world. Bey’s latest album is more like a work of art than a traditional musical release: it ...
My favorite moment: Mos Def rapping over a personal favorite beat by Oxnard, CA artist called Oh No (find it on an album called “Dr. No’s Oxperiment”). It’s ...
Showtime has released a new promo for season 6 of Dexter and it's not just a vague and flimsy sneak peek. The juicy new trailer shows a slew of new guest starts in action, including Colin Hanks, ...
Laila! is a rapidly rising up-and-coming artist, and there’s been a great deal of speculation about who her father is. Many people guessed it could be Yasiin Bey, formerly known as Mos Def, but ...
This is wild if it’s true. Mos Def is being linked to one of the latest rising stars, thanks to fans of the growing trend in live performance content platforms. It’s possible that you may have either ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mos Def performs onstage with Gorillaz during the Meadows Music and Arts Festival - Day 2 at Citi Field on September 16, 2017 in ...
OPINION: “Black on Both Sides” managed to be political, entertaining and jammin’ in a way that few albums have managed since. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed ...