By Sophie Schillaci Mos Def VEVO Presents - P 2011 Mos Def made ... Prince to Love Symbol: In what could be the most famous name change of the century, Prince defied contractual obligations ...

If you’re wondering why you haven’t heard much from hip-hop artist Mos Def lately, it’s because the Brooklyn-born rapper-turned-actor changed his stage name more than two decades ago.

This week, Yasiin Bey, the 42-year-old artist formerly known as Mos Def, shockingly announced ... was his decision to change his name. In late 2011, the well-known musician publicly announced ...

Bey, the artist formerly known as Mos Def has spent over two decades ... There's the constant activism, the name change and now what appears to be the end of this phase of his life.

Plus, being the last body of work before Bey retired the Mos Def name in 2011 because he feared it was "being treated as a product, not a person." The name-change underscored Yasiin Bey's ...

In usual Tim Westwood fashion, the radio legend felt it was right to uncover this unreleased Mos Def freestyle dating all the way back to 2000. That was long before the name change, but ...

The rapper once known as Mos Def may have to fork over nearly $100,000 ... The musician, who has used the name Yasiin Bey since 2011, has six kids from four different women, and is set to open ...