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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Well, Yasiin Bey (who you might know as backpack rap pioneer Mos Def) hasn’t forgotten; he’ll be employing the livestream performance format as he debuts his first new music in five years ...