By then, Mos Def will be well established in several other media. He's currently hosting "Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry," a four-part HBO series celebrating rhythm and rhyme.

The debut album from Black Star, “Mos Def and Talib Kweli are Black Star,” released on Sept. 29, 1998 (the greatest release date in hip-hop history) did not disappoint.

Mos Def's Big Band Vision Is Still Evolving. September 22, 2008. If there's one thing Mos Def has, it's ambition. The hip-hop superstar -- who's also an actor, musician and (like all good ...

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 ...

The hip-hop artist and “Dexter” actor says that “it’s time to expand and move on.” By THR Staff Mos Def (real name: Dante Terrell Smith) will take a cue from P.Diddy by changing his ...

“The aim is high,” Mos Def told USA Today while sharing that his writing and rhyming skills have sharpened since arriving on the scene with the single Universal Magnetic, 12 years ago. ...

Rapper Mos Def does not consider Drake’s music to be hip-hop and is more suitable to be played while shopping at Target.. The 50-year-old rapper, who legally changed his name to Yasiin Bey, said ...

The debut album from Black Star, “Mos Def and Talib Kweli are Black Star,” released on Sept. 29, 1998 (the greatest release date in hip-hop history) did not disappoint.