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 ...

Revisiting ‘Black on Both Sides’ — Mos Def’s 1999 debut album — 25 years later OPINION: “Black on Both Sides” managed to be political, entertaining and jammin’ in a way that few ...

Mos Def insisted Drake is a “very talented MC,” and said he wasn’t trying to be “mean-spirited and unfair” with his take on Drizzy’s music.

Mos Def (Yasiin Bey) has clarified his pop critique of Drake where he compared the 6 God's music to be compatible with shopping at Target.

Drake uses a Method Man clip to clap back at Mos Def (aka Yasiin Bey) after the rapper/actor suggested Champagne Papi makes pop music.

Mos Def slams Drake's music, dubs it ‘pop’ During his appearance on a recent episode of The Cutting Room Floor podcast, Yasiin spoke at length about Drake's music not qualifying as hip-hop.

Rapper Mos Def might have to fork over some of his earnings from Erykah Badu's "Unfollow Me" tour to pay off a baby mama.

Why did Mos Def change his name to Yasiin Bey? Here's the reason behind the name change and the history behind the musician.

Watching Jack Black ham his way through Gondry-fied versions of 2001 or King Kong was the film’s marketing hook, but Def provides crucial grounding in the everyman role, balancing out his fellow ...

Artist Yasiin Bey (Mos Def) talks to MSNBC anchor Ari Melber in this extended interview from inside Bey's new installation at the Brooklyn Museum, where Bey explains his approach to making music ...

Yasiin Bey, formerly known as Mos Def, has been relatively quiet in the music scene since announcing his retirement in a Facebook live video in 2016. Yet he has continued to hint at music releases ...

Retired hip-hop star Mos Def and advertising executive Free Richardson are opening a gallery in the South Bronx next month called The Compound. The space, located in the neighborhood real-estate ...