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.

It was also the last he made as Mos Def – the name the Brooklyn-bred MC built his career on in the late '90s as one half of Black Star with Talib Kweli, then with debut solo album Black On Both ...

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.

Pres Hall at Carnegie: MMJ, Del, Shorty, Toussaint, Mos Def. Source: JamBase December 1, 2011. PRESERVATION HALL ANNOUNCE GUESTS FOR 50TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT AT CARNEGIE HALL Preservation Hall Jazz ...

Rapper Mos Def might have to fork over some of his earnings from Erykah Badu’s “Unfollow Me” tour to pay off one of the mothers of his children. Mos Def, who goes by Yasiin Bey and has six ...

The rapper once known as Mos Def may have to fork over nearly $100,000 in earnings from gigs to pay off his baby mama’s attorney fees from their child-support battle.

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.It wasn ...

On this date in 1999, Rapper/actor/social activist Yasiin Bey, who was formally recognized by the Hip Hop world as Mos Def, released his first solo album, Black On Both Sides on the Rawkus ...

Lyrics Born and Destani Wolf, Joe Louis Walker and other blues greats, Blue Note jazz fest, ‘Coraline’ and ‘Pirates of Penzance’ are in the offing.

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This concert film is just plain cool. "Teen Age Music International" packed the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium with screaming youths wielding free tickets and clamoring for a glimpse of pop royalty ...

Mos Def’s presence contributes to that bittersweet feeling because his movie career, too, was fleeting. In 2011, he changed his name to Yasiin Bey, and a few years later, stepped back from both ...