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 ...

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.

Yasiin Bey—FKA Mos Def—unleashed sharp criticism on the modern music industry, likening its greed to the cartoon tycoon Scrooge McDuck.

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.

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.