Black power music functions as cultural documentation and motivational fuel through its evolution from Civil Rights-era declarations to contemporary hip-hop protest lines ...
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On Saturday night after Mos Def’s Summer Breeze set, Voices emissaries Pete and Gabe sat down with for an all-too-brief interview with the artist. Voices was understandably intimidated at the prospect ...
Gorillaz embark on yet another globetrotting adventure on “Damascus,” the animated outfit’s new single with Yasiin Bey (formerly Mos Def) and celebrated Syrian singer Omar Souleyman. “Damascus” gets ...
Yasiin Bey began his career as a child actor before rising to fame as Mos Def in Hip Hop and film. His 2011 name change reflected a personal and artistic transformation. These photos highlight his ...
Shinsuke Nakamura was one of multiple WWE Superstars to have their old theme songs returned to them in the past week. Change may soon be in the air when it comes to WWE theme music. Multiple ...
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Monday, Aug. 11 is National Hip-Hop Celebration Day. It recognizes a genre that is innovative, expansive and built upon that which came before it. An extended conversation with musician, producer and ...
Before you listen to The New Danger, pop in Mos Def's 1999 release Black On Both Sides first. Yeah, it's probably the greatest hip-hop album of all time. With melodic poetry in "Mathematics," ...
Yasiin Bey (fka Mos Def) and the Alchemist are teaming up for a collaborative album under the name FORENSICS. The two hip-hop legends have been teasing the project for a while, and today they ...
Yasiin Bey, the rapper, producer and actor once known as Mos Def, is back with his first new music in five years, the Money Christmas EP which is a Rhymesayers release. He doesn’t really do things ...
Remember how, during the lockdowns for COVID-19 in 2020, livestream performances were all the rage? Well, Yasiin Bey (who you might know as backpack rap pioneer Mos Def) hasn’t forgotten; he’ll be ...