Arriving one year after his acclaimed Black Star collaboration with Talib Kweli, Black On Both Sides expanded Mos Def’s ...

We are in a crippling recession, but listening to hip-hop would you know that? The supposed music of the street has not, to my ears, noticed that the economic reality for most Black people has changed ...

Although there were rumors of Black Thought, Busta Rhymes, Slick Rick (like night one) and of course his Black Star partner Talib Kweli showing up, the only guest was Pharoahe Monch, who, like on ...

Laila! is a rapidly rising up-and-coming artist, and there’s been a great deal of speculation about who her father is. Many people guessed it could be Yasiin Bey, formerly known as Mos Def, but ...

We live in generation obsessed with hyperboles that allows various artists to casually and frequently throw around statements claiming that they’re the “best,” and frankly, Yasiin Bey (aka Mos Def) ...

Yasiin Bey (fka Mos Def) has finally released his new, delayed, album, December 99th, which he made with producer Ferrari Sheppard. It's currently streaming exclusively on Tidal. If you're not a ...

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 ...

Footage of the MC seemingly rapping about Kendrick Lamar, Drake and J. Cole makes the rounds. Yasiin Bey, aka Mos Def, made headlines in January when he classified Drake as pop and not Hip-Hop. Drake ...

The Javotti Media founder once again indicates the duo is ready to drop a project. Talib Kweli and Yasiin Bey (fka Mos Def) became major talking points in Hip Hop over the last two weeks, thanks to ...

Yasiin Bey, formerly Mos Def, has racked up years of credibility in rap since launching his career in 1994. On a new episode of the fashion podcast The Cutting Room Floor, he was asked if he ...

For the latest edition of Pursuit of Happiness, Fatboi Sharif discusses what he learned from therapy and how to surround yourself with the right energy. 11 hours ago We'll be the first to admit we ...

Oy vey. We may be three weeks into a new year, but it looks like hip-hop fans are dead set on arguing about the same ol’ bullsh*t. Over the weekend, a clip of Yasiin Bey offering some… regressive ...