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Peace, Peace, Peace: Mos Def’s Greatest Joints
In a shocking turn of events last night, Yasiin Bey, better known as Mos Def, announced his retirement from the entertainment industry. Bowing out of the spotlight by way of an audio recording that mostly addressed his recent legal situation in South Africa on kanyewest.com, the man many have to come to know over the years as […]
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2015’s Best: The Most Memorable Hip-Hop Moments
Just as any year before it and sure to come, hip-hop’s 2015 was momentous, disastrous and triumphant in a slurry of events, often dissected both as mega and minutiae. There were beefs, there were memes, there were endorsements and reunions. We saw many a classic album hit a milestone and many a rapper ignite and […]
Read moreJam On It: Mos Def & Ski Beatz – Sensei On The Block
The Mighty Mos drops the Yasiin Bey persona on this jam that hearkens back to when he actually rapped and flexed the verbal dexterity that we all have known the Brooklynite wordsmith to possess. With Ski Beatz giving the backdrop in beat form for Mos Def to fire off his vaunted bars, “Sensei On The Block” is a […]
Read moreFOMO-chella: April Show Calendar
A new epidemic is spreading, and it has nothing to do with the flu, or any kind of superbug; it’s called FOMO, and during Coachella season, it’s particularly rampant. However, there are advantages to not spending all of your funds on one weekend of music. Why not spread it out a bit? I’m personally one […]
Read morePeep This: Yasiin Bey Covers MF DOOM in “BEYONDOOM”
Yasiin Bey, formerly known as Mos Def, is a rare sighting these days. He’ll make sporadic appearances in the US, but more often than not it seems that the rapper/poet finds himself overseas chillin’ in Morocco or making sly videos paying tribute to another elusive figure in hip-hop, MF DOOM. Between the end of last […]
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RECAP: Mos Def’s Black on Both Sides 15 Year Anniversary Show
Mos Def, now known as Yasiin Bey, celebrated the 15 year anniversary of his first solo album, Black on Both Sides, last week and it was heavenly. For the full recap, hit the jump.
Read moreRECAP: Yasiin Bey AKA Mos Def at The Yost Theater
Whether it be Pretty Flaco, Flaco Bey, Black Dante, Boogieman, Mos Def, or now Yasiin Bey, you know that you’re getting a live show that’s off the well worn path of your typical hip hop act. From the mood setting red lights, to the stage covered in rose petals, to his signature red microphone, one […]
Read moreMos Def & Preservation: The REcstatic
There are a few Hip-Hop dudes I’ve been seriously waiting for a proper LP from for quite awhile: Deltron, Madvillain, and of course, Black Star. Event II is supposed to come out later this year, Madvillainy 2’s release is still up in the air, and I haven’t heard much on the end of Black Star […]
Read moreJam On It: Yasiin Bey – The Light Is Not Afraid Of The Dark
After the recent release of a new track, “Black Jesus”, the man formerly known as Mos Def, Yasiin Bey, drops another quality joint for us by way of an earlier unreleased track called “The Light Is Not Afraid Of The Dark”. The song is produced by Kanye West and was reportedly recorded during the Tru3 […]
Read moreSean Healy Presents: Yasiin Bey (Mos Def) at The Belasco
Get ready to cancel any plans you’ve made this evening, because Pretty Flaco AKA Mos Def AKA Yasiin Bey AKA dude who had a bad experience with dogs in The Italian Job, is hitting the stage at The Belasco in Los Angeles. Come through and boogie down with the Boogie Man tonight! Tickets are $35.00 […]
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