Posts Tagged ‘mos def’

It’s not every day that you get a new song from Yasiin Bey (formerly known as Mos Def). He’s had an interesting (to say the least) career, and lately it has seemed like releasing music isn’t... Read more »

Street artist Jay Shells has a new project that brings together rap lyrics with the places that inspired them, putting up custom signs of lyrics like Big L’s ”On 139 and Lenox Ave There’s a big park,... Read more »

This is the title track to a film called The Die By Dawn, a western starring Michael K. Williams, Erykah Badu, Isaiah Washington, Jesse Williams and Rosario Dawson. The plot, according to IMDB: “Four outlaws with a... Read more »

In all forms of art and expression, sometimes less is more. There’s an art to getting right to the point, chopping off all the extra and presenting an idea as succinctly as possible. In music, this... Read more »

Yasiin Bey and Mannie Fresh, an unlikely pairing with serious potential. Though the rapper formerly known as Mos Def may be most readily identified by some with his Brooklyn home, his music has long tap-danced through... Read more »

As one of the game’s most highly regarded lyrical heavyweights, this Yasiin Bey rendition of Muhammad Ali’s famous Rumble In The Jungle poem feels immensely appropriate. “Dream” pairs Bey with Niels Shoe Meulman, a visual artist,... Read more »

Who has Kanye West been in the studio with? Everyone. It will be interesting to see what ends up where. What combination would you most want to see? Kanye West, Mos Def, Diplo, and A$AP Rocky?... Read more »

Prior to his show last night with Talib Kweli in Paris at La Bataclan, Yasiin Bey dropped by Radio Nova for a live on the air segment in which he performed “Sunshine Screwface”, a track produced... Read more »

You may have known this already, but Mos Def‘s got another name: Yasiin Bey. Whatever you want to call him, there is no doubt that he makes some of the most politically conscious hip-hop out there.... Read more »

There aren’t too many people that I’d care to hear over “N*ggas In Paris.” It’s just one of those songs that everyone wants to put their own twist on, usually changing “Paris” to a different city... Read more »

Mos Def & Talib Kweli kept it classy for their stop on Jimmy Fallon’s show, showing up in suits and performing the new track “You Already Knew” along with the Dilla-produced “Little Brother.” The Roots lent... Read more »

Do you want some more new Black Star already? Hell yeah you do. Yesterday we got to check out (and buy) the new Madlib produced single “Fix Up“, and today we get “You Already Knew” which... Read more »

In recognition of Black Friday, Black Star has released “Fix Up,” the Madlib-produced track they premiered at the Colbert Report. You can buy it on iTunes now. Do we really have to call Mos Def Yasiin... Read more »

Electronic music gets a shitty rep sometimes. When you use words like “DJ” or “dance music,” people expect raves, ecstasy, poundingly simple music and a lot of neon. Now, nothing against all that, but it’s very... Read more »

Mr Mos Def dropped a world premiere live performance of this new track, err, “World Premiere” on The Daily Habit last night. Looking so fresh, so clean in his suit and rocking an old school mic... Read more »