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“Black on Both Sides” managed to be political, entertaining and jammin’ in a way that few albums have managed since.
Yes Drake is hip-hop. I love Mos Def and respect him immensely but when he says Drake is not hip-hop,…
The podcast featuring Dave Chappelle, Yasiin Bey and Talib Kweli isn't ostensibly about anything. But they do it in a…
Dave Chappelle will take over hosting duties at "Saturday Night Live" Nov. 12 following next week’s midterm elections.
Talib Kweli speaks about he and rapper Yasiin Bey releasing their sophomore album, 'No Fear of Time,' 24 years after…
Rapper Talib Kweli hinted on Instagram that he and Yasiin Bey's long-awaited sophomore album as Black Star may be coming…
It’s been a decade since Yasiin Bey (aka Mos Def) put out his last release The Ecstatic, choosing to retire
Rapper Yasiin Bey, formerly Mos Def, took to his friend Kanye West’s website to plead his case concerning his detainment
Rapper Yasiin Bey, better known as Mos Def, was arrested in South Africa at the Cape Town International Airport on…
theGRIO REPORT - Yasiin Bey (aka Mos Def) voluntarily underwent the standard procedure of force-feeding used at Guantánamo Bay on…
theGRIO REPORT - Mos Def continues to draw attention to the issues at the core of the trial in a…
Check out our list of some our favorite artists that went by a different rap handle or nickname...
theGRIO REPORT - After last year’s cancellation due to Hurricane Irene, the Afro-Punk Festival returned this year with an evolved…
Complex Music recently interviewed rapper Talib Kweli and he brke down the 25 songs that to him are most essential…
SLIDESHOW - 'Lethal Weapon' wasn't the first of the last Hollywood movie to pair mixed race leads to see is…
Academy award nominated actor John Hawkes ('Winter's Bone') has officially signed on for a role in a highly-anticipated prequel to…
RAP GENIUS - This was the week that saw a song commemorating the "most widely anticipated baby since Lucy and…
Among the company of royalty and multi-billionaires, Mos Def (now going by Yasiin Bey) has made this year's list of…
SLIDESHOW - Oscar nominee Don Cheadle has made no secret about his desire to portray Davis, and we agree he'd…
With rumors of a reunion LP continually popping up online, fans have been fever pitch for Mos Def and Talib…