Yasiin Bey

‘The Midnight Miracle’ is fun, brilliant and so damn Black

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Nikki Giovanni, Black Thought, Christian McBride, more shine during jazz, hip-hop, spoken word concert in Newark

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Robert Glasper’s annual month-long Blue Note Jazz Club residency to include special guests Lalah Hathaway, Terrace Martin, and more

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2013 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Saxophone Competition

‘Hargrove’ documentary is a bittersweet portrait about end of life of game-changing trumpeter

When Grammy-winning keyboardist/composer Robert Glasper first saw Roy Hargrove perform, he had a firm idea of what jazz musicians looked
/ June 27, 2022
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Talib Kweli reflects on new Black Star album, ‘No Fear of Time’

It’s been 24 years since Black Star, the rap duo of Talib Kweli and Mos Def, released their critically acclaimed
/ May 2, 2022

Dave Chappelle jokingly apologizes to Candace Owens for calling her ‘articulate’

Comedian Dave Chappelle tore into right-wing pundit Candace Owens last summer in his 8:46 comedy special, which was dedicated to
/ June 24, 2021
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Five people injured in stampede at Roots Picnic music festival

A rampant rumor that a concert goer in Philadelphia had a gun was enough to spark a stampede in which five people were injured at the Roots Picnic music festival. The crowd broke into a stampede around 6:40 p.m. while 2…
/ June 2, 2019
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Mos Def makes music again but only a select few got the opportunity to hear it

It’s been a decade since Yasiin Bey (aka Mos Def) put out his last release The Ecstatic, choosing to retire
/ April 2, 2019
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Yasiin Bey, formerly Mos Def, due in South African court over passport

Rapper Yasiin Bey, formerly Mos Def, took to his friend Kanye West’s website to plead his case concerning his detainment
/ January 20, 2016
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Mos Def force-fed to demonstrate standard Guantánamo Bay procedure

theGRIO REPORT – Yasiin Bey (aka Mos Def) voluntarily underwent the standard procedure of force-feeding used at Guantánamo Bay on detainees…
/ July 8, 2013