Mos Def News and Photos

The secretive producer grants a rare interview on his cartoon alter ego, plus collborations with Mos Def, Freddie Gibbs and more

Mon, June 17 2013 5:39pm - Source: Rolling Stone

There are musicians who use mystery as a marketing scheme.

Mos Def (Yasiin Bey) – The REcstatic (Remixed By Preservation)

Thu, June 13 2013 2:22pm - Source: GRANDGOOD

Watch: Kanye West & Mos Def perform together live in Paris

Fri, April 12 2013 1:16pm - Source: The Line Of Best Fit

As if playing three dates in London recently, and a load elsewhere all over the world, wasn't enough for Kanye West , he's now only gone and started barging in on other people's concerts.

Kanye West produces Mos Def track

Mon, April 08 2013 10:22am - Source: The Line Of Best Fit

Back in 2006, Mos Def called on one Kanye West to produce a track for his upcoming album True Magic.

Hear Mos Def’s unreleased track “The Light Is Not Afraid of The Dark”, produced by Kanye West

Sat, April 06 2013 12:03am - Source: Consequence of Sound

While the track was initially shelved, its studio version has the web just weeks after Bey debuted it during a gig at Chicago's The Shrine.

FaltyDL remixes Mos Def

Fri, April 05 2013 7:37am - Source: The Four Oh Five

Reworking pieces from Yasiin Bey 's, aka Mos Def 's back catalog always presented some inherit risk.

A Mixed Bey: Mos Def, Live at the Shrine in Chicago

Tue, March 26 2013 10:03pm - Source: Passion of the Weiss

If most rap artists still make their bread and butter through touring and stage performances, as Harold Stallworth stated last week in an article for this site , it serves us well to wonder: what are the factors that make for a great rap show?

Mos Def For Outlook

Mon, March 25 2013 6:17pm - Source: ClashMusic.com

Hip hop icon Mos Def is amongst the latest additions for Outlook festival.

OUTLOOK FESTIVAL BOOKS MOS DEF AND MORE

Mon, March 25 2013 3:58pm - Source: Mixmag

Croatia's Outlook festival has just announced a host of new additions who will be gracing this year's stages.

Yasiin Bey, Kanye West: Mos Def Premieres Unreleased Collaboration

Fri, March 22 2013 5:07pm - Source: The BoomBox

Yasiin Bey -- otherwise known to the world as Mos Def -- decided that a recent show at The Shrine in Chicago was the opportune time to debut some unreleased work he'd done with Kanye West.

Mannie Fresh, Yasiin Bey (Mos Def): Producer Says 'OMFGOD' Album is Complete

Tue, March 05 2013 7:49pm - Source: The BoomBox

Mannie Fresh's album with Yasiin Bey (Mos Def), titled OMFGOD , is finally finished.

Erykah Badu playing BAM w/ Brooklyn Philharmonic & Mos Def, and Governors Ball (other shows too)

Tue, February 12 2013 6:07pm - Source: Brooklyn Vegan

"Queen of Neo-Soul" Erykah Badu has some scattered live dates scheduled for this year and she'll be making a trip to NYC for a pretty busy weekend here in June. 9.

Mos Def voices issues with Barclays Center (no offense Jay-Z)

Tue, February 12 2013 5:37pm - Source: Brooklyn Vegan

Like many , Mos Def , I mean Yasiin Bey , is none too happy with all this Barclays Center business taking over his hometown.

Video: The Time Puff Confronted Mos Def About “Children’s Story”

Wed, February 06 2013 7:36pm - Source: Nah Right

In this clip from MTV News and Rob Markman, Talib Kweli recalls a night at the legendary Lyricist Lounge showcase when a young Diddy confronted a young Mos Def about his "Children's Story" remake that appeared on the Black Star album, the lyrics of which were widely believed to be directed at Puff. "Mos told him, 'It wasn't directed at you personally. It's directed at everything that's going on in the business,' " Kwe said of the interaction.

New Music: Yasiin Bey, fka Mos Def – “I Don’t Like”

Wed, November 28 2012 10:08pm - Source: Consequence of Sound

Yasiin Bey , fka Mos Def, returns with a new installment from his Top 40 Underdog series, in which he reimagines Top 40 tracks with all-new, socially conscious freestyles.

City Arts Fest: Mos Def & The Physics @ Showbox SoDo 10/18

Thu, October 25 2012 4:52pm - Source: KEXP 90.3 Blog

If you live in the Pacific NW, chances are you know about The Physics , the young up and coming rap group from Seattle.

Mos Def, Yasiin Bey: Watch: Yasiin Bey Discusses Plans For New Music

Tue, October 23 2012 4:19pm - Source: Prefix Magazine

While performing on tour at The Shrine in Chicago, Yasiin Bey (a.k.a. Mos Def) sat down for a rather intimate interview with the media team from Camovement.

Video: Yasiin Bey (Mos Def) x Muhammad Ali x Louis Vuitton

Wed, October 17 2012 3:10pm - Source: Nah Right

It's just all chalky and it gets boring.

Robert Glasper, Mos Def and Pete Rock: The Black Radio Remix

Thu, October 04 2012 6:58pm - Source: Passion of the Weiss

Maybe it was Homeboy Sandman reminding me how radically weird "New World Water" felt the first time I heard it.

Mos Def Talks Fashion w/ GQ

Tue, September 11 2012 4:44pm - Source: Nah Right

Jimmy and Lyor still signing black kids who the HOOD pushes up first.

Mos Def, Cee Lo Green Set for Keira Knightley Film

Tue, August 07 2012 7:21pm - Source: ArtistDirect

Mos Def and Cee Lo Green have joined the cast of Can a Song Save Your Life? , which stars Keira Knightley.

Mos Def joins Cee Lo Green in new Keira Knightley movie

Fri, August 03 2012 10:32am - Source: NME

Mos Def has joined the cast of a new music-themed drama film starring Keira Knightley.

Chris Pratt Orders 'Starbuck'; Octavia Spencer Files 'Baggage Claim' & Mos Def Sings 'Can A Song Save Your Life?'

Thu, August 02 2012 7:59pm - Source: The Playlist

We love Chris Pratt , but you already knew that.

PICS: Fat Joe ft. Kanye West, Miguel, Jadakiss, Mos Def, DJ Khaled, Roscoe Dash & Busta Rhymes – Pride N Joy (Behind the Scenes)

Sun, July 29 2012 3:40pm - Source: Nah Right

tUnE-yArDs, My Morning Jacket, Mos Def and More on Preservation Hall Jazz Band Live Album

Wed, July 25 2012 8:38pm - Source: Pitchfork Media

Noted New Orleans jazz venue Preservation Hall is celebrating its 50th anniversary in style.

Black Star @ Bonnaroo 6.8.12

Wed, June 13 2012 6:51pm - Source: You Ain't No Picasso

There were a lot of hip hop artists at Bonnaroo in different stages of their career.

Watch Yasiin Bey (Formerly Mos Def) Perform With The Brooklyn Philharmonic

Sun, June 10 2012 7:20pm - Source: Prefix Magazine

Last night Yasiin Bey, the artist formerly known as Mos Def, came home for a free concert in Brooklyn.

Mos Def, Chris Dave, & Robert Glasper – Thelonius

Wed, May 30 2012 7:50am - Source: Squeeze My Lemon

Mos Def, Chris Dave, & Robert Glasper – Thelonius Blues Quote: Feel So Good:

Biggie would be 40 today; Yasiin Bey (Mos Def) drops "Bey" in tribute, is playing the Apollo

Mon, May 21 2012 6:11pm - Source: Brooklyn Vegan

Yasiin Bey (formerly Mos Def ) is playing the Apollo Theater on June 14 as part of the month-long Blue Note Jazz Festival (which originally announced the Mos Def show as happening on June 29).

Mos Def News

The secretive producer grants a rare interview on his cartoon alter ego, plus collborations with Mos Def, Freddie Gibbs and more

Mos Def (Yasiin Bey) – The REcstatic (Remixed By Preservation)

Watch: Kanye West & Mos Def perform together live in Paris

Kanye West produces Mos Def track

Hear Mos Def’s unreleased track “The Light Is Not Afraid of The Dark”, produced by Kanye West

FaltyDL remixes Mos Def

A Mixed Bey: Mos Def, Live at the Shrine in Chicago

Mos Def For Outlook

OUTLOOK FESTIVAL BOOKS MOS DEF AND MORE

Yasiin Bey, Kanye West: Mos Def Premieres Unreleased Collaboration

Mannie Fresh, Yasiin Bey (Mos Def): Producer Says 'OMFGOD' Album is Complete

Erykah Badu playing BAM w/ Brooklyn Philharmonic & Mos Def, and Governors Ball (other shows too)

Mos Def voices issues with Barclays Center (no offense Jay-Z)

Video: The Time Puff Confronted Mos Def About “Children’s Story”

New Music: Yasiin Bey, fka Mos Def – “I Don’t Like”

City Arts Fest: Mos Def & The Physics @ Showbox SoDo 10/18

Mos Def, Yasiin Bey: Watch: Yasiin Bey Discusses Plans For New Music

Video: Yasiin Bey (Mos Def) x Muhammad Ali x Louis Vuitton

Robert Glasper, Mos Def and Pete Rock: The Black Radio Remix

Mos Def Talks Fashion w/ GQ

Mos Def, Cee Lo Green Set for Keira Knightley Film

Mos Def joins Cee Lo Green in new Keira Knightley movie

Chris Pratt Orders 'Starbuck'; Octavia Spencer Files 'Baggage Claim' & Mos Def Sings 'Can A Song Save Your Life?'

PICS: Fat Joe ft. Kanye West, Miguel, Jadakiss, Mos Def, DJ Khaled, Roscoe Dash & Busta Rhymes – Pride N Joy (Behind the Scenes)

tUnE-yArDs, My Morning Jacket, Mos Def and More on Preservation Hall Jazz Band Live Album

Black Star @ Bonnaroo 6.8.12

Watch Yasiin Bey (Formerly Mos Def) Perform With The Brooklyn Philharmonic

Mos Def, Chris Dave, & Robert Glasper – Thelonius

Biggie would be 40 today; Yasiin Bey (Mos Def) drops "Bey" in tribute, is playing the Apollo

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