It is difficult to come up with any good reasons to keep the stop and frisk laws around, considering there hasn’t been any…
Okay, so this might be one of the coolest ideas ever. Rappers always rep where they’re from, so why not put up street signs at…
Depending on who you ask, Philadelphia rapper Freeway is a rapper who has been slept on for his whole career. Others will say the only…
We just saw Mos Def take it to the next level performing Waka Flocka Flame’s “Hard In Da Paint” in front of a 50-piece orchestra.…
Yasiin Bey, the artist formerly known as Mos Def, remixes “N*ggas In Paris” as part of his Top 40 Underdog series where he will remake the top 40 records. 10 Ways To Enjoy Paris Back in 2004 he remade Jay-Z’s “The Takeover” as a protest song against the recording industry, “The Rape Over.” But it […]
Hip Hop’s collaborative duo Black Star, which was once comprised of lyrical innovators Mos Def and Talib Kweli, has seemingly returned even though their disbanding wasn’t completely confirmed. Since their 1998 debut, the follow-up to the group’s musical efforts has been something fans have been dying to hear. Photo: Getty Images Well get ready to […]
Last week Nas celebrated his new cover of XXL magazine with a show at NYC’s Webster Hall. Common, Nas, Mos Def and others joined him on stage to run through 20 years worth of his hip-hop hits. ( See more video at Missinfo.tv) RELATED POSTS: Tyler The Creator Interviews Nas For XXL Magazine Nas Ft. […]
Mos Def — multitalented rapper/singer/actor — has always looked for new challenges as a performer. Now he’s readying his next project — two concerts with this weekend with the acclaimed Brooklyn Philharmonic Orchestra. And TheUrbanDaily was there to see it. Peep the exclusive video below of his rehearsal of the song “Revelations,” arranged for the […]
Mos Def has announced that he will be retiring his name in 2011 and changing it to Yasiin. Mos says he will not be offended if you walk up to him and call him by his original rap name because it is the name he has built for years. At least he didn’t change it […]
Rap impressario Mos Def will take to the stage at the Fort Greene Festival in Brooklyn, Saturday, June 25th. Actress and fellow Brooklynite Rosie Perez will host the event. Included in the musical line up are rock-n-soul singer Res, Afro-Punk band Game Rebellion, and the violin playing hip-hop duo Nuttin But Stringz. The Fort Greene Festival is […]
Eminem, Mos Def, Black Thought & DJ Premier – Cypher 3…. Can you top that?
Kanye West and Mos Def were searching for some drunk and hot girls but ended up at Lupe Fiasco’s show at The Blue Note Jazz Club. The frequent collaborators had more than two words for the audience as they freestyled over J-Dilla instrumentals courtesy of the Robert Glasper Experiment. Mr. West took a few moments […]
