If ever there is a genre of music caught in a permanent state of limbo, it has to be alternative hip-hop. Once alternative artists are discovered and break through into the mainstream, they are ...
This weekend, Yasiin Bey aka Mos Def made a surprise appearance on stage with Kendrick Lamar during Montreal’s Osheaga Festival. It appears that he will be making yet another unexpected appearance on ...
Mos Def performs onstage with Gorillaz during the Meadows Music and Arts Festival - Day 2 at Citi Field on September 16, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images) There are a few ...
On this date in 1999, Brooklyn lyricist, actor, and social activist Yasiin Bey—who the Hip Hop world first knew as Mos Def—released his debut solo album Black On Both Sides on the Rawkus/Columbia ...
At the beginning of the month, Yasiin Bey was making news for declaring an open rap battle challenge to any rappers that felt like stepping to the plate. Unfortunately, even though Lupe Fiasco quickly ...
OPINION: “Black on Both Sides” managed to be political, entertaining and jammin’ in a way that few albums have managed since. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed ...
Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. There are a few songs I vividly remember hearing (or seeing if the video ...
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