It’s been a rough week for Yasiin Bey, better known as Mos Def. The rapper was detained in Cape Town, South Africa, and it’s taken a toll on his career. With help from his pal, Kanye West, Yasiin ...

In a lengthy message after the freestyle, Bey further discusses the circumstances of his detainment and says that he is releasing his final album this year and then retiring from the music and film ...

The rapper formerly known as Mos Def, Yasiin Bey, who was arrested in South Africa last Friday for attempting to use a fraudulent document called a "word passport" to travel internationally, will be ...

Yasiin Bey (formerly known as Mos Def) was recently arrested in South Africa. Tonight, he shared a message from Cape Town courtesy of Kanye West. Over on KanyeWest.com, you can hear a rap about his ...

The mention of the Big 3 has fans thinking the verse is a disappointed reference to Drake, J. Cole, and Kendrick Lamar, after repeated mentions of their grouping as a unit on records wound up touching ...

Yasiin Bey has had enough of the entertainment business and has announced plans to retire for good. Or at least until it's more his cup of tea. The rapper, better known as Mos Def, used Kanye West's ...

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CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 16: Yasiin Bey (Formerly Mos Def) attends a party for "Amy" during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 16, 2015 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Ben A. Pruchnie/Getty Images) ...