Yasiin Bey

Mos Def And Marvin Gaye’s Music Are Being Combined For New Project
Mos Def And Marvin Gaye’s Music Are Being Combined For New Project
Mos Def And Marvin Gaye’s Music Are Being Combined For New Project
Inside his series of collabos that never were, Producer Amerigo Gazaway brings together Brooklyn MC Yasiin Bey (formerly Mos Def) and soul legend Marvin Gaye in a never-before joint project aptly titled “Yasiin Gaye”. The album encompasses deconstructed samples of Gaye’s Motown classics where Gazaway re-orchestrates the instrumentation into new productions within a similar framework. He then metic
Mos Def Will Release New Music While In Africa
Mos Def Will Release New Music While In Africa
Mos Def Will Release New Music While In Africa
It's been a minute since we've heard from Yasiin Bey, but the artist formerly known as Mos Def released a major impromptu announcement earlier today. It turns out the Brooklyn-based MC has taken his talents to Africa to curate a new creative clan called A County Called Earth...
Most Fashionable Rappers Of 2013
Most Fashionable Rappers Of 2013
Most Fashionable Rappers Of 2013
Music and fashion go hand in hand. Just as every artist has their signature sound, each has their own sense of style. Some artists are flashy while others are more conservative. Wearing a range of brands from street-wear to high-end fashion, different artists in the rap genre are creating an image and owning their look...
Mos Def Drops Out Of Black Star Show
Mos Def Drops Out Of Black Star Show
Mos Def Drops Out Of Black Star Show
Anticipation was evident last week when Brooklyn Bowl announced that Black Star—Talib Kweli and Yasiin Bey, formerly known as Mos Def—would be performing together for the first time since March on Tuesday night (Dec. 17). Today, however, the venue officially changed the event to read Talib Kweli and Friends. The show i...
Yasiin Bey Undergoes Standard Force-Fed Procedure Conducted At Guantánamo Bay
Yasiin Bey Undergoes Standard Force-Fed Procedure Conducted At Guantánamo Bay
Yasiin Bey Undergoes Standard Force-Fed Procedure Conducted At Guantánamo Bay
Warning: the above video is disturbing. Yasiin Bey—also known as Mos Def—is currently working with director Asif Kapadia and Human Rights organization Reprieve on a revealing project that debuted this morning. In the clip, Yassin participates in the standard force-feeding procedure conducted for detainees at Guantánamo Bay. Acccording to The... Read More ...
Watch The Bullitts’ “They Die By Dawn” Video Featuring Jay Electronica, Yasiin Bey & Lucy Liu
Watch The Bullitts’ “They Die By Dawn” Video Featuring Jay Electronica, Yasiin Bey & Lucy Liu
Watch The Bullitts’ “They Die By Dawn” Video Featuring Jay Electronica, Yasiin Bey & Lucy Liu
Jeymes Samuel—best known as The Bullitts—teamed up with Jay Electronica, Yasiin Bey and Lucy Liu for the title track, “They Die By Dawn.” The video doubles as a short western film that stars Michael K. Williams, Erykah Badu, Isaiah Washington, Jesse Williams and Rosario Dawson. Watch the video ab...
Recap: New Releases & Weekly Album Sales, Ending 3/27/2013
Recap: New Releases & Weekly Album Sales, Ending 3/27/2013
Recap: New Releases & Weekly Album Sales, Ending 3/27/2013
This week finds OFWGKTA head honcho Tyler, The Creator dropping his anticipated sophomore release Wolf, while Duck Down's Kidz in the Hall let loose a new EP titled Wishful Drinking. Despite the few album releases, fans have a number of new singles to bump, with recent ex-G...

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