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 ...

On this day in hip hop history, 27 years ago, Mos Def and Talib Kweli joined forces to release their iconic debut album Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star on Rawkus Records — a landmark project that ...

Love shopping at Target? Bed Bath & Beyond? Then Drake’s music just might be for you. Yasiin Bey—better known as Mos Def—recently sat down for an interview with The Cutting Room Floor podcast, where ...

MOS DEF CAN BE so laid-back that he seems almost comatose. He speaks quietly, with a garbled Brooklyn accent that sounds as if he's halfway through a peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwich. But don't be ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mos Def performs onstage with Gorillaz during the Meadows Music and Arts Festival - Day 2 at Citi Field on September 16, 2017 in ...

Mos Def’s Brooklyn rap style has been acknowledged by many in hip hop, ranging from Drake to Joey Bada$$ to Jay-Z. During a casual sunglasses try-on, Mos Def, also known as Yasiin Bey, issued a bold ...

In 2000, for The FADER's 3rd issue, we hung out with Mos Def—now known as Yasiin Bey—at New York's Empire Diner for his very first cover story. Mos Def is missing the Grammys. Holed up for the past ...

What better way to enjoy Mos Def's new album, The Ecstatic, than on ... er ... a T-shirt? Sounds like a stupid idea? Yes. But stupid ideas don't seem to faze Mos Def ...

Mos knows how to work the minimal/maximal thing like a pro. Take a cue from Mr. Def and pair a loud printed scarf with a crisp white shirt. As you know, it's all about finding the right glasses to ...

Mos Def is to retire his long-time performing alias at the end of this year. "It's time to expand and move on," the rapper said, explaining that he will start calling himself Yasiin. "I'm actually ...

Mos Def has announced that he will be dropping the name "Mos Def" by the end of this year, and will henceforth be known on record as Yasiin. "I’m retiring the Mos Def name after 2011. I’m actually ...

You know we love tea about new couples over here, and you also know that we like to snoop on social media for clues. That being said, we couldn’t help but wonder if Zoe Kravitz is dating Yasiin Bey, ...