If you’re wondering why you haven’t heard much from hip-hop artist Mos Def lately, it’s because the Brooklyn-born rapper-turned-actor changed his stage name more than two decades ago. It wasn’t the ...

Yasiin Bey (fka Mos Def) was arrested in South Africa (where he’s been living since 2013) back in January, and he’s been out on bail there, not allowed to leave the country, ever since. The arrest was ...

The legendary MC tore into the music industry’s streaming model, comparing its greed to Scrooge McDuck. Yasiin Bey—formerly known as Mos Def—unleashed sharp criticism on the modern music industry, ...

Here’s a new one from Mos Def. The Ecstatic is out June 9th. I’m still excited for this album, especially for the new track with Madlib, but I hope it doesn’t have people saying “Remember Black On ...

Few artists in Hip Hop have traveled as boldly, or as unpredictably, as Yasiin Bey. Born Dante Terrell Smith in Brooklyn, he first rose to prominence under the name Mos Def, a sharp lyricist whose ...