On Saturday night, jazz pianist Robert Glasper and his Robert Glasper Experiment played a show at famed New York jazz club the Blue Note, and a couple of surprise guests showed up: Kanye West and Mos ...

Cape Town – US hip hop artist and actor Yasiin Bey, better known by his former stage name, Mos Def, is dissing South Africa in a pre-recorded message posted on Kanye West’s official website. Bey ...

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 ...

Here is audio from a performance from Lupe Fiasco at the Blue Note in NYC, Kanye West and Mos Def unexpectedly joined Lupe on stage.

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 ...

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 ...

Want to open for Mos Def at the Detroit Opera House? Now's your big shot. Detroit-based startup Rapt.fm is hosting a freestyle rap contest and the winner lays down rhymes on the big stage. Submit a ...

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Better than: Vanilla Ice's cameo in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze. Mos Def and Talib Kweli were already established alternative hip-hop artists when they came together to ...

In this recording from the show provided by the blog CiscoNYC, West and Mos Def freestyle over a beat laid down by Glasper’s band. During West’s verse, the rapper gave a shout out to Steve Stoute and ...