The artist formerly known as Mos Def gave an interview with Hypebeast and gave an update on the fabled Black Star album. In the words of En Vogue… What is the status of the album? We are in the studio all the time and we will continue putting out songs on a regular basis. I appreciate the anticipation. Making an album is very time-consuming and requires lots of energy. Even recording one single song demands inner vision and takes up […]

As-Salamu Alaykum. Mos Def, now known as Yassin Bey, is among GWU‘s top 500 influential Muslims of 2011. Peep Dante Smith’s excerpt below. amir

Mos Def did a surprise set at S.O.B.s the other night where he premiered a few tracks including a track produced by J.Dilla and then recited a verse on Oh No

At Restoration Plaza in Brooklyn last Saturday,  Mos Def Yasiin Bey took matters into his own hands to honor Troy Davis by joining the Brooklyn Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra for a rendition of Frederic Rzewski’s “Coming Together“. More clips from the Lyricist Lounge/Restoration Rocks 2011 below.