Mighty Mos Def sure has changed. Six years ago, he was the ultimate backpacker, dropping classic hit singles like “Universal Magnetic”; today, he’s acting in movies and making scat rap tracks like ...

OPINION: In a recent podcast, Yasiin Bey, aka Mos Def, said Drake isn’t hip-hop, but I must disagree. Y’all know I love dunking on Drake. I do it as often as I can. It brings me joy. As I have said ...

Yasiin Bey (aka Mos Def) over a Dilla track? Yes please. While out in Paris, France, the Mighty Mos Def (yeah, we still call Mr. Bey that) performed a song called “Sunshine Screwface” and it sounds ...

Yasiin Bey, formerly and most commonly known as Mos Def, came up in the late-’90s with the anti-mainstream task force known as Rawkus Records. Bey’s skill and scope pushed him atop the label’s roster, ...

The Mighty Mos Def is scheduled to play New York City’s Highline Ballroom this Sunday, December 20, and XXLMag.com has a pair of tickets for one lucky reader. The first person to email ...

A few years, Mos Def changed his name to Yasiin Bey, and he was still using that name when he dropped the new track "Basquiat Ghostwriter" earlier this month. But on the new single "Sensei On The Beat ...

Mos Def is hitting the road this weekend for his latest summer venture, The Ecstatic Tour. The North American tour—supporting his critically-acclaimed, fourth solo album, The Ecstatic, which dropped ...

Louis Vuitton is at the top of the list when it comes to aspirational apparel in the hood, especially if you can afford the genuine product and not the Canal Street knock offs. For its new ad campaign ...

Hours before Mos Def and Jay Electronic hit the stage in Atlanta; a line had formed outside the Tabernacle venue. An elderly cop rode up on one of those electric-powered 2 wheel scooters, and ...

Converse x Mos Def and Jackass 2: Converse is doing some collaboration with the entertainment business which includes the mighty Mos Def and the upcoming movie Jackass 2. Image: Ian Ginoza on ...

"P.O.V." is the fifth video Clipse has dropped from their Grammy-nominated comeback, 'Let God Sort Em Out.' Referring directly to the Drake vs. Mill rap beef fracas, Bey reportedly commented "The male ...

After sour sales and lackluster reviews for his last major label release, 'True Magic,' Mos Def is preparing to release his independent label debut on Downtown Records. There's no release date for the ...