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Gorillaz embark on yet another globetrotting adventure on “Damascus,” the animated outfit’s new single with Yasiin Bey (formerly Mos Def) and celebrated Syrian singer Omar Souleyman. “Damascus” gets ...

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 ...

Laila is carving her own lane in music, but not without a word of caution from her father Mos Def. In a recently uploaded interview with Nessa on Hot 97, the 19-year-old singer-songwriter was asked ...

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On February 7 at 9 PM CT, yasiin bey (formerly known as Mos Def) and producer/DJ The Alchemist will perform their new collaborative album, FORENSICS, during a livestream performance on Bandcamp. The ...

Yasiin Bey (fka Mos Def) and the Alchemist are teaming up for a collaborative album under the name FORENSICS. The two hip-hop legends have been teasing the project for a while, and today they ...

Yasiin Bey, the rapper, producer and actor once known as Mos Def, is back with his first new music in five years, the Money Christmas EP which is a Rhymesayers release. He doesn’t really do things ...

Remember how, during the lockdowns for COVID-19 in 2020, livestream performances were all the rage? Well, Yasiin Bey (who you might know as backpack rap pioneer Mos Def) hasn’t forgotten; he’ll 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 ...