AllHipHop

Drake’s Music Isn’t Hip-Hop According To Mos Def: “It’s Compatible With Shopping”

Love shopping at Target? Bed Bath & Beyond? Then Drake’s music just might be for you. Yasiin Bey—better known as Mos Def—recently sat down for an interview with The Cutting Room Floor podcast, where ...
Rolling Out

Rapper Mos Def says Drake’s music is not rap, but suitable for shopping

Talib Kweli and Yasiin Bey formerly known as Mos Def form the group Black Star - (Photo Credit: Eddy "Precise" Lamarre) Rapper Mos Def does not consider Drake’s music to be hip-hop and is more ...
The Grio

Revisiting ‘Black on Both Sides’ — Mos Def’s 1999 debut album — 25 years later

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. There are a few songs I vividly remember hearing (or seeing if the video ...
AllHipHop

Drake Fires Back At Mos Def For Saying His Music Is Pop—Not Hip-Hop

Champagne Papi uses a Method Man clip to respond to the “Umi Says” rapper. Mos Def had the Hip-Hop world talking in recent days. His take on Drake’s music became a trending topic on social media.
Okayplayer

Behind The Beat: How Mos Def & Diamond D Created "Hip Hop," the Epicenter of 'Black On Both Sides'

The hip-hop legend explained that he has no interest in performing at the big game – but he understands the prestige of it all. 3 days ago “His bass was so fucking funky,” the legendary Bronx producer ...
The Press of Atlantic City

Music Review: Mos Def

When the world first heard Mos Def's 2006 album, "True Magic," an offering executed with such apathy that copies were sold without liner notes or cover art, there was plenty of reason to worry that ...
The Washington Post

Mos Def: He's Almost Everywhere

The last few years have witnessed the transformation of Brooklyn rapper Mos Def from underground icon to overground star, thanks to 1998's "Mos Def and Talib Kweli Are Black Star" and "Black on Both ...
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Mos Def covers Chuck Berry songs on "Cadillac Records" soundtrack

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. We know Beyonce is all over the upcoming "Cadillac Records" movie and soundtrack, led off by her version of Etta James' "At Last" ...
Reuters

Mos Def picks Chuck Berry Role for music biopic

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Rapper-actor Mos Def will play legendary rock 'n' roller Chuck Berry in "Cadillac Records," which is filming in New Jersey. Sign up here. Also joining the cast is ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Louis Vuitton Unveils ‘The Greatest’ Ad Campaign Featuring Yasiin Bey (Video)

The fashion house's new campaign features the artist formerly known as Mos Def alongside the artist currently known as Niels Shoe Muhlman for a tribute to the famous boxer Muhammad Ali. By Rebecca ...
AOL

Revisiting ‘Black on Both Sides’ — Mos Def’s 1999 debut album — 25 years later

OPINION: “Black on Both Sides” managed to be political, entertaining and jammin’ in a way that few albums have managed since. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed ...