Adrien Brody looks back on Cadillac Records and shares why working with Beyoncé as Etta James was so memorable, praising her ...

Fela Kuti became the first African to be awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Recording Academy at the Grammys ...

Defense Department says military newspaper Stars and Stripes must eliminate 'woke distractions' Unity wins out as Republicans swallow $643M in funding for Trump-opposed media agency Darren Waller says ...

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 ...

Gorillaz are releasing a new album, The Mountain, on February 27, 2026 via KONG, the band’s own label. Now they have shared its fourth single, “Damascus,” which features Omar Souleyman and Yasiin Bey ...

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 this date in 2002, the Rick Famuyiwa-directed Brown Sugar was released in theaters worldwide. It told the story of two childhood friends who simultaneously fell in love with hip-hop – as well as ...

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, 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 ...