On this day in hip hop history, 27 years ago, Mos Def and Talib Kweli joined forces to release their iconic debut album Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star on Rawkus Records — a landmark project that ...

Bey has announced a new partnership with Rhymesayers Entertainment, beginning with the Aug. 14 worldwide reissue of ...

Retired hip-hop star Mos Def and advertising executive Free Richardson are opening a gallery in the South Bronx next month called The Compound. The space, located in the neighborhood real-estate ...

In 2000, for The FADER's 3rd issue, we hung out with Mos Def—now known as Yasiin Bey—at New York's Empire Diner for his very first cover story. Mos Def is missing the Grammys. Holed up for the past ...

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 ...

Mos Def is hard at work on his LP, "The Estatic," but not with Kanye West as previously reported. By Hillary Crosley Mos Def is hard at work on his upcoming album “The Estatic,” but not with Kanye ...

Yasiin Bey (aka Mos Def) has responded to Lupe Fiasco who recently accepted his challenge to battle any rapper - anytime, anywhere. If you recall, Bey was on camera challenging rappers to a lyrical ...

On this day, Oct. 12, in hip-hop history... Despite the album's anti-commercial bent, the album was a surprising sales success for a small, independent album, selling over 500,000 copes on it's way to ...

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.

What better way to enjoy Mos Def's new album, The Ecstatic, than on ... er ... a T-shirt? Sounds like a stupid idea? Yes. But stupid ideas don't seem to faze Mos Def ...

Mos knows how to work the minimal/maximal thing like a pro. Take a cue from Mr. Def and pair a loud printed scarf with a crisp white shirt. As you know, it's all about finding the right glasses to ...

Mos Def has announced that he will be dropping the name "Mos Def" by the end of this year, and will henceforth be known on record as Yasiin. "I’m retiring the Mos Def name after 2011. I’m actually ...