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 ...
AllHipHop

Mos Def Responds To Backlash Over Saying Drake Isn’t Hip-Hop

Mos Def insisted Drake is a “very talented MC,” and said he wasn’t trying to be “mean-spirited and unfair” with his take on Drizzy’s music. Yasiin Bey—better known as Mos Def— is clarifying his ...
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 ...
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" ...