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Yasiin Bey – I Don’t Like
The great divide between Mos Def then and Yasiin Bey now is all in the message. His last few releases have been him crashing Top 40 records and infiltrating them with the sort of message and resolve...
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Mannie Fresh’s “OMFGOD” Album With Mos Def Is Finished
Back in January, we ducked back behind the curtains after Stalley’s headlining show at Fitzgerald’s and saw Mannie Fresh, relaxing and enjoying some of the food. He had appeared earlier in the night...
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Yasiin Bey & Mannie Fresh – Black Jesus
After hearing Yasiin debut the track in Arizona over the weekend, Mannie Fresh greenlights the initial leak from he & the man formerly known as Mos Def’s upcoming OMFGOD project entitled “Black...
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Hear Yasiin Bey Talk About UGK With Sama’an Ashrawi [@samaanashrawi]
In the tenth episode of his UGK Tribute series, Sama’an Ashrawi, the Trill Gladiator version of Nardwuar gets a chance to sit down with Yasiin Bey to hear him wax poetic on the seminal group from Port...
View ArticleNew Black Western “They Die By Dawn” [@theydiebydawn @thebullitts...
In a world of tainted history and eurocentric media, it’s very refreshing when you witness the alternative. They Die By Dawn is a tale of oft forgotten yet legendary African-American cowboys based in...
View ArticleYasiin Bey Force-Fed As Inmate
Yasiin Bey (formerly Mos Def) subjected himself to be force-fed just like the prisoners of Guantanamo Bay. As Ramadan begins, reports state that there are 144 inmates participating in a hunger strike...
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Download Yasiin Gaye: The Return (Side Two) [@amerigo615]
“What time the plane leaving?” The beautiful marriage of Yasiin Bey (Mos Def) and Marvin Gaye (as Yasiin Gaye) started ironically, on a plane. You don’t get many chances to get a mix of a rather great...
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Mos Def & Ski Beatz –“Sensei On The Block” [@mosdefofficial @skibeatz]
God, there’s certainly a love/hate relationship with Mos Def/Yasiin Bey right now. If you’re a fan of Mos Def and you live in Texas then you feel besmirched just by seeing his name pop up. The Black...
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Yasiin Bey (Mos Def) Announces Retirement [#nomorepartiesinSA]
In a lengthy audio message posted on kanyewest.com, Yasiin Bey updated fans on his recent arrest in South Africa as well as announced that he will be releasing his final album this year. The audio...
View ArticleIntro the Woods: FlygerWoods, in His Own Words | @flygerwoods
It’s one thing to hear about FlygerWoods’s music on Twitter. It’s another thing to watch his set at Houston’s fourth annual Madness on Main indie festival. It’s a third to get to interview him....
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