Mos Def performs onstage with Gorillaz during the Meadows Music and Arts Festival - Day 2 at Citi Field on September 16, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images) There are a few ...
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 ...
He may not yet be a household name, but Gotham rapper Mos Def (host of HBO's "Def Poetry") is clearly one of the most talented and versatile performers in contemporary hip-hop. The rock-based Black ...
Both hip-hop heads and historians were in for a treat Saturday night as Black Star — the duo of rappers Mos Def and Talib Kweli — held a rare reunion concert at the Fox Theater. It was the first time ...
Chess Records has long been overshadowed by two other legendary black music labels, Motown and Stacks. But it's now getting its time in the spotlight with the new film called "Cadillac Records." The ...
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 ...
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 ...