The Washington Post

Mos Def: He's Almost Everywhere

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 ...
The Lantern

Mos Def returns

Mos Def is a living embodiment of the progress hip-hop has made since the late ’70s. Today the genre’s artists are no longer just masters of ceremony, but multi-faceted entertainers. In what now ...
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 ...
The Grio

Reflecting on Sept. 29, 1998, the last great release date in hip-hop, and the legacy of those albums 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. I got robbed by a crackhead on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 1998. While I wish that ...
Yahoo

One of hip-hop's greatest release dates? Jay-Z, Outkast, A Tribe Called Quest and Black Star all dropped albums on this day in 1998.

As far as the most legendary release dates in rap go — we’re not talking seminal dates in general like, 50 years ago on Aug. 11, 1973 when Kool Herc is credited with creating the basic art form — a ...
AOL

Revisiting ‘Black on Both Sides’ — Mos Def’s 1999 debut album — 25 years later

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 ...