Entries in Mos Def (11)

Saturday
May022015

Yasiin Bey plays J Dilla (June 11th)

On June 11th, Yasiin Bey (Mos Def) will take to the stage at the London Indigo O2 for a once in a lifetime gig, performing tracks from the back catalogue of the great J Dilla, who sadly left us way too soon back in 2006. For more information and tickets, check HERE - if you're a Dilla fan, you do not want to miss this.

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Tuesday
Sep232014

Mos Def - Black On Both Sides (15th Anniversary UK Tour)

This year marks 15 years since the release of Mos Def’s critically acclaimed 'Black On Both Sides' - one of the greatest Hip-Hop albums of all-time. To celebrate, SoundCrash have announced a 3-date UK anniversary tour in November, which stops off in Leeds, London and Bristol, with a performance of the whole album and special guests to be announced. Tickets on sale HERE.

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Monday
Mar172014

Yasiin Gaye - Inner City Travellin' Man

Mos Def and Marvin Gaye - need I say any more? Thank you, Amerigo Gazaway, I love you. Full album HERE.

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Tuesday
Mar202012

Yasiin Bey (Mos Def) debuts 2 new tracks in Paris

Yasiin Bey, formally known as Mos Def, debuts two new tracks whilst on Paris' Radio Nova show - they are called 'Forever Alive' & 'Sexy Sax Man', and both sound very sick. One of the all-time greats.

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Wednesday
Jan042012

Black Star - You Already Knew x Little Brother (Live on Jimmy Fallon)


Jimmy Fallon kicked off 2012 in style last night by welcoming regular visitors Yasiin Bey & Talib Kweli, better known as Black Star together, to the show. The legendary Hip-Hop duo brought us a live performance of their new Aretha Franklin-inspired single 'You Already Knew' and a web exclusive of the J Dilla produced 'Little Brother' - 'Black Star Aretha' on the way. Legends.

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Friday
Nov252011

Black Star (Talib Kweli + Yasiin Bey) - Fix Up

Having premiered this the other week on The Colbert Report, Talib Kweli & Yasiin Bey (formerly Mos Def) have released their Madlib produced lead single from their forthcoming album. Two legends, big tune. BUY.

Thursday
Oct062011

BlackStar - Fix Up (Live on The Colbert Report)


The legendary Hip-Hop duo BlackStar, better known as Talib Kweli & Yasiin Bey (formally Mos Def), dropped into The Colbert Report last night to have a quick chat and bless us with an exclusive performance of a new track, Fix Up. Hip-Hop is dead, yeah? Alright then.

Tuesday
Sep062011

Raekwon & Ghostface x BlackStar - Live @ Rock The Bells

Side of the stage footage of Raekwon & Ghostface tearing up Govenor’s Island on the New York leg of the legendary Rock The Bells festival/tour. Seriously need to get myself to one of these in the next couple of years. Footage of a very sick BlackStar performance after the jump too.

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Sunday
Mar132011

Mos Def’s new single, which is produced by the legendary Madlib. BIG!!

Mos Def’s new single, which is produced by the legendary Madlib. BIG!!

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Monday
Aug232010

Bit late on this, but it’s absolutely amazing and needs to be posted.

Bit late on this, but it’s absolutely amazing and needs to be posted.

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