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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Yasiin Bey, Dead Prez & Mikeflo - Made You Die (Trayvon Martin Tribute)

Yasiin Bey, Dead Prez & Mikeflo pay tribute to Trayvon Martin, the youngster who was shot dead in Florida earlier this year, by going in over NaS' classic 'Made You Look'.

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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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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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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.

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.