Laila! is a rapidly rising up-and-coming artist, and there’s been a great deal of speculation about who her father is. Many people guessed it could be Yasiin Bey, formerly known as Mos Def, but ...

*Yasiin Bey — formally known as rapper Mos Def — has decided that he wants no part of a new Thelonious Monk biopic after learning the estate of the late jazz artist disapproves of the project. As ...

Rapper formerly known as Mos Def announces his retirement from music and film Rapper formerly known as Mos Def protests in the wake of his detention in Cape Town, announcing his retirement from music ...

Yasiin Bey began his career as a child actor before rising to fame as Mos Def in Hip Hop and film. His 2011 name change reflected a personal and artistic transformation. These photos highlight his ...

In a video posted today by The Guardian, rapper Yasiin Bey, formerly known as Mos Def, is filmed undergoing the standard operating procedure for force-feeding hunger striking prisoners at Guantánamo ...

Yasiin Bey might be back and The Alchemist is the accomplice. Yasiin Bey, the artist formerly known as Mos Def, is making his long-awaited return to music with a new album titled Forensics, set to ...

Trading in my fitted for a fedora and white tee for a trench coat, I probe the possibility that pgLang’s Golden Child just may be the strongest branch of hip-hop’s sprawling family tree. 16 hours ago ...

The legendary MC tore into the music industry’s streaming model, comparing its greed to Scrooge McDuck. Yasiin Bey—formerly known as Mos Def—unleashed sharp criticism on the modern music industry, ...

Yasiin Bey, formerly known as Mos Def, has been living in Cape Town since May 2013, and his visitor’s permit expired by 2014, according to the AP. That year, a planned U.S. tour was cancelled when he ...