Mos Def, er, Yasiin Bey, takes a ranting spin on The Throne’s mega smash. Mos is working on a new project, ‘Top 40 Underdog,’ on which he’ll give his unique take on today’s radio hits. That should be interesting.
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It’s truly amazing how hip-hop has penetrated the world of media over the last 20 years. Will Smith and Queen Latifah started out making records, and then decided to try their hand at acting. Both stars were blessed to have very successful television shows that turned them into Hollywood heavyweights. More hip-hop stars have followed, as MC Lyte, Ice-T, LL Cool J, and Common have turned their acting careers on the small screen into very successful second careers. (more…)
I commend both of these legendary cats for elevating the game and expanding their art beyond hip-hop. In the clip, Com talks how Mos inspires him to start acting. And it looks that it has paid off, as both MCs are on the tube; Common on AMC’s ‘Hell On Wheels’ and Mos on Showtime’s latest season of ‘Dexter.’
It was the perfect way to say goodbye to summer. NYC hip-hop was definitely in the house at this year’s Rock The Bells festival on Governors Island in New York. With Nas, The RZA, and Black Star (Mos Def x Talib Kweli) representing the Golden Era to a sell out crown on Saturday, you couldn’t ask for a better start to the Labor Day weekend. (more…)
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Could this be the beginning of a reunion between Mos Def and Talib Kweli. We definitely hope so. Check out Mos Def’s facebook page for a treat for sore ears, produced by Madlib.
(From Youtube.com)
The mighty Mos comes back correct with “World Premiere”, the Madlib-produced banger on the Fuel TV show, “The Daily Habit.”
Revivalist Exclusive: Lupe, Mos & Kanye Freestyle with the Robert Glasper Experiment from revive da live on Vimeo.
(From Vimeo.com)
This past weekend in NYC, Yeezy and the mighty Mos Def showed love to their boy Lupe Fiasco and surprised everyone at The Blue Note Jazz Club in NYC.
(From: Kanyewest.com)
Before Kanye’s Runaway premiere tonight Godwilling, ‘Ye dropped of a lil something for “G.O.O.D Friday Saturday”
From: AlwaysHustle.com
Black Star – Definition (Live @ The Fox Theater in Oakland) from AlwaysHustle.com on Vimeo.
Black Star – Re:Definition (Live @ The Fox Theater in Oakland) 7/31/2010 from AlwaysHustle.com on Vimeo.
