It’s been a rough week for Yasiin Bey, better known as Mos Def. The rapper was detained in Cape Town, South Africa, and it’s taken a toll on his career. With help from his pal, Kanye West, Yasiin ...

Yasiin Bey (formerly known as Mos Def) was recently arrested in South Africa. Tonight, he shared a message from Cape Town courtesy of Kanye West. Over on KanyeWest.com, you can hear a rap about his ...

In a lengthy message after the freestyle, Bey further discusses the circumstances of his detainment and says that he is releasing his final album this year and then retiring from the music and film ...

Here is audio from a performance from Lupe Fiasco at the Blue Note in NYC, Kanye West and Mos Def unexpectedly joined Lupe on stage.

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Even after the dust has settled on Drake and Kendrick Lamar’s feud, Yasiin Bey is entering the ring with his own freestyle over Future and Metro Boomin’s “Like That” beat. In an undated clip ...

John Forte, the latest guest on People’s Party With Talib Kweli goes way, way back with the host. The pair shared an apartment when Forte attended NYU in the mid-’90s, then Forte helped Kweli get a ...

Want to open for Mos Def at the Detroit Opera House? Now's your big shot. Detroit-based startup Rapt.fm is hosting a freestyle rap contest and the winner lays down rhymes on the big stage. Submit a ...