Mos Def makes music again but only a select few got the opportunity to hear it. Yasiin Bey's last studio album was the critically heralded 'The Ecstatic' and fans have wanted more for 10 years.

By then, Mos Def will be well established in several other media. He's currently hosting "Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry," a four-part HBO series celebrating rhythm and rhyme.

The debut album from Black Star, “Mos Def and Talib Kweli are Black Star,” released on Sept. 29, 1998 (the greatest release ...

Mos Def: From Hip-Hop Star To Chuck Berry Rapper Mos Def is not known for taking the artistically easy road. His film roles in Monster's Ball, ... Mr. DEF: When we got on the set, ...

Yasiin Bey, the Former Mos Def, Got Force-Fed. Things you buy through our links may earn Vox Media a commission.

My favorite moment: Mos Def rapping over a personal favorite beat by Oxnard, CA artist called Oh No (find it on an album called “Dr. No’s Oxperiment”). It’s got a strong ’60s/’70s ...

Rapper, actor and former Bill Cosby sidekick Mos Def is to release his latest album on a t-shirt. The Ecstatic will be downloadable with a special code when you buy the garment.

MOS DEF CAN BE so laid-back that he seems almost comatose. He speaks quietly, with a garbled Brooklyn accent that sounds as if he's halfway through a peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwich. But don't be ...

Mos Def talks about life and starring in the Pulitzer Prize ... One scene opens with Mos doing a slow striptease to James Brown’s “Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag,” revealing several ...

The debut album from Black Star, “Mos Def and Talib Kweli are Black Star,” released on Sept. 29, 1998 (the greatest release date in hip-hop history) did not disappoint. ... “Got ” speaks ...