Mos Def is a living embodiment of the progress hip-hop has made since the late ’70s. Today the genre’s artists are no longer just masters of ceremony, but multi-faceted entertainers. In what now ...

The latest in the long line of rappers-turned-actors, what sets Mos Def apart is the fact that his undeniable talent enabled him to rise from the minor leagues (underground hip-hop, no major radio ...

After an almost 5 year hiatus (give or take the guest appearance here and there) Mos Def will finally release his long overdue sophomore solo release, The New Danger. The album will be released by ...

Before you listen to The New Danger, pop in Mos Def's 1999 release Black On Both Sides first. Yeah, it's probably the greatest hip-hop album of all time. With melodic poetry in "Mathematics," ...

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Rapper/actor Mos Def will be embarking on a short club tour commencing on October 18th in support of the release his highly-anticipated sophomore solo album, The New Danger, which hits stores on ...

Earlier this year, Kanye West’s The College Dropoutproved that hip-hop moralizing didn’t have to be dull-or, for that matter, particularly moral. On “Get Em High,” Kanye enlisted the straitlaced Talib ...

For the 25th issue of The FADER, published 10 years ago, Mos Def was one of three artists who gave us their uncensored, first-person account of American life. Here are the Brooklyn rapper/producer's ...

Back in 1999, Mos Def was king of hip-hop, his “Black on Both Sides” a galvanizing indie release that gave a real shot to the arm of underground rap. So what happened? “The New Danger,” the first Mos ...

Mos Def has always known that it's kinda dangerous -- literally, physically -- to be an MC, but that awareness never kept him from the task of producing sharp, illuminating hip-hop. For the past few ...