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Event Recap: The 12th Annual Roots Picnic
What better way to kickstart the Summer than a road trip to Philly for the annual Roots Picnic. For the past few years, Maria Myraine has covered the annual music festival on behalf of
Read More »Yasiin Bey (Mos Def) Speaks on South Africa, Kaepernick, Music, Acton & More on Ebro in the Morning (Video)
Yasiin Bey (Mos Def) gave a rare interview with Hot 97’s Ebro in the Morning crew this week – and he touched on an array of topics. From his thoughts on the McGregor/Mayweather fight,
Read More »Yasiin Bey & Ferrari Sheppard – Seaside Panic Room
After releasing “Hymn,” Yasiin Bey (formerly Mos Def) teams up again with Ferrari Sheppard for a new joint called “Seaside Panic Room.” The rock inspired joint makes us recall Mos’ New Danger project and
Read More »Yasiin Bey – No Colonial Fiction
Yasiin Bey arrives with a new release titled, “NO Colonial Fiction.” He released the single along with a complimentary audio recording of a conversation he had with Ferrari Shephard. In the convo, they discussed
Read More »A$AP Rocky Invites Yasiin Bey On Stage In London! (Video)
A$AP Rocky returned to London last Friday (April 3) to an enormous welcome. Flacko appeared as a guest performer for BBC Radio 1’s Benji B’s first of many nights at the Shoreditch’s legendary XOYO club.
Read More »Yasiin Bey (Mos Def) Speaks On Police Brutality Epidemic
By now we’re used to seeing one of hip-hop’s leading thought-provoking artists, Mos Def, going by his true self, Yasiin Bey. In a recent speaking with stopbeingfamous, an eclectic digital magazine, he shed
Read More »Yasiin Bey Talks Eric Garner Case, Unrest In Ferguson, & More
Yasiin Bey, formerly known as Mos Def, is the latest rapper to speak his thoughts on the current unrest in New York City and Ferguson, Missouri. During a Stop Being Famous statement he shares
Read More »Hypertrak TV Presents: Yasiin Bey – Soul Connection (Video)
Yasiin Bey, formerly known as Mos Def, possesses a soul that’s highly contagious; he’s a visionary. Within hip-hop, he’s brought awareness to the social & political wrongs in the world since he picked up
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