From Bradford to Bridlington, Selby to Sheffield, Yorkshire is a hotbed of musical talent, with venues and festivals of all ...

New albums from Charli XCX, A$AP Rocky, Gorillaz and Lucinda Williams are among the most promising scheduled for release in ...

Gorillaz embark on yet another globetrotting adventure on “Damascus,” the animated outfit’s new single with Yasiin Bey (formerly Mos Def) and celebrated Syrian singer Omar Souleyman. “Damascus” gets ...

'Damascus' features the talents of Syrian artist Omar Souleyman and New York rapper and singer Yasiin Bey. By Lars Brandle Gorillaz swing into our lives once again with “Damascus,” another new track ...

Fans have been sharing their frustrations after Black Star arrived late to their London gig, and played for just half an hour. However, the two were late to the stage, beginning the set at 10:20pm, ...

On this date in 1999, Brooklyn lyricist, actor, and social activist Yasiin Bey—who the Hip Hop world first knew as Mos Def—released his debut solo album Black On Both Sides on the Rawkus/Columbia ...

Laila is carving her own lane in music, but not without a word of caution from her father Mos Def. In a recently uploaded interview with Nessa on Hot 97, the 19-year-old singer-songwriter was asked ...

On this date in 2002, the Rick Famuyiwa-directed Brown Sugar was released in theaters worldwide. It told the story of two childhood friends who simultaneously fell in love with hip-hop – as well as ...

Yasiin Bey (fka Mos Def) and the Alchemist are teaming up for a collaborative album under the name FORENSICS. The two hip-hop legends have been teasing the project for a while, and today they ...

The couple welcomed their twins Cooper and Maya this past April Brandon Frankel/Instagram Gabourey Sidibe's is teasing her husband about giving her the "day off." On Monday, Dec. 30, the actress' ...

Yasiin Bey, the rapper, producer and actor once known as Mos Def, is back with his first new music in five years, the Money Christmas EP which is a Rhymesayers release. He doesn’t really do things ...

Remember how, during the lockdowns for COVID-19 in 2020, livestream performances were all the rage? Well, Yasiin Bey (who you might know as backpack rap pioneer Mos Def) hasn’t forgotten; he’ll be ...