Talib Kweli and Yasiin Bey formerly known as Mos Def form the group Black Star - (Photo Credit: Eddy "Precise" Lamarre) Rapper Mos Def does not consider Drake’s music to be hip-hop and is more ...

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Yasiin Bey, the American rapper formerly known as Mos Def, has been charged with violating South Africa's immigration laws after he was arrested last week trying to leave the ...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The American entertainer commonly known as Mos Def has 14 days to leave South Africa after he was arrested for violating local immigration laws while trying to leave the country, a ...

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Chuck “Jigsaw” Creekmur ponders Drake as “pop” and offers a different view on the Canadian hit maker than Mos Def aka Yasiin Bey. As we stride toward the 51st year of Hip-Hop, there’s a curious twist: ...

American rapper Mos Def appeared briefly in a South African court Tuesday on charges of presenting a “world passport” when trying to fly out of the country. The 42-year-old hip hop artist, actor and ...

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Quite an exclusive event, Yasiin Bey a.k.a Mos Def’s performance was the most anticipated gig last weekend as hip hop lovers checked into the Ebony Lounge, Nairobi. Fans were ready for a night of ...

Rapper Mos Def might have to fork over some of his earnings from Erykah Badu’s “Unfollow Me” tour to pay off one of the mothers of his children. Mos Def, who goes by Yasiin Bey and has six children by ...