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Dee-1 – The Very Best (f. Mannie Fresh & Yasiin Bey)
When footage surfaced of Mannie Fresh & Yasiin Bey in the studio, cooking up some audio magic, what wasn’t revealed was that the two had already done some work with Fresh pupil and New Orleans’...
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Robert Glasper Recovers The Remix
Robert Glasper may be one of the few mainstream jazz artists still sticking to open instrumentation but he’s well-respected enough to be seen getting remixes from the likes of 9th Wonder, Pete Rock,...
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Hurricane Sandy Forces Mos Def To Move Emo’s Show
If you’re in the Austin area, somehow Hurricane Sandy even decided to throw wrenches in your plans. Yasiin Bey (or Mos Def for the folks who don’t believe in name changes) was set to perform at the...
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Yasiin Bey – I Don’t Like
The great divide between Mos Def then and Yasiin Bey now is all in the message. His last few releases have been him crashing Top 40 records and infiltrating them with the sort of message and resolve...
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Mannie Fresh’s “OMFGOD” Album With Mos Def Is Finished
Back in January, we ducked back behind the curtains after Stalley’s headlining show at Fitzgerald’s and saw Mannie Fresh, relaxing and enjoying some of the food. He had appeared earlier in the night...
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Yasiin Bey & Mannie Fresh – Black Jesus
After hearing Yasiin debut the track in Arizona over the weekend, Mannie Fresh greenlights the initial leak from he & the man formerly known as Mos Def’s upcoming OMFGOD project entitled “Black...
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Yasiin Bey – The Light Is Not Afraid Of The Dark (prod. Kanye West)
Once thought to be unreleased, Yasiin Bey’s “The Light Is Not Afraid Of The Dark” makes its debut in its full CDQ glory produced by Kanye West. The track, originally slated to appear on Yasiin’s third...
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Hear Yasiin Bey Talk About UGK With Sama’an Ashrawi [@samaanashrawi]
In the tenth episode of his UGK Tribute series, Sama’an Ashrawi, the Trill Gladiator version of Nardwuar gets a chance to sit down with Yasiin Bey to hear him wax poetic on the seminal group from Port...
View ArticleNew Black Western “They Die By Dawn” [@theydiebydawn @thebullitts...
In a world of tainted history and eurocentric media, it’s very refreshing when you witness the alternative. They Die By Dawn is a tale of oft forgotten yet legendary African-American cowboys based in...
View ArticleYasiin Bey Force-Fed As Inmate
Yasiin Bey (formerly Mos Def) subjected himself to be force-fed just like the prisoners of Guantanamo Bay. As Ramadan begins, reports state that there are 144 inmates participating in a hunger strike...
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Yasiin Bey x Marvin Gaye – Inner City Travellin’ Man [@amerigo615...
This is pretty fresh. Producer Amerigo Gazaway has been putting together a series, “Soul Mates,” over which he “creates collaborations that never were.” So to speak, Gazaway mixes artists of the past...
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Download The Marvin Gaye/Yasiin Bey Mashup ‘The Departure: Side One’...
In terms of anticipated mashup projects, very few actually match up to how long we’ve been seeking the Yasiin Gaye project by producer Amerigo Gazaway. After “Inner City Travellin’ Man, Amerigo had no...
View ArticleVideo: Yasiin Gaye – Ms. Fat Booty [@amerigo615]
Earlier this year, Amerigo Gazaway released the rather excellent Marvin Gaye/Yasiin Bey mashup The Departure. It already ranks among the year’s best musical releases and we’re only at the quarter...
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Yasiin Gaye – Travellin’ Man Pt. II (Distant Lovers Mix) [@amerigo615...
Amerigo Gazaway’s Yasiin Gaye: The Return was one of the year’s best mashups, Yasiin Bey’s folk like raps merged with the soul and groove of Marvin Gaye for a rather perfect marriage. With part two on...
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Yasiin Bey (Mos Def) Announces Retirement [#nomorepartiesinSA]
In a lengthy audio message posted on kanyewest.com, Yasiin Bey updated fans on his recent arrest in South Africa as well as announced that he will be releasing his final album this year. The audio...
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Hear Yasiin Bey & Ferrari Sheppard’s ‘December 99th’ LP [#december99th]
The end of Mos Def is nearly here with ‘December 99th’. Earlier this year Yasiin Bey announced that he was retiring from acting and releasing music. Due to the stress of his then legal troubles in...
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Watch Yasiin Bey Perform One Of His Final U.S. Shows
Might Yasiin Bey sets fire to the Apollo stage. Last night, Yasiin Bey performed one of his final U.S. shows. On the same day he and producer Ferrari Sheppard released their December 99th album, the...
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