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 day in hip hop history, 27 years ago, Mos Def and Talib Kweli joined forces to release their iconic debut album Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star on Rawkus Records — a landmark project that ...
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 ...
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' ...
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 ...
Madlib, producer for tracks by Kanye West, Mos Def and MF Doom, filed a lawsuit Thursday against Eothen “Egon” Alapatt, former manager of Stones Throw Records and founder of reissue label Now-Again.
Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. There are a few songs I vividly remember hearing (or seeing if the video ...
OPINION: “Black on Both Sides” managed to be political, entertaining and jammin’ in a way that few albums have managed since. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed ...
The pandemic encouraged much of the world to pursue new (and likely temporary) hobbies — kitchen chemists experimented with sourdough starters, homeowners convinced themselves to be home renovators, ...
When Laila! was four years old she wrote her first song. It was called “I’m Going to Do What I Want to Do When I Want to Do It.” It’s a mantra she’s followed ever since. The music was only one part of ...
Laila! is a rapidly rising up-and-coming artist, and there’s been a great deal of speculation about who her father is. Many people guessed it could be Yasiin Bey, formerly known as Mos Def, but ...
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