Mos Def

"I was brought on there as background. They needed a big guy for a scene in the movie store when a gang goes in and hassles Mos Def and Jack Black. Then they cast me as part of the group, so I was there whenever they went to the store."

In this article: Michael Oher, The Blind Side, Sean Tuohy, New York, Jack Black, Tim McGraw, Sandra Bullock, and God

...who is in both worlds, like for real. For real, for real," Glasper says. "If you come to my show, you'll see Pete Rock, Q-Tip, Mos Def, Common ... but since they say, 'The cat can play,' I get a huge jazz audience at the same time." That...

In this article: Robert Glasper, A Tribe Called Quest, East Coast hip-hop, Common, Gang Starr, Linus and Lucy, Esquire, Harvard, and Pete Rock

...a reflection of our time, right now." Recently, Blackout saxophonist Casey Benjamin was part of the 25-piece band working with rapper Mos Def on an ambitious project called "Amino Alkaline: the Watermelon Syndicate." No longer is the...

In this article: Stefon Harris, University of Notre Dame, Stevie Wonder, Democracy, Best interests, Terreon Gully, Rockit, and Milt Jackson

...day otherwise but there's some more content in this purely mainstream post below featuring the likes of Birdman, Drake, Lil' Wayne, Mos Def, Cam'Ron, Chip Tha Rip, J. Cole, Ne-Yo, Robin Thicke, and much more. Enjoy! Producer: Boi-1da -...

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It's a device that we get to attend to as adults. Scarface did it with The Fix; De La Soul did it with The Grind Date; recently Mos Def with The Ecstatic. Rakim gives The Seventh Seal as a "sign of the times" in an effort to have...

In this article: Rakim, The Seventh Seal, Lil Wayne, Def Jam, Eric B., Paid in Full, Hip Hop, Itunes, and Silver

...simply veered off in an unexpected direction from their predecessors. Need an example? In hip-hop, look no further than Mos Def's The New Danger (2004), the follow-up to his 1999 debut Black on Both Sides. In 1998, Mos Def and Talib...

In this article: The New Danger, Black on Both Sides, True Magic, Common, Das EFX, Electric Circus, Talib Kweli, and Luther Vandross

...he's shot by customers. And there's the gun-toting, "scheming and dreaming" hustler-wannabe Booth (Gill, taking on the role Mos Def performed on Broadway in 2002). I caught the opening night show Tuesday (it runs at the Arthur Wagner...

In this article: Suzan-Lori Parks, Topdog/Underdog, Louisiana, Stoicism, Yale, and NYU

...everyone is talking about this morning are the three cyphers that took place during the show, most notably the cypher featuring Mos Def, Black Thought of the Roots and Eminem. Half of the MTV Newsroom is still debating who came the hardest.

In this article: Eminem, Black Thought, Joe Budden, Young Jeezy, Gucci Mane, Gucci, Wale, BET Awards, and Ice Cube

...KRS-One & Buckshot, and many more - all with spins from the legendary DJ Premier. But my goodness. The first one boasting Mos Def, Black Thought, and Eminem - what?! Thought: I'm like Martin Luther King, you like Rodney!". Em: "Used to...

In this article: Eminem, BET Hip Hop Awards, Black Thought, Wale, Dalai Lama, Nike, Mark Ronson, Chip Tha Ripper, and J. Holiday

...clearly engrossed in hoops tonight, the 2009 BET Hip-Hop Awards also made their network premier. Check out the taped cypher with Mos Def, Black Thought (The Roots) and Eminem just killing it in the taped segment. 7 Responses to "Mos Def,...

In this article: Black Thought, Eminem, Cypher, The Roots, and Ludacris