Way back in 1998, Mos Def and Talib Kweli got together to release the classic underground rap album Mos Def And Talib Kweli Are Black Star. Since then, both guys have gone on to long and checkered solo careers, and most has changed his name to Yasiin Bey; it’s gonna take me a while to [...]

Way the hell back in 1998, underground-rap leading lights Mos Def and Talib Kweli teamed up to record the collaborative album Mos Def And Talib Kweli Are Black Star. They’ve both stayed plenty busy in the years since, but beyond the odd one-off collab or show, Black Star haven’t returned as a duo since that [...]

Last night was a big one for ’90s beat-music types on late-night TV. First, there was the Black Star reunion on The Colbert Report. And a bit later in the night, Portishead, fresh off of a pair of brain-wrecking performances at ATP’s I’ll Be Your Mirror festival, showed up on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon. [...]

Today Jolle Atlagic from The Quill tells us about "Black Star" from their brand new album "Full Circle" which as released this week.

This Black Star reunion from the night before Thanksgiving features DP's Amber and Haley along with the Roots on "History" from Mos's The Ecstatic LP. A(nother) hat tip to the Fallon show for doing awesome things on the somewhat regular.