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Photo by Aaron VanimereIt seems the mighty Mos Def doesn't always use that might constructively. According to a TMZ report, the Brooklyn rapper and thespian, born Dante Terrell Smith, has a warrant out for his arrest following an alleged altercation with a photographer in Las Vegas back in August.Mos and the shutterbug in question, one Volker Corell, reportedly clashed at the Men's Apparel and Garment Industry Convention (MAGIC) in Vegas, at which Corell was an official photographer. TMZ reports that Corell's picture-taking raised the ire of Smith, who apparently responded by forcibly removing the camera from Corell's neck, smashing it on the ground, and absconding with the pieces-- allegedly injuring Corell's hand in the process. "Marvelous Times", indeed.Smith reportedly faces charges of felony robbery and malicious destruction of private property. But hey, at least he's in good company. Mos Def's publicist has not yet responded to requests for comment.In other, happier Mos Def news, the rapper has a new album coming our way soon. The Ecstatic is due from Downtown on November 25, according to an Amazon.com listing, and you can still check out single "Life in Marvelous Times" via the Forkcast link below. The track is also available for purchase on iTunes right now.Barring any protracted legal tie-ups, Mos has a show on December 13 at Seattle's Moore Theatre. Might want to leave your PowerShots at home for this one, kids.
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Way back in 1998, when Yasiin Bey was still calling himself Mos Def, he and Talib Kweli teamed up for an album called Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star, an instant classic of underground rap. In the almost quarter-century since then, the duo has occasionally released new songs together, and for years they’ve been saying the...
It’s been 24 years since Black Star, the duo of Talib Kweli and the man now known as Yasiin Bey, released their landmark debut album Mos Def And Talib Kweli Are Black Star. Since then, both Bey and Kweli have gone on to huge careers, and there’s always been talk of the two of them getting together for another album. In fact, ...
The first two episodes of The Midnight Miracle — a new podcast with Dave Chapelle, Talib Kweli, and Yasiin Bey — were released today. In the second of those episodes, which is exclusive to the podcast subscription service Luminary, Kweli and Bey premiered a new song from their duo Black Star, which represents some of the only...
More than 20 years ago, two promising Brooklyn-based rappers teamed up to make a classic album. Yasiin Bey (then known as Mos Def) and Talib Kweli were both building buzz as solo artists, but that went through the roof when they released Mos Def And Talib Kweli Are Black Star. The album launched both rappers to fame, and they continued to collab...
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