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Mos Def: – “Niggas In Poorest”
submitted by Nick Jan 16th 2012 05:00 pm (stereogum.com)
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Mos Def, who is still insisting that we all call him Yasiin Bey now, is launching a new project called Top 40 Underdog, in which he’ll remake and tweak some big radio hits. In the first entry, he takes on “Niggas In Paris,” the great and world-conquering smash from his more-famous buddies Kanye West and [...]
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Black Star: Play “Little Brother,” “You Already Knew” For Fallon
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Last night, Mos Def and Talib Kweli revived Black Star for a pair of performances on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, first performing a new song, “You Already Knew,” before hitting the J Dilla-produced “Little Brother” from The Hurricane soundtrack. With the legendary Roots crew in step, it’s just ...
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Alabama: Blind Boys of Alabama, Mos Def and More for Preservation Hall Jazz Band Anniversary Show
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Preservation Hall Jazz Band have announced the special guests that will join them on stage for their 50th anniversary performance
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Black Star: – “Fix Up” & “You Already Knew”
submitted by Nick Nov 28th 2011 08:00 pm (stereogum.com)
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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 [...]
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Mos Def: Black Star’s Mos Def And Talib Kweli Do The Colbert Report
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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 [...]
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