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...

De La Soul have shared a new anti-Trump song, just in time for the election. "Remove 45" also features Styles P, Talib Kweli, Pharoahe Monch, Mysonne, and Chuck D. "When it comes to this president and his administration we need to exercise our right to vote and REMOVE him from office," says De La Soul's…

In an Instagram post on July 23, veteran rapper Talib Kweli announced he was leaving Twitter and focusing on Patreon, where had he recently announced plans to fund a new solo album. The move made some kind of sense because Kweli's existence on Twitter was defined by hostile debate -- to follow him was to…

22 years, the young Brooklyn rappers Talib Kweli and Mos Def (now Yasiin Bey) teamed up to release the classic debut album Mos Def And Talib Kweli Are Black Star. They still haven't followed it up. In recent years, Kweli and Bey have been working as a team again; they did a surprise reunion, for…

The project was initially announced early last yearTalib Kweli performs live with Black StarBlack Star’s Talib Kweli has confirmed that their long-awaited reunion album is finished – check out the clip below. Yasiin Bey – aka Mos Def – first announced that the hip-hop duo would be returning with a Madlib-produced new record back...