Revisiting ‘Black on Both Sides’ — Mos Def’s 1999 debut album — 25 years later
Mos Def was one of those cats. From the opening bars, “From the first to the last of it, delivery is passionate, the whole ...
Yasiin Bey FKA Mos Def Rips Into Streaming Services: They Are “Gross” & “Exploitative”
Yasiin Bey—formerly known as Mos Def—unleashed sharp criticism on the modern music industry, likening its greed to the cartoon tycoon Scrooge McDuck. In a no-holds-barred interview with The Guardian, ...
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Rising Star Laila! Confirms Yasiin Bey (FKA Mos Def) Is Her Dad: "The Rumors Are True"
The “Like That” vocalist addressed whispers that her father is Hip-Hop royalty and legendary MC, Yasiin Bey, formerly known ...
Yasiin Bey Compares Music Industry to Scrooge McDuck: ‘It’s Completely Exploitative’
Check out what he had to say about streaming as he and The Alchemist get ready to drop their upcoming album in a unique way.
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Yasiin Bey likens music industry to 'Scrooge McDuck'
Yasiin Bey has likened the music industry to "Scrooge McDuck". The rapper formerly known as Mos Def did not hold back in a new interview with The Guardian, declaring the music industry had stripped ...
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Yasiin Bey Compares Music Industry to Scrooge McDuck: ‘It’s Completely Exploitative’
By Angel Diaz Yasiin Bey, formerly known as Mos Def, has a new album with The Alchemist on the way called Forensics, but that doesn’t mean he’s still playing the game. The Brooklyn MC and ...