Mos Def News

Friday, November 20, 2009 More BlakRoc /Dame Dash-related sh-t. Here's the plug: " Moments cannot be manufactured and once passed cannot be recreated.

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich.-- A new book listing the 500 most influential Muslims has just been released by The Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Center in concert with Georgetown University's Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, reports The Muslim Observer.

Blakroc ,"On The Vista" Feat. Mos Def : So I've been geeked about Blakroc -- a project headed by Damon Dash that brings together The Black Keys and eleven luminary emcees as features for a full album-- since I happened upon their website a couple of months ago.

In 2008, the United States of America successfully elected its first African-American president and changed the course of history.

Who would have thought that the winner of Loyola's spring 2009 Battle of the Bands would go on to perform at the same venue as Jay-Z, Nas and Mos Def? Certainly not the energetic members of local hip-hop/reggae group A Cool Stick, but they could not be happier about it.

Wednesday, November 11, 2009 New music: Dasha Covers Mos Def's "Umi Says" I've been skipping most of the countdown video clips I've been sent promoting Dasha 's upcoming Back 2 The Future mixtape because, as cute as she looks in the videos, they've been a bit pointless but now they're finally getting down to the nitty gritty and sending some actual ...

"E.T.," as recreated at London's Videopia. LONDON If you're looking to get in touch with your inner performer, a handful of London venues are more than willing to provide you with a spotlight.

Blues-Rock band The Black Keys have teamed up with former Roc-A-Fella Records co-founder Dame Dash to create BlakRoc .

As half of the Akron blues-rock duo the Black Keys, guitarist Dan Auerbach tends to receive plenty of the same music-critic adjectives: rough , gritty , soulful .

Thursday, November 05, 2009 Current Music Presents Embedded with Common, Lykke Li and Bloc Party The plug: " Common takes us cross-country for a whirlwind promotional tour.

Performances By Reflection Eternal, Rock Steady Crew and National Double Dutch League-- New York, NY November 4, 2009 /PRNewswire/ - The world's most important b-boy battle, Red Bull BC One, is coming home to the birthplace of hip-hop--NYC. The b-boys have been announced, the judges have been chosen, the emcee locked down and the announcement of ...

There was a time when hip hop was rebel music, a blast from the inner-city alternating between party soundtrack and protest against injustice.

Hip-hop superstar Mos Def is a rare sight in Northern California, so news of his hastily put together show tonight, Oct.

The most memorable performance at the 2009 BET Hip-Hop Awards did not take place on a stage with bright lights and bootylicious dancers.

"The blog your favorite blogger reads...." Tuesday, October 27, 2009 Video: Eminem x Mos Def x Black Thought x DJ Premier - BET Hip Hop Awards Cipher #3 As I said on twitter , this was the best of the three ciphers by far.

Production wunderkinds such as Black Milk and Droop-E get props for their prolific catalogs, but don't overlook Oh No .

From an online perspective, Current TV's most talked-about shows over the past two years have been the short, snark-heavy media critique segments That's Gay and Target Women , which build their audiences thanks to a niche appeal and an engaging host who gives each segment a clear personality.

Andrew Emery pays tribute to the original rap attacker Mr Magic, the man who invented rap on the radio When even two sworn enemies a ' Tupac and Notorious BIG a ' can agree that you're a legend, chances are you're a legend.

It's easy to think that underground hip-hop is dead. The Internet has equalized everything to the point that there isn't much difference between Mos Def's and Mickey Factz's marketing plan, or Elzhi's and Eminem's, or Wale's and Will.i.am's. During the WWWization of the rap world, the next generation of indie hip-hop stopped standing in opposition ...

Now that the dust has settled on ACL Fest, a few thoughts: quite possibly the best show of the week took place indoors, in a dusty studio in the utterly nondescript Communications Building on UT campus.