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THE WORDSMITHS CAME OUT TO CELEBRATE 20 YEARS OF THE LYRICIST LOUNGE - CHECK THE RECAP!  

The G Spot. G'd up from the feet up! Thursday, May 24, 2012. NEW DOWNLOAD: Mos Def (Yasiin Bey) - Bey (Freestyle) ... Loading... Recent Posts. Like Us On Facebook. Who's Checkin Out The G Spot. Feedjit Live Blog Stats. Blog Archive ...  

Following the Instagram pictures of the studio time, Fat Joe unleashes his latest track alongside a fully stocked roster that includes Kanye West, Miguel, Jadakiss, Mos Def, DJ Khaled, Roscoe Dash and Busta Rhymes. Titled, “Pride N Joy,” the track is one of the few recent cuts that Fat Joe has released and sees an [...]Read more at Hypebeast.com  

Fat Joe is backed up by a chorus of familiar voices on his new track "Pride N Joy."  

Yasiin Bey (formerly Mos Def) is playing the Apollo Theater on June 14 as part of the month-long Blue Note Jazz Festival (which originally announced the Mos Def show as happening on June 29). Tickets are on sale. Today,...  

2012 BLUE NOTE JAZZ FESTIVAL ANNOUNCED JUNE 10 – 30, NEW YORK CITY After an extraordinarily successful debut, the Blue Note Jazz Festival will return, June 10-30, with over 50 performances at venues throughout New York City. Ticket information and a complete schedule of events are available on the official website, www.BlueNoteJazzFestival.com. This year's festival pays tribute to the masters of jazz while highlighting a diverse...  

Mos Def and Talib Kweli, two whirlwind rhyme-slingers in their own right, first came together as Black Star in 1998. Their first album, Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star, was propelled by Mos Def's poetic lyrics and Kweli's poignant delivery, and it instantly had heads clamoring ...  

Philadelphia-born Santigold has written songs for Christina Aguilera, Lily Allen and Ashlee Simpson. She used to work as an A for Epic Records, and almost signed rapper-actor Mos Def. "I brought Mos Def and I was like, 'You guys got to sign him.'  

Hip hop revolutionaries Mos Def & Talib Kweli bring it back for fans of true lyricism this Friday, May 4th at the Sugar Mill in New Orleans' renown Warehouse District. Helping bring underground Hip hop to the forefront with their groundbreaking ...  

Grammy nominated rapper attracts hundreds, fills K-State Student Union’s Grand Ballroom Lines of students and community members packed through the main entrance to the Grand Ballroom in the K-State Student Union on Wednesday night, with seats filling up immediately after the doors opened. More chairs had to be brought in for “A Night With...  

The Hidden Beach album also includes covers of Janet Jackson's "Got Til It's Gone" with Marsha Ambrosius as well as "Til Tomorrow" with Raheem DeVaughn and "So Thankful" with Coko from SWV. Kindred The Family Soul also appears on "All Day Loving."  

What's On TVRapper Mos Def makes his Dexter debut (VIDEO)What's On TVRapper Mos Def turned actor Mos shines as the ex-con who has seen the light in the latest episode of the sixth series of Dexter. Rapper Mos Def makes his debut on Friday playing Brother Sam, a born again ex-con who runs a car repair shop where ...  

Hip Hop has not simply changed the music industry—Hip Hop has changed the very definition of “music” and the process of creating music. Back in the late sixties/early seventies (an era some folk consider one of the golden ages of GBM, i.e. Great Black Music) we used to drop a macabre joke: the record companies [...]  

FuseMos Def & Dead Prez Record Song for Trayvon MartinFuseMos Def (now going by Yasiin Bey, which isn't his birth name in case you were wondering) and Dead Prez recently recorded "Made You Die," a song about the Trayvon Martin shooting over Nas' 2002 classic "Made You Look". In the behind-the-scenes video ...Mos Def And dead prez Recording Trayvon Martin Tribute, “Made You Die” [VIDEO]The Urban DailyWatch Yasiin Bey (Mos Def) And Dead Prez...  

HipHopDXMos Def Addresses Trayvon Martin Murder, Records Tribute Track With dead prezHipHopDXby Rashad Phillips dead prez, Mos Def and Mikeflo collaborate on "Made You Die," a track which references Nas' "Made You Look" to address Trayvon Martin's murder. With no arrests having been made in the Trayvon Martin murder case, members of the Hip ...and more »  

Children's Literature about Nature: Pacha's Pajamas Featuring Mos DefEco Child's PlayVan Jones, Julia Butterfly, Vandana Shiva, Mos Def, etc. all give this story positive praise. Pacha's Pajamas is an urban fairy tale that centers on a little girl with big dreams. One night, the animals and plants on her new pajamas come alive.  

Losing Amy Winehouse was a big enough blow to popular music by itself, but according to Questlove, the soul singer's passing brought an end to another potentially glorious music act — a super group consisting of Winehouse, Questlove, Mos Def ...  

Chennai: Union Minister of State (MoS) for Defence M.M.Pallam Raju on Saturday said that no country can take India for granted, owing to its strong deterrence posture, while dismissing China as a threat to the nation. - Indiatalkies.com  

Yet another game is trying to sell gamers on the "MOS" (Massive Online Shooter) genre. This time - we can show the first game play trailer for Defiance, promising thousands of players...Read more of this story at ClanBase.  

dead prez, Mos Def and Mikeflo collaborate on "Made You Die," a track which references Nas' "Made You Look" to address Trayvon Martin's murder.  

New Delhi: Notwithstanding the various controversies, the government today said that there are no differences between it and the armed forces and that it is working in harmony with the three services. "There are no differences at all between the ...  

Pacha's Pajamas — Connecting Children and Nature through Pop CulturePlanetSave.comPacha's Pajamas stars Yasiin Bey (Mos Def), Majora Carter, Talib Kweli, Cheech Marin, and talented youth and YouTube stars, including Baby Kaely, Lil JZ, Ta'Kaiya Blaney, Ashley Cortez, Jaheem, Miles, Little Lissy, and the Agape Youth Choir.  

New York Daily NewsJazz recordings roundup: Robert Glasper, Steve Turre, Wes Montgomery and Bria ...New York Daily NewsAnd guests, ranging from vocalists Bilal, Erykah Badu, Ledisi, Lalah Hathaway to hip-hop artists Lupe Fiasco and Yasiin Bey (Mos Def) to the bassist and singer Meshell Ndegeocello, show his eclectic range. He split his previous record on the Blue Note ...and more »  

What's On TVDexter star Jen hints at what's coming (VIDEO)What's On TV... series on FX on Friday at 10pm, Miami's vigilante serial killer (Michael C Hall) finds himself intertwined in a new string of gruesome murders involving Professor Gellar (Edward James Olmos), Travis Marshall (Colin Hanks) and Brother Sam (Mos Def).  

Charlie HunterPhiladelphia InquirerHis eclectic tastes have spawned recording and performance collaborations with everyone from Norah Jones to Mos Def. Does community outpouring for Camden child blinded by stray bullet give you hope about stemming urban violence?and more »  

Neighbors: Variety show to benefit multicultural resource centerIthaca Journal... The performance will open National Poetry Month and features performances by former Tompkins County Poet Laureate Michelle Courtney Berry, who has opened in poetry and song for the Dalai Lama, Maya Angelou, Nikki Giovanni and Mos Def among others.  

Hey, isn't that. . . ?: Taraji Henson, Raheem DeVaughnWashington Post (blog)By The Reliable Source Taraji P. Henson (Danny Moloshok/AP) • Taraji Henson in the balcony at the newly reopened Howard Theatre with several friends for the Yasiin Bey (aka Mos Def) show Saturday night. Pink buttoned shirt, long, low ponytail.  

HipHopDXGeorge Zimmerman To Likely Face Charges In Trayvon Martin CaseHipHopDXCountless tributes for Martin have been released and have included songs from artists such as Mistah FAB, Mos Def, Plies, and GhostWridah. A number of tributes were released as an outlet to express condolences and ask for justice and according to the ...and more »  

“When I Was a Child”: War StoriesNew Yorker (blog)In the video—which has music by K'naan (the Somali-Canadian rapper), Mos Def, and Chali 2na—he tells some of that story: how, in the chaos surrounding the fall of Qaddafi, he says, the police beat him with an iron bar and he almost died.  

It's a Brooklyn thing, but this rip comes courtesy of VintageHipHopSeattle.com. So sit down, eat your slice of pizza and be quiet.  

Rap stars singing about saving the environment isn’t something we hear about everyday.