Talib Kweli and Yasiin Bey formerly known as Mos Def form the group Black Star - (Photo Credit: Eddy "Precise" Lamarre) Rapper Mos Def does not consider Drake’s music to be hip-hop and is more ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mos Def performs onstage with Gorillaz during the Meadows Music and Arts Festival - Day 2 at Citi Field on September 16, 2017 in ...

Mos Def insisted Drake is a “very talented MC,” and said he wasn’t trying to be “mean-spirited and unfair” with his take on Drizzy’s music. Drake Mos Def ...

Mos Def had the Hip-Hop world talking in recent days. His take on Drake’s music became a trending topic on social media. Drizzy has now responded to the MC also known as Yasiin Bey. “Drake is pop to ...

Mos Def aka Yasiin Bey didn’t have very nice words to describe Drake’s music. The veteran rapper appeared on a new episode of the podcast The Cutting Room Floor where he gives his honest take on the ...

Released just over 23 years ago, “Hip Hop” sits at the epicenter of Mos Def’s classic debut, Black On Both Sides. It’s a hailing thunderstorm of intellect from Mos Def, powerfully articulating how hip ...

An all-time classic, Black Star’s debut album put Yasiin Bey and Talib Kweli on the map, paving the way for their successful solo careers. Before they would establish careers as solo artists, Yasiin ...

People calling this a diss are overreacting; if the Toronto superstar wasn't making pop music, he wouldn't be the Toronto superstar. "Like, is Drake hip-hop?" host Recho asked the MC formerly known as ...

The legendary MC recently sat down for an interview on "The Cutting Room Floor"... where the host asks him straight up if he considers Drizzy to be "hip hop," which made for a fascinating exchange.

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. There are a few songs I vividly remember hearing (or seeing if the video ...