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 ...

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 ...

Then known as Mos Def, Bey expanded his scope further with Black on Both Sides, a debut solo effort that’s as mesmerizing as it is eclectic. Released in 1999, the album represented all the most ...