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Yasiin Bey reacts to the attacks in Paris, as he comments on ISIS, and stresses that they do not reflect the values of Islam. He urges anyone with a Twitter or Facebook account to use the platform to make a change in the world. Check out the full interview below.
Read moreYasiin Bey aka Mos Def drops a new track titled “No Colonial Fiction” in wake of the devastating events in Paris, France. Hear it below.
Read moreGolden Rules joins forces with Yasiin Bey and Freddie Gibbs on the official remix to “Never Die”. The og version can be found on their latest effort, “Golden Ticket”. Listen to the remix below, and cop “Golden Ticket” on Bandcamp.
Read moreHere goes the music video for Yasiin Bey’s “Basquiat Ghostwriter”.
Read moreYasiin Bey aka Mos Def releases a mysterious new song called “Basquiat Ghostwriter”. Hear it below.
Read moreDa Wednesday Underground Flava – Underground & Old School Hip Hop Non-Stop Host: DJ P.R. Heatrock after heatrock! Enjoy. Record Of The Day: Drake – Right Hand Playlist ASAP Rocky feat. Mos Def, Acyde & ASAP Yams – Back Home Kendrick Lamar feat. Bilal, Anna Wise & Snoop Dogg – Institutionalized Jay Rock – Money Trees Deuce Jay Rock – Gumbo YG – Twist My Fingaz **Record Of The Day** Drake – Right Hand Drake – Charged Up Drake – Hotline Bling Joe Budden – Broke Eminem feat. Gwen Stefani – Kings Never Die Bad Meets Evil – All I Think About Statik Selektah feat. Royce Da 5’9″ – Crystal Clear Raekwon – Live To Die Vince Staples – Summertime Junia-T feat. Tassnata & Brevner – Eye Mean Download here (right click and save as…)
Read moreDa Wednesday Underground Flava – Underground & Old School Hip Hop Non-Stop Host: DJ P.R. Today’s show comes with a shit load of brand new bangers from the likes of King Los, Jamall Bufford, Maffew Ragazino, Method Man, Ghostface, CZARFACE, Prie, JuJu Rogers and many more. Enjoy! Record Of The Day: Prie – In The Mist Of It All Playlist King Los feat. Puff Daddy & Mark Battles – King Jamall Bufford feat. Magestik Legend – Summer After Summer Maffew Ragazino – Summer Nine Five Method Man x Hanz On – Serious Ghostface Killah & Adrian Younge feat. Vince Staples – Get the Money CZARFACE feat. GZA – When Gods Go Mad Junia-T feat. Tassnata & Brevner – Eye Mean **Record Of The Day** Prie – In The Mist Of It All JuJu Rogers feat. Oddisee – Dreams The Doppelgangaz feat. Jim Jones – Jail Weight Jay Rock – Money Trees Deuce Nicky D’s – Fly Away Hus Kingpin feat. Washeyi Choir – California Love (City Of Dreams) Statik Selektah feat. Action Bronson, Ab-Soul & Elle Varner – All You Need ASAP Rocky feat. Mos Def, Acyde & ASAP Yams – Back Home Raekwon – Live To Die Download here (right click and save as…)
Read moreYasiin Bey (fka Mos Def) links with Electric Wire Hustle for his new single “Marigolds”. Check it out below.
Read moreProducer Paul White and artist Eric Biddines have connected for a joint project under the moniker Golden Rules. Today they share the first single from their upcoming Golden Ticket album, “Never Die” featuring Yasiin Bey. Heads up
Read more“Just being real.” The legend Yasiin Bey sat down at #BeatsHQ for an exclusive interview.
Read moreIt would not be an overstatement to say claim Yasiin Bey as being one of the most prolific visionaries. While many were first exposed to him as the rapper Mos Def, few realize that Bey had his start in show business as a child actor – which contributes to his ceaseless passion and experience on-screen. On top of these two professions, the Brooklyn-native has also made noise on the social and political tip, on which we have been taking notice of for a more than a decade now.
Read moreShifting focus for the second installment of “Yasiin Gaye”, Amerigo aimed to highlight the often overlooked accomplishments of Marvin Gaye’s role as the producer. “I wanted to build this side from more of Marvin’s original production work. He was doing a lot of what we do now, in terms of looping and pulling samples from other pre-recorded sessions decades before hip-hop made it common practice to do so. This also gave me the room to feature other artist [Chuck Berry, The Temptations, Talib, etc.] and re-present those classic Mos [Def] versus in a new context.” Yasiin Gaye: The Return (Side Two) by Amerigo Gazaway
Read moreThe legendary Mannie Fresh was the latest guest on NPR’s Microphone Check. He spoke on his start in the industry, current state of music, working with other artists and even did a 20 minute set on the turntables for the audience. In between, he also debuted a new song with Yasiin Bey called ‘Let’s Go’ which is the second song we’re hearing from their long awaited joint album OMFGODBKNOLA (listen to first one ‘Black Jesus here). We have a a good quality rip of the full song which is sounding pretty solid.
Read moreMany of you have asked about the side two release date and we’re happy to (finally) report that Amerigo’s “Yasiin Gaye: The Return” will be available within days (and not weeks) from now. – Amerigo Gazaway
Read more“Yasiin Gaye: The Return (Side Two)” coming soon! Amerigo Gazaway’s *Soul Mates* series continues the theme of his previous work in creating collaborations that never were. On the series’ latest installment, Amerigo unites Brooklyn rapper Yasiin Bey (Mos Def) and soul legend Marvin Gaye for a dream collaboration aptly titled “Yasiin Gaye”. Building the album’s foundation from deconstructed samples of Gaye’s Motown classics, Gazaway re-purposes the instrumentation into new productions within a similar framework. Carefully weaving Bey’s tangled raps and Gaye’s soulful vocals over his new arrangements, the producer delivers a quality much closer to an authentic collaboration than a lukewarm “mashup” album. Yasiin Gaye – Ms. Fat Booty (Soul Mates Remix) by Amerigo Gazaway
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