[youtube id=”vwjwKPXy4sg”]Mos Def named his fourth album after Victor LaValle’s novel The Ecstatic. The album’s unusual sound was influenced by a quote about the way ‘ecstatic’ was used in the 17th and 18th century to describe people who were inspired or mad and a litany of world flavors. “Auditorium” featured SlickContinue Reading
Robert Glasper has added Yasiin Bey (formerly Mos Def) to his month-long residency at the Blue Note in New York City. Bey will share the stage with Glasper from Oct. 11-14. The first show took place last night and Glasper has many more guests scheduled to join him. Bilal, TerraceContinue Reading
It’s been 20 years since Yasiin Bey and Talib Kweli emerged as Black Star and they are coming full circle to reunite and release a new album this year. Yasiin Bey made the announcement in Denver, Colorado this past weekend during a Madlib DJ set. Reddit uploaded the audio fromContinue Reading
Why are some citizens criticizing Barack Obama’s response to Hurricane Katrina that took place in 2005 when he did not become president until 2009? When will an artist come along and outdo Michael Jackson’s commercial accomplishment of five number one singles with the Bad album? [youtube id=”CjfXm0eqOek”] Is YasiinContinue Reading