Mos Def

Patrick Stump reveals band members

Patrick has revealed the entire ensemble for his solo project’s live band. New members include former Taking Back Sunday bassist Matt Rubano, guitarist Michael Day, keyboardist/saxophonist Casey Benjamin and drummer Skoota Warner (ex. Ra).

Live performance: Mos Def “World Premiere”

Watch a live performance of Mos Def‘s new track “World Premiere” from The Daily Habit below.

Stream the new Gorillaz album Plastic Beach as well as new music video

NPR has premiered Plastic Beach, the upcoming album by virtual band, Gorillaz. The band–created by Blur vocalist Damon Albarn and comic book artist Jamie Hewlett

New Mos Def music video “History”

Here’s the new music video from Mos Def and Talib Kweli “History”:

New Mos Def music video

Mos Def returned to the hip hop scene big time in 2009 with The Ecstatic and he continues to display his talents with the new video for “Supermagic.”

Mos Def To Make Movie

Courtesy of Pitchfork: Earlier this year, Drag City issued …For the Whole World to See, an obscure 1974 album from the Detroit proto-punk band Death. Death didn’t dent the national consciousness during their brief run, but the right people must’ve heard that reissue, since there’s now a film about the band in the works. NME […]

Black Keys Unveil Hip Hop Project

Source: Ultimate Guitar Although they’re known for their alternative sound, The Black Keys are going to dive into another genre. According to Billboard.com, an upcoming album featuring the group and some of the biggest names in hip-hop will be released on November 27th. Recorded under the name Blakroc, the Jim Jones idea will feature artists […]

Mos Def wants a Battle Royal

How amazing would this be if this actually went down? I couldn’t imagine Mos Def destroying heads with such a line up. Big ups to him.

Mos Def rocks Fallon along side The Roots

Mos Def – Casa Bey (peformance on Fallon 6/9) Last night was an epic day in the hip-hop world because Jimmy Fallon had hip-hopper Mos Def on as the musical guest for Late Night. Not only did Mos Def get to bring the roof down with his end of the show, but he also got to perform […]

Mos Def performs on Letterman

Mos Def – Quiet Dog (performed 6/8) I watched this last night when it aired and was very impressed with Mos Def’s performance. He was very straight forward and serious, but at the same time showed the passion of his music in his eyes. Nothing makes me happier than seeing a veteran in the hip-hop […]