Rolling Stone

Flashback: Mos Def and Talib Kweli Help Televise a Hip-Hop Revolution

For hip-hop fans, the significance of 1998 needs little explanation thanks to landmark works by Lauryn Hill, Outkast, Jay-Z, DMX, Big Pun, the Neptunes, the Cash Money and No Limit collectives, and ...
The Washington Post

Mos Def: He's Almost Everywhere

The last few years have witnessed the transformation of Brooklyn rapper Mos Def from underground icon to overground star, thanks to 1998's "Mos Def and Talib Kweli Are Black Star" and "Black on Both ...
The Grio

Reflecting on Sept. 29, 1998, the last great release date in hip-hop, and the legacy of those albums 25 years later

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. I got robbed by a crackhead on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 1998. While I wish that ...
Pitchfork

Mos Def and Talib Kweli Reunite for New Video, New Song

Mos Def and Talib Kweli gave indie rap one of its defining moments with their 1998 collaborative album Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star. Since then, they've gotten together for the odd show or ...
Yahoo

Revisiting ‘Black on Both Sides’ — Mos Def’s 1999 debut album — 25 years later

Mos Def performs onstage with Gorillaz during the Meadows Music and Arts Festival - Day 2 at Citi Field on September 16, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images) There are a few ...
The Grio

Revisiting ‘Black on Both Sides’ — Mos Def’s 1999 debut album — 25 years later

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 ...