A number of rappers and activists will support Mos Def’s call for a National Student Walk-Out tomorrow (Oct 1) in support of the Jena 6. In addition to Mos Def, rappers Common, Talib Kweli, Immortal ...

When Common decides to do some good, he really goes all out. Last Saturday night at the Hollywood Palladium, the Chicago MC threw a giant benefit concert for his Common Ground Foundation-- a nonprofit ...

Common, Kanye West, Mos Def and Talib Kweli have answered a call from Kevin Powell and have helped the journalist/ activist transport an assortment of goods directly to victims of Hurricane Katrina.

The nominees for the NAACP’s 40th annual Image Awards have been announced today with several rappers, including Common, Mos Def and Kanye West, garning nods. With categories ranging from film to music ...

Mos Def and Common will be two of several artists being filmed for a new music documentary series for cable channel Current TV titled “Embedded.” The debut episode, airing October 14, spends seven ...

It's been a strange, tumultuous week for Yasiin Bey, the talented Brooklyn-born rapper who used to go by the name Mos Def. Having overstayed a tourist visa granted to him by South Africa in 2013, ...