On this date in 1999, Brooklyn lyricist, actor, and social activist Yasiin Bey—who the Hip Hop world first knew as Mos Def—released his debut solo album Black On Both Sides on the Rawkus/Columbia ...
It looks as if anyone planning on seeing the artist formerly known as Mos Def perform in the United States this summer is out of luck. The Brooklyn-born rapper, now known as Yasiin Bey, is having ...