Yasiin Bey began his career as a child actor before rising to fame as Mos Def in Hip Hop and film. His 2011 name change reflected a personal and artistic transformation. These photos highlight his ...

Mos Def came to his latest role with only the most basic gloss on the character: He is, he was told, a journalist from outer space. “My first thought was Edward R. Murrow,” recalls the svelte, ...

Actor and Hip Hop artist Mos Def will join in with other A-List artists as a headliner for the 8th Annual Black August Hip Hop Benefit Concert in New York in August. The show is the largest annual Hip ...

Mos Def is joining the cast of Dexter. The hip hop star, whose acting career includes a recent guest-starring gig on House, will appear on multiple episodes of the Showtime hit as an ex-con who claims ...