Yasiin Bey, aka Mos Def, is currently being detained in Cape Town, Africa according to a message from him that was put up on the Kanye West website. The message starts with a freestyle rap...
The hip-hop star, who started his career as a child actor, has fulfilled a longtime dream of moving into comedy by putting together his first stand-up set. He performed the show for...
Lady Gaga performed a surprise set at London jazz club Ronnie Scott's last night (09.06.15).The 'Do What U Want' hitmaker had been scheduled to perform a charity concert in the city's Royal Albert Hall alongside...
Life of Crime sees Jennifer Aniston put in the awkward position of unwanted hostage; her husband (Tim Robbins) wants rid so won’t put up the ransom, and the kidnappers have a dud payload on...
The Fifth Estate, the Benedict Cumberbatch-starring biopic of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, will be the opening film at at this years annual Toronto International Film Festival. The film festival will also feature advanced screenings of...
Some celebrities lend their name to campaigns and will occasionally 'retweet' a good cause but singer Mos Def, more recently known as Yasiin Bey, has taken political rallying to the extreme by volunteering to undergo...
Yasiin Bey, the rapper, actor and activist also known as Mos Def, has appeared in a video that shows him being force fed as part of a protest video aimed at ending the US' policy...
In an experiment designed to reveal the true extent of what Guantanamo Bay prisoners are going through, Yasiin Bey – better known by his previous rap pseudonym Mos Def – underwent the mandatory, standard practice...
LENNY KRAVITZ, MOS DEF and actor TIM ROBBINS have teamed up to record a new benefit single to raise cash for the victims of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.The trio is part of the...
Beyonce Knowles has been nominated for 10 Grammy awards.The 'Halo' singer and Taylor Swift - who has been recognised in eight categories - were revealed as the most nominated artists at the Grammy Nominations Concert...
Rapper/actor MOS DEF has been landed with a $60,000 (GBP40,000) lawsuit from his own attorney, after failing to pay for an expensive divorce from his ex-wife. Bosses at legal firm Blank Rome claim the star...
Actress LISA BONET has hit out at the US rap scene's obsession with sex and money. The ANGEL HEART star, 37, slammed the music as corrupt, and is concerned by the affect aggressive, soulless...