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In Yasiin Bey's next feature film he will play a role previously filled by Samuel L. Jackson who played opposite of Robert de Niro and Pam Greer. If you're not familiar with Quetin Tarantino's Jackie Brown , it's an adaptation of the Elmore Leonard book, Rum Punch . (Elmore Leonard also wrote the book/movie Get Shorty .) Switch takes place 15 years prior to the events of Rum Punch . In Switch, Ordell Robbie (Sam Jackson's character) and Louis Gara (De Niro's character) kidnap a real estate developer's wife only [...]
Yasiin Bey, formerly known as Mos Def, might be excited to record new Black Star music with Talib ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/ yasiin-bey-mos-def-to-star-in- jackie-brown-prequel/61351/
Steely Chan's been on the blog recently. Dude's a beast. Originally from Vancouver but now making music in Toronto, Steely Chan CRUSHES. I love this stuff. Check these guys out on their Soundcloud To Play Songs - Click "Play" Arrow to left of titles: To Download - Right Click/Save Link As Simon Says Windy Stallion - Pharoahe Monch vs Shawn Lee - Steely Chan's Blender Mash - Steely Chan speeds up Pharoahe Monch's "Simon Says" and layers it over Shawn Lee's "Italian [...]
Yasiin Bey - Niggas In Poorest Released earlier in the week, this is Yasiin Bey's take on possibly the most infamous track from Watch The Throne . Stated to be the first release from the "Top 40 Underdogs" series where Yasiin will deconstruct a popular track and rework it from his own point of view. What are your thoughts? soulquarian14 No tags for this post.
Stuck between simmering down about Coachella and Tim Tebow's dishonorable discharge from the NFL playoffs and heating up over SOPA and another weekend of playoff madness? We've got just the thing for that: 10 things, in fact. We feel these 10 tracks will serve as a perfect soundtrack to your weekend, whether as glorious victory music or a comforting hand on your shoulder till next season. Best of luck! -Möhammad Choudhery Daniel Rossen - "Saint Nothing" Doesn't it just feel like a Grizzly Bear month? Even though grizzly bears [...]
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RE:GENERATION | Mark Ronson | Erykah Badu | Mos Def | Trombone Shorty In short RE:GENERATION is a documentary who's concept is to take certain musical artists and pair them up with other artists of other genres who they may not ever get a chance to work with throughout their career. In this episode we combine Mark Ronson + Erykah Badu + Mos Def with Trombone Shorty + Zigaboo Modeliste + Members of The Dap Kings. I look forward to more clips being released on youtube [...]
Yasiin Bey, aka Mos Def, drops his latest freestyle titled "Niggas In Poorest". It's great to hear new material from Yasiin, hopefully we'll get a lot more coming in the near future. Check out his latest dope track below...
The artist formerly known as Mos Def (he goes by his Muslim name Yaslin Bey now) is embarking on the massive undertaking that is his Top 40 Underdog project, quasi-covering big radio hits. The first track to undergo the treatment is Jay-Z and Kanye West's "Niggas in Paris" Continue reading: MP3: Mos Def - "Niggas in Poorest" (Jay-Z & Kanye West Cover) Read more articles like " MP3: Mos Def - "Niggas in Poorest" (Jay-Z & Kanye West Cover) " on PMA | [...]
"Don't get up in no throne" One of my New Year's resolutions was to not listen to any more remixes of "Niggas in Paris". It got to the point where it was just unoriginal to go over the track. Every week we were seeing another remix with Paris changed to so and so city with another rapper rapping about the same exact thing. Yasiin Bey actually turned it into a meaningful song, and he started the track with Bismillah so me and this one are cool. Download [...]
Yassin Bey bringin dat heat over The Throne's anthem
Blunt Tactics bring a twangy horn collection to one of Mos Def's finest. Cuts are spot on and I can't help but love listening to "Beef" with a bit of a twist. Wonder how his new music is gonna play out compared to classics like this... Mos Def - Beef (Blunt Tactics Remix) Blunt Tactics Styles: Hip-Hop, Remix Location: New Jersey Blunt Tactics on: Facebook | YouTube | Bandcamp | [...]
"Who the fuck is Margiela?" More like who the fuck is Yasiin? Yeah, he decided to (and I quote) "freestyle" over this beat and all I could do after hearing it was scratch my head. This is not the Mos that I used to know and love. This is more of a political rant than a freestyle, but hey - it's better than nothing. Your ears will probably feel awkward after listening to this.
Yasiin Bey (formerly known as Mos Def) - "Niggas In Poorest" (Niggas In Paris freestyle) by SoulCulture "Who the fuck is Margiela?" More like who the fuck is Yasiin? Yeah, he decided to (and I quote) "freestyle" over this beat and all I could do after hearing it was scratch my head. This is not the Mos that I used to know and love. This is more of a political rant than a freestyle, but hey - it's better than nothing. Your ears will probably feel awkward after listening to [...]
Blunt Tactics bring a twangy horn collection to one of Mos Def's finest. Cuts are spot on and I can't help but love listening to "Beef" with a bit of a twist. Wonder how his new music is gonna play out compared to classics like this... Mos Def - Beef (Blunt Tactics Remix) Blunt Tactics Styles: Hip-Hop, Remix Location: New Jersey Blunt Tactics on: Facebook | YouTube | Bandcamp | [...]
There aren't too many people that I'd care to hear over "N*ggas In Paris." It's just one of those songs that everyone wants to put their own twist on, usually changing "Paris" to a different city of their choice and acting like they've done something incredible when they've really just pushed listeners one step closer to getting tired of "N*ggas In Paris," if only because the song, by it's very nature, encourages this type of behavior. Thankfully, Mr. Yasiin Bey (can we still call him Mos Def?) isn't on that. Here's what he did with the "Paris" beat. [...]
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Yasiin Bey , formerly known as Mos Def , has used the celebration of Martin Luther King Day as the launching pad for his Top 40 Underdog series in which he freestyle raps over and reimagines Top 40 tracks in a more socially conscious and politically relevant manner. The first Top 40 track that Bey has undertaken is Kanye West and Jay-Z 's hit "Niggas In Paris" from their collaborative album Watch The Throne [...]
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