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Dante Terrell Smith (born December 11, 1973 in Brooklyn, New York, United States), now known by the stage name Yasiin Bey (formerly Mos Def), is a Grammy Award-nominated rapper and
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Sounds like:
Modest Mouse,
Arcade Fire,
Local Natives
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Tobias Handke
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Oct 12, 2016
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This week marked the 10th anniversary of Cold War Kids' wonderful debut Robbers & Cowards. To commemorate the occasion, the band have released a new version of fan favorite, "Saint John," featuring rapper Yasiin Bey, formerly known as Mos Def.
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Sounds like:
Chance the Rapper,
Talib Kweli
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Lauren Ziegler
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Aug 18, 2015
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I'm a huge Yasiin Bey (Mos Def) fan, so any new music from the legendary rapper is good news. This week, Bey released something a little different. "Basquiat Ghostwriter" borrows a sample from album Shades Of..., by artist Jean-Michel Basquiat's shor...
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Sounds like:
Common,
Black Star,
Talib Kweli
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Sounds like:
Diplo,
Jacuzzi,
Cashmere Cat
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Zach Connett
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Jan 31, 2014
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These days, it's getting more and more difficult to define genres, and Louis Futon is not making it any easier considering what they've done to Mos Def's 15-year-old hip-hop track "Ms. Fat Booty."Philadelphia-based talents Tyler Minford and Logan Zog...
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Sounds like:
Monitor 66,
Francis Harris,
Maribou State,
Talib Kweli
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RSkotarczyk
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Oct 26, 2013
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"Umi Says" is possibly one of my favorite Mos Def tracks, so it's a pleasure to hear it in quality remix form.Nick Monaco is a San Francisco-based producer whose affiliations include Dirty Bird, Wolf + Lamb, and as with this recent "Umi Says" edit, S...
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Sounds like:
Jay Electronica,
Kanye West,
Mos Def
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sweeney kovar
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Nov 30, 2012
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Folks love to hate Mos Def.Now known as Yasiin Bey, the Brooklyn MC has never been able to live up to the standard he set with his 1999 debut, Black on Both Sides. Since his 2004 sophomore album The New Danger, the same people that lifted Mos (I'm go...
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