The 2007 song Kanye West describes as “life-defining” Messing with these drunk and hot girls… Tiernan Cannon May 26, 2026
Why Mos Def refused to release an album during Ramadan He didn’t want to be a distraction. Tiernan Cannon May 17, 2026
How MF DOOM convinced Mos Def he needed to buy a record player “He rhymes as weird as I feel.” Tiernan Cannon Mar 27, 2026
Mos Def’s biggest problem with modern rappers: “They know who they is” “There’s a problem with those dudes, man.” Tiernan Cannon Mar 17, 2026
The verse Slick Rick wrote from the perspective of an Iraq War soldier “I’m a soldier in the middle of Iraq.” Tiernan Cannon Mar 11, 2026
The iconic rapper Mos Def called his “favourite MC” He’s “the archetype. Period.” Tiernan Cannon Dec 27, 2025
The one song Mos Def snatched from Scarface: “I want that!” Elementary, dear Mos Def. Bea Isaacson Dec 19, 2025
Why Mos Def’s ‘Black on Both Sides’ is the greatest rap album of all time A reminder of what hip-hop can do. Tiernan Cannon Oct 16, 2025
The silly reason Mos Def dropped out of high school: “I was pretty impressed with myself” “I’d discovered the phenomenon of…” Joe Walker Oct 10, 2025