The last few years have witnessed the transformation of Brooklyn rapper Mos Def from underground icon to overground star, thanks to 1998's "Mos Def and Talib Kweli Are Black Star" and "Black on Both ...

The rapper once known as Mos Def may have to fork over nearly $100,000 in earnings from an upcoming show to pay off his baby mama’s attorney fees from their child-support battle, court papers show.

Mos Def performs onstage with Gorillaz during the Meadows Music and Arts Festival - Day 2 at Citi Field on September 16, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images) There are a few ...

Is Laila! Really Mos Def’s Daughter? As it turns out… yes! She confirmed her parentage in an interview with Complex‘s Jordan Rose. While the interview hasn’t been published yet as of this writing, ...

Rappers with Mos Def's reputation and charisma aren't supposed to wait five years between albums, but the Brooklyn native has been legitimately distracted. He can act -- and Hollywood adores him for ...

Mos Def appeared in court yesterday (Feb. 14) after filing for divorce from his wife, Maria Yepes-Smith. Mos Def, born Dante Smith, was ordered to pay $10,000 a month to support their 7- and ...

Rapper-actor Mos Def will play legendary rock 'n' roller Chuck Berry in Sony BMG's "Cadillac Records," which is filming in New Jersey. By Leslie SImmons, The Associated Press Rapper-actor Mos Def will ...

Yasiin Bey, fka Mos Def, was reportedly arrested in a South African airport. According to AP: Mos Def has 14 days to leave South Africa after he was arrested for violating local immigration laws while ...