Get a free Gigulate account now Login Signup
×

Join Gigulate,
it's free!

Start tracking your favourite bands and get access to automagical music news!
or login
RSS

Every story, every source. Never miss a thing.

Kanye West, Fat Joe, Busta Rhymes, Traxster, Mos Def, Jadakiss & DJ Khaled In The Studio

4373 days ago
The Hip Hop ChronicleLast night in a Chicago studio, a couple of legends came together to work on something for DJ Khaled’s upcoming album. Andrew more info

Lowkey, Logic and a new wave of political British hip-hop MCs

4393 days ago
Guardian MusicTouring the UK with Talib Kweli are representatives of a new breed of homegrown, politically engaged rapperJay-Z and Kanye West's Watch the Throne, which dropped in August 2011, epitomised the glut and profligacy in modern day hip-hop. "What's 50 gra... more info

March's best music from across the MAP

4397 days ago
Guardian MusicListen to 38 new tracks from around the world, as chosen by the Guardian and other bloggers in the Music Alliance PactClick the play button icon to listen to individual songs, right-click on the song title to download an MP3, or grab a zip file of th... more info

Mos Def Performs “N*ggas In Poorest” In Paris

4406 days ago
The Hip Hop ChronicleMos Def aka Yasiin Bey gives a live performance of ‘N*ggas In Poorest’ on Radio Nova in Paris. more info

Robert Glasper Experiment: Black Radio – review

4411 days ago
Guardian Music(Blue Note)With his 2009 album Double Booked, pianist Robert Glasper pretended to be booked for a hip-hop gig and a jazz show on the same night – a device to join his formidable jazz skills to the urban music he so clearly enjoys. This set takes th... more info

Mos Def – “Niggas In Poorest”

4456 days ago
StereogumMos Def, who is still insisting that we all call him Yasiin Bey now, is launching a new project called Top 40 Underdog, in which he’ll remake and tweak some big radio hits. In the first entry, he takes on “Niggas In Paris,” the great and world-... more info

Yasiin Bey (FKA Mos Def) – “Niggas In Poorest” [Niggas In Paris Freestyle]

4456 days ago
The Hip Hop ChronicleYasiin Bey formerly known as Mos Def, delivers his latest freestyle over Hov & Ye’s ‘Niggas In Paris’ produced by Hit Boy. Hit play below and experience some real talk from one of the realest artists in the game. ‘Niggas In Poorest’ in dedi... more info

Video: Mark Ronson – A La Modeliste (Feat. Ft Erykah Badu, Trombone Shorty, Mos Def, Zigaboo Modeliste & The Dap Kings)

4461 days ago
The Hip Hop Chronicle“A La Modeliste” is the Jazz track for RE:GENERATION featuring Erykah Badu, Trombone Shorty, Mos Def, Zigaboo Modeliste, and Members of The Dap Kings.   more info

New band of the day – No 1,180: Willis Earl Beal

4466 days ago
Guardian MusicWith a compelling backstory that might even be true, Willis Earl Beal is hollering the blues so well XL has snapped him upHometown: Chicago.The lineup: Willis Earl Beal (voice, instruments).The background: Willis Earl Beal is the male answer to Cold ... more info

Black Star Play “Little Brother,” “You Already Knew” For Fallon

4468 days ago
StereogumLast night, Mos Def and Talib Kweli revived Black Star for a pair of performances on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, first performing a new song, “You Already Knew,” before hitting the J Dilla-produced “Little Brother” from The Hurricane soundt... more info

Recent news history

Recent postings in the past month

30 days ago
Yesterday
Build a customised Mos Def widget

Explore

About

What's Gigulate?

  • At your fingertips. All the world's music news as it ch-ch-changes.
  • The sharpest music minds plugged into the world's greatest music machine.
  • Find out more