The Hip Hop Chronicle — Produced by Mark Ronson, “A La Modaliste” is the Jazz remix for RE:GENERATION featuring Erykah Badu, Trombone Shorty, Mos Def, Zigaboo Modeliste, and Members of The Dap Kings. Presented by Hyundai Veloster, RE:GENERATION is a documentary film tha... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Black Star @ Rock the Bells 2011 (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin) After cancelling shows including one at Irving Plaza in NYC, Mos Def & Talib Kweli aka Black Star will give it another try at Best Buy Theater on... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — A Dessner smiles on Philadelphia (more by David Andrako) Much like at Restoration Rocks over the weekend (which Talib Kweli wasn't too happy about), the artist-soon-to-be-formerly-known-as-Mos Def will team with the Brooklyn Philharmonic Orchestra fo... more info

Guardian Music — For his debut album, producer Jeymes Samuel has enlisted Tori Amos, Roisin Murphy, Mos Def and Idris ElbaThe Bullitts are the brainchild of British producer Jeymes Samuel, who has assembled an array of guests for the band's forthcoming debut album, T... more info

411 Mania — News and thoughts on Diddy's outburst at a recent afterparty, Mos Def and Talib Kweli's Colbert Report interview, Luke of 2 Live Krew discussing the current state of hip-hop, the recent 2pac and Biggie murder allegations, the crowning of the first-ev... more info

Stereogum — Way the hell back in 1998, underground-rap leading lights Mos Def and Talib Kweli teamed up to record the collaborative album Mos Def And Talib Kweli Are Black Star. They’ve both stayed plenty busy in the years since, but beyond the odd one-off col... more info

ContactMusic — Hip-hop stars Mos Def and Talib Kweli have axed a string of upcoming U S tour dates The duo performing together as Black Star was due to play shows in cities including New York Los Angeles Las Vegas and Cincinnati Ohio this month Oct11 but unfor... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Mos Def at House of Blues Chicago w/ Black Star on 9/23 (more by Zach Pollack) Back on 9/28, just five days after Black Star played two shows in Chicago, Talib Kweli tweeted that "Due to irreconcilable differences with Live... more info

Perez Hilton — The trailer for Mark Wahlberg's Contraband has finally hit the web, and it looks like The Italian Job without the jokes and Mos Def being awesome. In fact, they even mention a Mini Cooper in the trailer. Seriously. It does look decent though, as far ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by BBG The artist soon to be formerly known as Mos Def at Rock The Bells (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin) Countdown is on. Only 3 months and 10 days left of "Mos Def":Following a lengthy line of rappers that... more info