The Hip Hop Chronicle — Yesterday at Lupe Fiasco’s show in New York, the rapper was joined on stage by Mos Def and Kanye West and they all kicked a freestyle.   Kanye and Mos Def at The Blue Note Ft. Robert Glasper Experiment by cisconyc RR via LupEnd & CiscoNYC a2a_link... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Mos Def back stage with Odd Future (more by Brook Bobbins) National Black Writers Conference (NBWC) is a biennial symposium dedicated to an exploration of "emerging themes, trends and issues in black literature." The event is hosted by The Center... more info

Stereogum — NBC found its must-see TV last night, thanks to an intense four-minute appearance from a shock-tricked hip hop troupe of teenagers from Los Angeles. Honors to Tyler, The Creator and Hodgy Beats, with the help of Questlove (in black hoodie for necessa... more info

Impose Magazine — My main concern is how Tyler the Creator and to some extent Hodgy Beats move that frickin fast. Let's call it sugar for now. Tyler looked close to taking Brandon T. Jacksons head off as he rushed Fallon's desk. And can't beat Mos Def jumping the cam... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Deerhoof in Boston in October (more by Benjamin Lozovsky) today in NYC * Mos Def @ Blue Note * Jesse Harris @ The Stone * Mike Birbiglia @ Joe's Pub * Slavic Soul Party @ Barbes * Gerald Kurdian @... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Mos Def on stage w/ Gorillaz @ MSG (more by Bao Nguyen) Blue Note added some last minute shows happening in just a couple of days. Mos Def plays on February 8th at 9:00PM and 11:30PM, and his friend Talib... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Slated to take over San Bernardino's NOS Events Center on April 2, Paid Dues has booked its most varied and diverse lineup yet. In its sixth year, the West Coast's premier subterranean-skewing rap festival has expanded to include anyone with... more info

AllHipHop — (AllHipHop News) The full lineup for Murs' Paid Dues Independent Hip Hop Festival 2011 was announced today (January 31st) with the addition of rappers Bun B. E-40, Nipsey Hu$$le, Sage Francis, dead prez and others. The new artists join a Hip-Hop heav... more info

Impose Magazine — While spinning records on BBC Radio 1, J Rocc crossed the fader over to an exclusive glimpse into a Black Star record produced by Madlib. It's truly unbelievable that it's been 13 years since Mos Def first crept across "Definition" with a drawn out "... more info

Starpulse — Rapper Mos Def has disappointed fans in Australasia by mysteriously axing his tour of the continent. The hip-hop star was scheduled to kick off a series of gigs in Auckland, New Zealand on Wednesd... more info