Consequence of Sound — A collaborative project with producer Ferrari Sheppard. more info

New York Times — His farewell concert in his hometown, New York City, will take place Dec. 21 at the Apollo Theater. more info

AllHipHop — IT LOOKS LIKE THE MAN ONCE KNOWN AS MOS DEF HAS 3 PROJECTS IN THE WORKS more info

AllHipHop — KURTIS BLOW, MOS DEF AND SNOOP IN THE HEADLINES more info

Stereogum — Yasiin Bey is supposedly retiring from music, with a series of farewell shows scheduled in the coming months following his recent release from South Africa. I’m not sure how that information squares with today’s news of the debut album from Dec. ... more info

Time — The hip hop legend also announced four final U.S. performances before retiring more info

The Quietus — Rapper formerly known as Mos Def confirms plans to retire more info

Consequence of Sound — The artist fka Mos Def will retire after New York and Washington, DC shows. more info

Consequence of Sound — The rapper formerly known as Mos Def had been accused of using an illegal passport. more info

TMZ — Mos Def can kiss South Africa goodbye -- he's apologized to the government for trying to use a "world passport" and he's all set to jet back to the U.S. The rapper will hop on a flight Tuesday night after getting arrested in January for using a… ... more info