Sat 12 Nov 2005
Mos Def has, at least temporarily, dropped out of the Breed Love Odyssey Tour. The announcement was made yesterday evening via a post on the Okayplayer forums by none other than Talib Kweli, the co-headliner of the Breed Love Tour and Mos Def’s partner in Black Star.
Here is the full text of Talib’s post:
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Thu 10 Nov 2005
Just a quick update to my previous post on Pandora, the personal streaming radio service. They are now offering a free ad-supported level of membership.
Previously, everyone got 10 free hours of streaming, but then had to pay $36/year. Pandora has also upped the functionality, adding favorites, better feedback for getting stations just right, and other small tweaks.
So, now you can check out all Mos Def Radio you want for free!
This post is tagged: hip hop, mos def, music, pandora, rap, streaming music.
Sat 5 Nov 2005
Mos Def, a rapper not on the tip of most tongues when discussing battles between crews, cities, or coasts, called out Suge Knight during his Breed Love set on Thursday, according to an article on Calendarlive.com.
...Mos Def took a jab at Marion “Suge” Knight, the controversial head of Death Row Records. The svelte and far-from-intimidating rapper said he was looking for Knight and wanted to know “who shot my man?”
This isn’t the first time Mos has publically pointed the finger at Knight and tried to jumpstart the questioning of what happened to Tupac and other fallen rappers. At a show in Los Angeles this summer, Mos apparently sang, “Tell them who shot my man, Suge. Tell them who shot my man, Suge. Who shot Biggie, Pac and Jam Master Jay?”
I’m sure Mos has his reasons for wanting to do this, but Suge doesn’t exactly have a peaceful past or much of a tolerance for slights. Let’s hope these tirades by Mos ends up with long-sought answers behind the murders of B.I.G. and Tupac coming to the surface and not with another bloody chapter in the “rap wars.”
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Fri 4 Nov 2005
Are you old enough to remember “Friday Night Videos?”
This self-explanatory television show was around before there was this Internet thing and seemingly before there was MTV. (See that round thing in the image? That’s a record, not a CD.)
So, since MTV sucks now and we do have the Internet, I’m bringing FNV back for 2005… Mos Def-style, of course.
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Thu 3 Nov 2005
Mos Def & Talib Kweli still create great music together. They proved this again last night for the world to see on Jimmy Kimmel’s Live Concert Series. The duo performed Supreme Supreme, a track off of Talib’s upcoming album on which Mos is a guest. Talib sounds a little hoarse, but Mos is right on time and the track is hot.
If you missed the live performance, have no fear. The internet is here:
Streaming Video | Download Video
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