Mos Def played the first show of his The Ecstatic tour last Saturday night at First Avenue; it ended up being an early show due to Too Much Love, the club’s weekly dance night. Jay Electronica opened ...
The fourth solo album from Mos Def, "The Ecstatic," gives listeners exactly what they expect out of such a title: Elaborate production and the slick rhymes of Def laid over some heavy beats. The ...
At Sasquatch!, I gushed about Mos Def performing an excellent song, but I didn’t know what it was. Now I know it’s called “Supermagic,” and is a perfectly good reason to buy his album “The Ecstatic,” ...
"I look to my left… and there's the motorcycle from motherf**king Purple Rain!" Nobody expected to be regaled with a yarn about meeting Prince when they bought a ticket to see Yasiin Bey in Melbourne ...
Three years since highlighting his musical self, Mos Def is more than ready to reestablish himself in the eyes of the rap community with the release of his forthcoming opus The Ecstatic. For the ...
Still have boring old t-shirts that doesn't include music from your favorite artist? No fear: Mos Def is rectifying this situation with the release of his new album 'The Ecstatic' via a wearable piece ...
The world has waited on the Mighty Mos for what seems like an eternity now. Sure, True Magic dropped in '06, but we couldn't even tell if it was really out or just a figment of Mos' imagination. And ...
“The Ecstatic” finds Mos Def’s groove back in every-which-way. He nestles into a crooning soft spot on “Roses,” makes hay while the jazzy Miles-esque syncopation of “Priority” unfurls, and touches ...
The world has waited on the Mighty Mos for what seems like an eternity now. Sure, True Magic dropped in '06, but we couldn't even tell if it was really out or just a figment of Mos' imagination. And ...