Nineteen ninety-eight needed Black Star. Because before Black Star there was Puff Daddy, and in 1997, Puff Daddy was inescapable thanks to his grand and terrible year. His hit-making friend - his big ...

The second Black Star performance on Friday night (9/23) at the House of Blues (part of a larger tour) began around 12:30am with a set by DJ 33 1/3, accompanied by an MC who did just enough to get the ...

On this day in hip hop history, 27 years ago, Mos Def and Talib Kweli joined forces to release their iconic debut album Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star on Rawkus Records — a landmark project that ...

The combined talent of rappers Talib Kweli, Yasiin Bey, formerly known as Mos Def, and comedian Dave Chappelle will be showcased in an upcoming podcast. “Making a podcast isn’t the obvious next move ...

Are you looking forward to another musical project from the two New Yorkers? “I have an album with Diamond D and a new Black Star album with Yasiin Bey on the way,” Talib Kweli told AllHipHop.com in ...

Mos Def and Talib Kweli will headline the 10th Annual Black August benefit concert on Sunday, August 26 at the Nokia Theatre in Times Square, NYC. Black August is a project of the Malcolm X Grassroots ...

Rapper Talib Kweli will reunite with his Black Star group mate Mos Def next month as they headline this year’s Esurance ICER Air festival. The duo will perform Nov. 3 on the center stage at AT&T Park ...

The old Knitting Factory used to be a bastion for independent hip hop in New York City. The new incarnation just took a big step at continuing that legacy, as it hosted one of the most historic hip ...

Building off their involvement at this year’s Rock the Bells Festival, Mos Def and Talib Kweli will continue to tour, performing their classic 1998 collaborative album, Mos Def and Talib Kweli Are ...

It’s been 24 years since Black Star, the rap duo of Talib Kweli and Mos Def, released their critically acclaimed debut album, Mos Def and Talib Kweli are Black Star. On Tuesday, the group returned ...

Talib Kweli gave fans some hope that a new Black Star album may be on the way. The rapper took to social media to tease that he and Black Star duo mate Yasiin Bey, formerly known as Mos Def, will be ...