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03 April 2019
Yasiin Bey Debuted His New Project 'Negus'
The "sound installation" wont be released in digital or physical formats.
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05 March 2018
Seun Kuti May Be Collaborating With Yasiin Bey & Nai Palm
The Nigerian afrobeat artist tells OkayAfrica he might have something in the works for an upcoming remix project.
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06 January 2017
Yasiin Bey Channels Basquiat In His New Album 'December 99th,' But Falls Short
Yasiin Bey & Ferrari Shepard's 'December 99th' feels like a producer and vocalist blindly reaching in the dark.
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05 December 2016
Yasiin Bey Has Three New Albums On the Way, Plays a New Song at Art Basel
In an interview with WNAL at Miami's Art Basel, Yasiin Bey reveals that he plans to release three new albums before his retirement.
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28 November 2016
Yasiin Bey Has a New Album Coming Out Very Soon
Yasiin Bey (Mos Def) has announced his new album with Ferrari Sheppard under their collaborative project, Dec. 99th.
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22 November 2016
Yasiin Bey Announces the Final U.S. Shows of His Career
Yasiin Bey is partnering with the legendary Apollo Theater and John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts to present his final U.S. performances.
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22 November 2016
Yasiin Bey Permitted to Leave South Africa
Yasiin Bey, f.k.a. Mos Def, is finally allowed to leave South Africa following a successful apology to the Home Affairs Department.
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14 October 2016
Yasiin Bey Confirms His Retirement in a Live Stream From Cape Town
Yasiin Bey went on Facebook live today to announce his retirement in a feed from Cape Town.
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17 August 2016
Yasiin Bey Slips Through Borders In This New Cape Town-Shot Video From A Tribe Called Red
Watch Yasiin Bey escape out of Cape Town, where he's been "unjustly detained," in the new music video for A Tribe Called Red's "R.E.D."
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01 August 2016
Yasiin Bey Says "Never Stop Pursuing Freedom" On New Song, 'Hymn'
Yasiin Bey (fka Mos Def) and Ferrari Sheppard continue their releases as Dec. 99th with their new single "Hymn."
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02 July 2016
Watch Yasiin Bey Perform a New Song with BADBADNOTGOOD Live in Cape Town
Yasiin Bey fka Mos Def reveals footage from his surprise performance with BADBADNOTGOOD at the Cape Town International Jazz Festival.
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10 June 2016
Yasiin Bey Drops More Experimental Music from Cape Town with 'Local Time'
New music from Yasiin Bey and Ferrari Sheppard’s Cape Town-based Dec. 99th project, “Local Time”
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