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Gorillaz - Stylo ft. Mos Def and Bobby Womack

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Mos Def on Current

50 minute special of Mos Def on Current Tv.
"Mos Def takes us on an all-access seven-day tour of Japan while he performs his new album “The Ecstatic”, to packed venues in Tokyo and Osaka. During that week, he hits up the Harajuku fashion district, whoops it up at a sumo wrestling match, and gets a personal tour of the Tokyo Giants stadium from his friend and baseball phenom Mark Kroon. Then, he brilliantly ties it all together by divulging the history of great thinkers known as “ecstatics,” showing that he is clearly one of the most insightful men in Hip-Hop."
via Hypebeast

Hip Hop's Rookie Class 97'

You can't say this isn't hard. Mos, DMX, Forte, Geronimo, Big Pun & Canibus. That's a pretty crazy line up. Nevertheless, I must say, that there were a bunch that didn't come as hard as I expected. Mos and Pun killed it. Check it out

Mos Def - Quiet Dog Bite Hard

Mos Def performs “Quiet Dog” while playing the timpani drums, backed by Chris “Daddy” Dave on drums and Preservation on turntables for this “Zulu arrangement

Mos Def Drops By Late Night With Jimmy Fallon

For those that missed it last night or those who want to watch it again.

Mos performs "Casa Bey" off the new album The Ecstatic Go out and cop it! 3.99 on amazon.

Mos Def on Current

Dam Mos Def is making moves, here is a sample of one of a new track "Casa bey," as he walks through Osaka Japan. The RockSmith Black Star shirt was sold hecka quick this morning on Karmaloop but I believe the Rasta design is still avaible. Guess you gotta do hella promos when you're about to drop a new album, power to MOS!
-Current TV

Kanye West - Two Words (feat. Mos Def & Freeway)

Previously unreleased.

Mos Def - Life In Marvelous Times

Mos decided to pick a fan to direct the video for this song. Directed by Omega3600, the video uses images to depict the lines by Mos.

Sneakers Required - Mos Def

Who's down to go? They got an open bar option. Henn and Ciroc

If Mos Def Were President

Mos Def - Life In Marvelous Times

Mighty Mos! This is the single of his album The Ecstatic dropping Nov. 25.

Mos Def - Life In Marvelous Times

He said, she said....

"Yo, I'm tryin to make a dollar out of what makes sense."

- The Mighty Mos Def

Classic

Talib Kweli & Hi- Tek - The Blast


Mos Def - Ms fat booty

Freestyle: Mos Def

This is what I live for, music and the meaning in words. It's hard to find much better, everyone has on and off days, but Mos never fails kid. Never fails

Movies: Be Kind Rewind

That Essentially explains it.

It has something about it. Just look at the actors. On top of that. It's from Michel Gondry.

Check it out!

that good feeling.

all amazing artists on stage, wish i get to see a show like that some day. enjoy.

Thoughts: East Coast Tip

It's a trip out here, you really got to check it out. Musically, mentally, just everything I guess. Check out this line-up

Mos, Talib, & Common (08/26)
Heroes Stars (08/28)
Ozomatli (08/29)
Kanye West (09/11)

and that's just the ones I knew about. In fact, I didn't even know about the Mos, show until I talked to people standing in line for it. Also, this isn't including the countless number of broadway shows, and comedy acts you can see on a daily basis out here.

But definately, it is a must do, once in your life, you got to get out on this east coast tip. Immerse yourself and ride the subway, hit up, manhattan, the bronx, brooklyn. Or just go wherever you want. Screw those bus tours, and tourist traps, get lost and find your way back. Life in motion. It's definately a big change from California living. From the extreme tempertatures, to the public transportation, there's no way you can experience this kind of lifestyle anywhere on the west coast. No doubt, Cali is home, and I got that love for days, but it's a trip seeing a good amount of people walking around at any hour of the day. I can remember my longest day here, up for almost 24 hours straight, talking to some spanish florist on the corner near NYU, trying to hit up the subway to harlem. Definately, not your daily lifestyle.

But this was my challenge for anyone, that I dreamt up last night. Step out of your norm for a bit. B.T. inspired this one. Turn your phone off for a day, don't answer anything and get outside, immerse yourself wherever you are. I realized that it's part of being in routine, and we need to bust out of it. So do something completely different, if it feels normal, stop and do something else.

Enjoy Ya'll.. back in the West Monday!