favourite things | 9.19
favourite things 8.19 – Matthew Halsall, Kate Tempest, Koma Saxo & Petter Eldh feat. Christian Lillinger, Bokoya, Harris Cole, Pablo Ygál, Hector Plimmer feat. Andrew Ashong, Robert Glasper feat. Yasiin Bey, 30⁄70, Yelfris Valdés, Angel Bat Dawid, Jaimie Branch, Ashley Henry feat. Binker Golding & Moses Boyd, The Comet Is Coming, GoGo Penguin, Portico Quartet, […]
favourite things | 7.16
Woodkid feat. Nils Frahm, Nas & Erykah Badu, Saafron, Will Sessions, Josh Hey, Jonwayne, Eets, MFakka, René Schier, Tenderlonious, Mo Kolours feat. Jonwayne, Smino, Lxa, Digitalluc, Stro Elliot, Chris Keys, Beatboxbandit, Swarvy, Pink Siifu, Pablo Queu, AbJo, CRU, Mndsgn, Arima Eddra, Sampa The Great, Jesse Boykins III feat. Kilo Kish & Little Simz, A Tribe […]
favourite things | 5.16
The soundcloud selection ‘favourite things 5.16’ contains two hours with 28 songs and productions by artists such as Robert Glasper and Black Sheep Dres, 30/70 Collective, Patrick Page, Moses Boyd, Floating Points, Quiet Dawn, Jamila Woods, JMSN, Pawcut, Sly Johnson & TAGi, Kznc with Jasperino, Swarvy with Matt Houston & Josh Hey, A Country Called Earth aka Yasiin Bey, Jonwayne, Fredfades […]
favourite things | 9.15
Our soundcloud playlist for september 2015, „favourite things 9.15“ is packed with nearly two hours of music. The Set features selected tracks through various styles of music, by artists and producers such as Nils Frahm & eeph, Khruangbin, Rodrigo Amarante, Jono McCleery, Jospeh Scaturro, Josa Peit & Dexter, Sinh feat. Natty Reeve, Adam Snow, Floating Points, Ian Ewing […]
golden rules | golden ticket
The duo Golden Rules, which consists of producer Paul White and vocalist Eric Biddines, are about to drop their debut album “Golden Ticket”. One of their first released songs ‘Never Die’ features verses by Yasiin Bey aka Mos Def. Along with the new song, Golden Rules also shared the official tracklist for the upcoming LP that drops 7th August, which you can check out below. Available for pre-order […]
favourite things | 1.14
2014 first volume of our soundcloud selection “favourite things” holds 47 selected tracks. Check out all previous sets and more music on our soundcloud page.
yasiin gaye
Amerigo Gazaway‘s new “Soul Mates” series continues the theme of his previous work in creating collaborations that never were. On the series’ first installment, the producer unites Brooklyn rapper Yasiin Bey (Formerly Mos Def) and soul legend Marvin Gaye for a dream collaboration aptly titled “Yasiin Gaye”. Building the album’s foundation from deconstructed samples of […]
they die by dawn
Jeymes Samuel and his musical ensemble The Bullitts bring forth the title track “They Die By Dawn” to their debut album “They Die By Dawn and Other Short Stories”. Featuring Yasiin Bey aka Mos Def, Jay Electronica and Lucy Liu also adds a fitting narration to the track. Release date is set for June 4.
recovered
The Robert Glasper Experiment‘s new EP “Black Radio Recovered” comes with remix versions by Pete Rock, 9th Wonder, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Questlove and Jewels. You can now listen to Pete Rock’s remix of “Black Radio” featuring Yasiin Bey, 9th Wonder’s “Afro Blue” featuring Erykah Badu and Georgia Anne Muldrow’s “The Consequences of Jealousy” featuring Meshell […]
the greatest words
Together with Louis Vuitton‘s “Core Values” campaign, Yasiin Bey pays homage to one of sports’ greatest showman, one Muhammad Ali. Focused around his greatest quotes, Bey takes on the role of story-teller, offering some powerful sound bites over these videos “Word” and “Dream” are directed by Stuart McIntyre. Support: Muhammad Ali | Yasiin Bey | Stuart McIntyre
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radio session
Yasiin Bey (Formerly Known as Mos Def) performing some of his new tracks live at Radio Nova in Paris Support: Facebook // Nova Radio
re:generation project
Five DJs turn the tables on the history of music. Follow DJ Premier, Mark Ronson, Skrillex, Pretty Lights and The Crystal Method as they remix, recreate and re-imagine five traditional styles of music. The five distinctive DJs collaborate with some of today’s biggest musicians like Erykah Badu, Yasiin Bey, The Dap Kings, … to discover […]
bootleg radio
The new album of the Robert Glasper Experiment drops next tuesday. The guys at okayplayer want to share the “Bootleg Radio” live performance at the Highline ballroom, assembled by All The Way Live & the bros at FroLab. Listen below, download here and pre-order “Black Radio” now via iTunes, Tracklist: 01 Black Radio (feat. Yasiin Bey) 02 […]
n****s in poorest
Yasiin Bey (Mos Def) unveils the new visuals for his track “N****s In Poorest”. Honouring the legendary Malcolm X 42 years on from his assassination on February 21, 1965, the video features the Brooklyn-born rapper and actor performing in the studio and build’s on the song’s sentiments with an array of news footage documenting provocative historical and […]
what’s cookyn no. 2
N˚ Dos of the “What’s Cookyn” bklyn compilation is now ready. Featuring tracks by Diggs Duke, Mister Modo, Stan Smith, Mark de Clive-Lowe, Delilah, SBTRKT, The Paxtons and more … enjoy! Listen on mixcloud. – Tracklist: 01 Diggs Duke – Funky Overdose 02 Erykah Badu – Danger 03 Mister Modo & Ugly Mac Beer – Diggin In The Crates (feat. […]
black star
After releasing the Madlib produced track “Fix Up”, Black Star aka Talib Kweli and Yasiin Bey (Mos Def) unveil the first track off their forthcoming Aretha Frankin tribute album. “You Already Knew” is produced by Oh No – download here (just leave your email), get “Fix Up” via iTunes. Black Star – You Already Knew Black […]
black star live
Talib Kweli and Yasiin Bey (formerly known as Mos Def) performed two tracks as Black Star on “The Colbert Report”. Watch their Madlib-produced track “Fix Up” as well as an online-only video performance of their 1998 track “Astronomy (8th Light)”. Support: Black Star // The Colbert Report