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In the latest episode, the JBP begins with reactions to Nicki Minaj’s ‘Big Foot’ record (12:13) before debating whether Meg Thee Stallion decides to respond to her (31:38). The room then reacts to the weekend’s playoff games which leaves a Chiefs vs. Niners Super Bowl (59:38), Mos Def clears up his comments about Drake (1:15:51),…
In the latest episode, the JBP starts with love for Vince Staples whose new show is ready to hit Netflix this February (27:16). Ice shares his thoughts on the new Kevin Hart movie ‘Lift’ (32:01), the room talks new music including Fivio Foreign & Meek Mill’s new single ‘Same 24’ (41:54), and Jim Jones puts…
In the latest episode, the JBP starts with their reactions to Mos Def calling Drake a ‘pop’ artist who makes shopping records (19:17). The guys then give their thoughts on Wild Card Weekend in the NFL (1:03:54), Rick Ross’s current girlfriend Cristina Mackey speaks on his past relationships (1:27:20), and a recap of the 2024…
“So Be It” was one of the first songs Black Star recorded with Madlib for No Fear Of Time so it definitely set the tone of the project early on. The song is a lyrical exercise, bars on bars, but we are not rhyming for the sake of riddling as the great Chuck D might…
Artist Yasiin Bey (Mos Def) talks to MSNBC anchor Ari Melber in this extended interview from inside Bey’s new installation at the Brooklyn Museum, where Bey explains his approach to making music and art today, why Dave Chappelle is one of “his dearest friends for life,” and his reflections on verses from Bey’s classic album…
The artist also known as Mos Def shared his thoughts on global awakening to the injustices that have been part of the black experience for far too long.
Universal Music Enterprises (UMe) will continue its “Respect the Classics” tribute to many of hip-hop’s finest with the vinyl release of rap icon Talib Kweli’s four historic Rawkus Records albums, including the underground classic, Mos Def & Talib Kweli are Black Star, in a limited edition two-tone black on black picture disc, on September 16,…
As Ramadan begins, more than 100 hunger-strikers in Guantánamo Bay continue their protest. More than 40 of them are being force-fed. A leaked document sets out the military instructions, or standard operating procedure, for force-feeding detainees. In this four-minute film made by Human Rights Organization Reprieve and Bafta award-winning director Asif Kapadia, US actor and…