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Revisiting ‘Black on Both Sides’ — Mos Def’s 1999 debut album — 25 years later

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mos Def performs onstage with Gorillaz during the Meadows Music and Arts Festival - Day 2 at Citi Field on September 16, 2017 in ...
Rolling Stone

Joey Bada$$ Delivers Melodic Cover of Mos Def’s ‘UMI Says’

Joey Bada$$ paid a visit to the Australian radio station Triple J to cover Mos Def‘s single “Umi Says” from his 1999 debut solo studio album. The performance was part of the station’s “Like A Version” ...
The Grio

Revisiting ‘Black on Both Sides’ — Mos Def’s 1999 debut album — 25 years later

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. There are a few songs I vividly remember hearing (or seeing if the video ...
NME

Watch Joey Bada$$ cover Mos Def’s ‘UMI Says’

Joey Bada$$ has stopped by Australian radio station triple j to cover Mos Def‘s 1999 ‘Black On Both Sides’ cut ‘UMI Says’. READ MORE: Joey Bada$$ – Soundtrack Of My Life The rapper, who has been ...
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Revisiting ‘Black on Both Sides’ — Mos Def’s 1999 debut album — 25 years later

OPINION: "Black on Both Sides" managed to be political, entertaining and jammin' in a way that few albums have managed since. Editor's note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed ...