Mos Def

Better Than Any Trailer (or Coffee), Badu and Ronson Re:Generate on Late Show Last Night

This is absolutely within the purview of Unfair Park's more musically inclined sibling; my apologies in advance, Audra. But for months I've had this song stuck in my head; the same goes (and then some) this morning, following Lady of the Lake Erykah Badu's appearance on The Late Show with David Lett ... More >>

Burning Hotels at Granada, Triple Play at the Kessler and Your Weekend Shows

​There's a good handful of shows in town this weekend, including The Local Edge's showcase with Burning Hotels, Mon Julien (Cory Watson of Black Tie Dynasty), Air Review and Menkena at the Granada Theater tomorrow night.Triple Play: Hunter Hendrickson, Spooky Folk, Exit 380Friday, January 13, at t ... More >>

Best Local Hip-Hop of 2011

A.Dd When we heard Paris Pershun and Slim Gravy teamed up with super producer PicnicTyme and DJ Sober for When Pigs Fly, we couldn't help but be excited for A.Dd 's 2011. They confidently took the city by storm, and When Pigs Fly achieved local legend status thanks to a Kickstarter campaign. Add t ... More >>

Erykah Badu Lectures, Partners With Mark Ronson, Mos Def, Trombone Shorty, Dap-Kings

Got two hours to kill? Then, by all means, give the above clip of Miss Erykah Badu talking to the folks at the Red Bull Music Academy a watch and hear her talk about her sonic evolution, her musical upbringing and the debt she owes to artists such as J Dilla. Alas, if you don't have two hours -- and ... More >>

Jamming on Dallas Music History's Doorsteps

Go To the Prophet Bar On A Wednesday Night. It's Good For You. Trust Us. You'll Enjoy It.

Mike BrooksR.C. Williams, host of the weekly jam session at the Prophet Bar, at last week's event.​Another show not mentioned here, but that's worth noting nonetheless, is happening tonight. Happens every Wednesday night, actually -- the weekly jam session at the Prophet Bar hosted by Erykah Badu ... More >>

Last Night: Black Star (Mos Def and Talib Kweli) at House of Blues

Black Star, Playdough, Topic House of Blues September 7, 2011 Better than: being blown away by a firearm. Mike BrooksMos Def in Erykah Badu's "Window Seat" ride post-show.​ Although each has enjoyed a remarkable solo career as one of the most important names in hip-hop today, Mos Def and Talib K ... More >>

Last Night: Erykah Badu, Mos Def and Talib Kweli at the Prophet Bar Jam Session

Erykah Badu, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, The GritzProphet BarSeptember 7, 2011Better than: an after-school special.Mike BrooksErykah Badu, aka DJ Lo Down Loretta Brown, kept things going for over an hour. For more photos, check out the slideshow.After-parties can be funny things considering that, by defin ... More >>

Morrissey to Play SMU Campus; Erykah Badu, Talib Kweli and Mos Def to DJ Prophet Bar

"How many years has it been since you last played Dallas, Morrissey? Yes, two! That's right!"​Got a couple of interesting and pertinent show announcement notes to pass along today, outside of our usual Wednesday sharing.The biggest of them is, indeed, quite big: Two years after playing Dallas' Pal ... More >>

Adele and Def Leppard Reschedule and Other, Equally Important Show Announcements

Adele​A few weeks ago, we were sad to announce the postponement of Adele's House Of Blues show due to an illness. However, the British singer has announced that she'll be back, only this time it'll be at the much bigger, and probably more suitable Verizon Theater on Friday, October 21. All ti ... More >>

Our Final SXSW 2011 Buzz Power Rankings: So, Who Do You Think Came Out on Top?

To infinity... and beyond!​Gossip, gossip -- if you've been following our daily power rankings of buzz at SXSW 2011 over the past few days, then you know that, yes, indeed, Kanye West has had it all week long at this year's annual festival in Austin.And, after briefly losing the top slot in our ra ... More >>

On Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All. (Or: Believe The Seemingly Outlandish Hype.)

​ Oftentimes, the hype an act has built up heading into South by Southwest can be so overwhelming that it creates an insurmountable hurdle for an otherwise pleasing, if hardly life-changing, outfit (see: Vampire Weekend, circa 2008). And no doubt this was the theoretical case heading into this yea ... More >>

Red Bull Soundclash Returns to Dallas on October 28 with Talib Kweli and Ozomatli

​Maybe you remember back in September of last year when Red Bull hosted its first Soundclash event in Dallas, with guests Erykah Badu and Shiny Toy Guns competing for the attendees' attention out at their free show in Victory Plaza? Yeah? Maybe? It was a good time, to be sure, even if the turnout ... More >>

DC9er Mixtape, Vol. 22: DJ INDO

​DJ INDO, born Ricky Roe, grew up with music as an integral part of his life, and it was his love for music, alongside inspiration from his father and brother, that led him to DJ. When he first got started, nearly four years ago, DJ INDO explored a wide variety of sounds: "I would try spinning all ... More >>

DC9er Mixtape, Vol. 4: DJ A1

​This week's DC9er takes you behind the booth with Dallas-based, hip-hop expert DJ A1. Having been exposed to DJ culture at a young age (back in the day, he used to tag along with his cousin, who was a DJ at the time), A1 entered his first DJ battle at age 16--and he came in second place. Not too ... More >>

Our Critics List Their Fave Discs of '09

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Last Night: Mos Def and Jay Electronica at House of Blues

Mos Def and Jay Electronica House of BluesAugust 18, 2009Better than: Beating the line to the show's after party. ​Some artists perform for the audience. Others perform for themselves. And others? They're still finding their footing as performers at all. Make no mistake: Last night's show at the H ... More >>

Picture Show: Mos Def and Jay Electronica at the HOB

Mattie Stafford​Quia already offered her take on last night's Mos Def show at the House of Blues--and she stuck it out to the very end, unlike a good portion of the crowd.For another look at the show, though, we've got Mattie Stafford--who was right up front with her camera for Mos Def and Jay Ele ... More >>

Gig Reminder: Mos Def at House of Blues Tonight

Straight from the dead tree edition, courtesy Observer contributor Nate Patrin...Ten years after Mos Def's solo debut, Black on Both Sides, fans might've looked at his subsequent uneven catalog and started to wonder if their fondest memories of him in the '00s would consist mostly of his Chappelle' ... More >>

Mos Def

Tuesday, August 18, at House of Blues

Bonus MP3: Max Moon -- "Urban Outfitters"

Picnic and Astronautalis' inspiration.​In this week's column space, I geeked out about some of the projects that very-busy local producer Picnic is about to drop in the upcoming weeks and months. And for good reason, too: Guy's just got a lot going on, between working with Kid Cudi, The Cannabinoi ... More >>

Today In Music News: Ventures Member Passes, Mos Def Innovates and Dead Weather Makes TV Debut

Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, June 17, 2009... Bob Bogle, lead guitarist and co-founder of The Ventures has died at 75.  His band was best known as the band who played the Hawaii Five-0 theme song. In what is either a stroke of genius or the worst idea ever, Mos Def's n ... More >>

Is New Amerykah Pt. 1 The 'Token Urban Album' Of '08?

Speaking of Erykah Badu: Much like we're doing in this upcoming week's paper, Stereogum today asked some of its favorite artists of '08 to name some of their favorite artists, albums, songs, etc. of 2008, and right at the top of the list, Of Montreal frontman Kevin Barnes names New Amerykah Pt. 1 a ... More >>

Cadillac Records Gets Nothing Right, Especially the Facts About Chess Records

Nas, Talib Kweli

Tuesday, August 26, at House of Blues

The Phat Lady Sings

The Roots

Tuesday, June 17, at House of Blues

Be Kind Rewind Comes Up Short, Stale and Flat

Michel Gondry attempts to celebrate DIY filmmaking but disappoints

Making a List, Checking It Twice

Mom Jeans

See celebrity moms strut their stuff

Snap to It

Comeback kids, rhymin' Limeys and songs about partying defined Hip-Hop Nation in 2006

Get Down With Dave

Chappelle returns with a raucous Block Party

Hard Ride

Stuck with Bruce Willis in rush-hour traffic? You could always walk.

Short Cuts

The Woodsman : White Noise

Steal These Albums

The 10 most radical hip-hop albums of all time, featuring Public Enemy, NWA and...Mos Def?

Wake Up!

A year-end rant or rave for the rap music industry

Safe, Cracked

This new Italian Job, a remake better than the original, is a steal

Various Artists

Soundbombing 3 (Rawkus)

N.E.R.D.

In Search of N.E.R.D. (Virgin)

Banging Bigotry

A racist Billy Bob gets funky in Monster's Ball

Maxwell, Angie Stone

December 7 and 8

Best Alternative Club

Trees

Say It, Don't Sing It

IFC's new documentary, Crossover

Out & About

Najee

Letters

Bigotry by Any Name, Kind of Wack, Straight Shot

Scene, Heard

We'll take most of the blame, but not all of it.

Various Artists

Lyricist Lounge, Vol. 2 (Rawkus Records)

Open to All

Black Eyed Peas hope they're luckier in 2001 than they were last year

Tell me when it's over

The world might not be coming to an end, but maybe it should be