K'Naan Hopes To Break The U.S. With Help From Mos Def, Adam Levine Apr 30, 2009
" While those folks are not on K'Naan's latest album, a slew of other eclectic acts make up the disc's liner notes. Troubadour features guest spots by hip-hop heavyweights Mos Def and Chubb Rock as well as unlikely pairings with Maroon 5's Adam Levine and Metallica's Kirk Hammett. Damian Marley not only hopped on the reggae-infused track "I Come Prepared," but he invited K'Naan to record the album in Bob Marley's studios in Jamaica. The album may be full of coveted co-signs but K'Naan swears he... (VHI.com -- Music News)
Mos Def's Hawaii show tickets on sale tomorrow Apr 17, 2009
Tickets go on sale tomorrow for rapper Mos Def's May 21 concert at Pipeline Caf ... Mos Def's breakthrough album in 1998 was "Black Star," a collaboration with Talib Kweli and Hi-Tek ... Mos Def is also known for his acting. (Honolulu Advertiser)
DVD Review: Cadillac Records Apr 13, 2009
Theater actor Jeffrey Wright gracefully plays bluesman Muddy Waters, beside Adrien Brody s thrifty Leonard Chess, Columbus Short s loose and wild Little Walter, strong, guarded Etta James, and Mos Def s jovial, light-footed Chuck Berry. Gabrielle Union plays Muddy s faithful wife, Geneva Wade, with just enough steady pain to make the audience question whether she will stick around, and to root for her whichever way she decides to go. (Suite101.com)
Riffs on Freedom Apr 7, 2009
And although the two-day event featured 40 stellar artists including Mos Def, , , , with , , The Stylistics, Zap Mama, the main attraction was a 70-year-old legend who has sat in on his share of summit meetings and last week hugged nearly everyone he encountered. Hugh Masekela, the South African musician whose music helped define the horrors of apartheid, marked his 70th birthday on Saturday, and it seemed like the whole country was celebrating with him, and not just with the man but with the... (Slate)
Sundance > Apr 7, 2009
Michele Gondry's latest, 'Be Kind Rewind,' stars Jack Black and Mos Def. . (Variety)
Sunday Brunch: The Week in Review Apr 6, 2009
RS: , Mos Def Anticipates Company in "We Shouldn't Have Done That" Crew. . (Slate)
* SUNDAY PROFILE: Bill Maher is going straight to hell Apr 5, 2009
His panelists have included comics such as Roseanne Barr, Robin Williams and Sarah Silverman, novelists (Salman Rushdie), anti-globalization activists (Naomi Klein), political gadflies (Arianna Huffington), rappers (Mos Def, Will. I Am), and actors from Kevin Costner (dim) to Ben Affleck (sharp as a tack). (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Multi-Talented Musical Force of Nature Jason T. Miller Does It All-from Kanye to Keyshia 'Til Death! Apr 1, 2009
Collaborating with Kanye West, he co-wrote and produced Good Night, a track featuring Mos Def which the rap mogul recorded as a bookend to Good Morning, the opening track on Wests multi-platinum, triple Grammy Award winning album Graduation. The song was available as a bonus cut for those who purchased the album on iTunes and on the albums release in Japan, Australia and the U.K., where it hit #1. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Poet speaks in verses Mar 23, 2009
Sulaiman, an Atlanta-based artist who has toured with Mos Def, said it was important for him that the show double as a conversation with the audience. After reciting poems, he fielded questions about his upbringing, his influences and the meaning of his lyrics. (Northeastern News, MA)
Critic's corner Mar 23, 2009
Local Search Site Search. THIS STORY HAS BEEN FORMATTED FOR EASY PRINTING. (Boston Globe)
88-Keys tries following Kanye's path Mar 20, 2009
He worked with Mos Def on two seminal hip-hop albums from the late 1990s (and it was Mos that introduced Keys to West), but then found himself treading water in the music industry. "To put it bluntly, and truthfully, I kind of fell off in the industry," Keys said. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
An odd couple of cases check in on 'House' Mar 16, 2009
An injured bicyclist (Mos Def) who is wrongly diagnosed as brain-dead but actually has "locked-in" syndrome, a condition in which he is conscious but cannot move or communicate (March 30). Much of the episode is shot from the patient's point of view. (USA Today)
Kanye West, 88-Keys Become Dirty Old Men For 'Stay Up (Viagra)' Video Mar 12, 2009
The duo don some special-effects makeup for the clip, which premieres Monday on MTV.. by Shaheem Reid, with reporting by Matt Elias. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Nothing common about him Mar 9, 2009
Guest artists have included MC Lyte, Cee-Lo, Mos Def, D'Angelo, jazz trumpeter Roy Hargrove, and Femi Kuti - and someone named Kanye West has executive produced the Grammy winner's albums, including last year's "Universal Mind Control." The rapper, actor, businessman, and activist started the Common Ground Foundation, which uses hip-hop to promote justice, education, health awareness, and fights poverty in underserved communities in the United States. Kid Cudi opens tonight's show. (Boston Globe)
DVD Report: What's new this week (March 8) Mar 8, 2009
Knowles as Etta James, and Mos Def (above) as Chuck Berry. Extras: Commentary by Martin; production featurettes. (Boston Globe)
Jonas Brothers Go Hip-Hop? Mar 5, 2009
Someone like a Common or a Lupe Fiasco or a Mos Def,' Nick says of who he'd like to get on their next album ... it does sound different and kind of strange, and [we'd like to work with] a rapper who has some real meaningful lyrics," Nick, the self-proclaimed "most hip-hop" Jonas, told MTV News. "[Someone who] has some real depth to what he's saying someone like a Common or a Lupe Fiasco or a Mos Def. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Taylor Swift Beats Ex-Boyfriend Joe Jonas On Billboard Mar 5, 2009
The Jonas Brothers' '3D' soundtrack comes in at #3; Lamb of God stomp in at #2 (VHI.com -- Music News)
Rising Hip-Hop Star Stunts New Hit Single on iTunes Mar 3, 2009
Featuring Mos Def, Damian Marley, Chali 2Na & more. Get it here. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
K'Naan's 'Troubadour' melds diverse influences Mar 2, 2009
The guests, including the superfluous Mos Def and Chubb Rock, are just sops to get some commercial cred. It's the music that gets your attention - a lesson hip-hop has lost. (Boston Globe)
Anvil! The Story of Anvil, Sacha Gervasi, 85 mins, 12A Feb 22, 2009
The Story of Anvil, Sacha Gervasi, 85 mins, 12ACadillac Records, Darnell Martin, 109 mins, 15Che Part Two, Steven Soderbergh, 127 mins, 15 - Reviews, Films - The Independent (Independent)
Cadillac Records: Rhythm and plenty of blues Feb 21, 2009
Starring Jeffrey Wright, Adrien Brody, Beyonc Knowles, Mos Def, Columbus Short, Eamonn Walker and Cedric the Entertainer ... But Muddy's story, at least as presented here, is far less interesting than that of Chuck Berry (Mos Def), Etta James (Beyonc Knowles), Little Walter (Columbus Short), Howlin' Wolf (Eamonn Walker) and Willie Dixon (Cedric the Entertainer) ... As the star-crossed Berry, whose signature guitar riffs influenced both The Beatles and The Stones even as his personal fortunes... (Toronto Star)
The myth's better than reality Feb 20, 2009
Starring Adrien Brody, Jeffrey Wright, Beyonc Knowles, Eamonn Walker, Mos Def, Columbus Short and Cedric the Entertainer ... And Mos Def mos' definitely can't do Chuck Berry onstage ... Listening to versions side by side, we hear that Mos Def vocally does not stay true to Chuck Berry's Maybellene. (Globe and Mail)
Star lineup for ABC's Dancing Feb 10, 2009
The Woodsman, opposite Kevin Bacon and Mos Def, 15 Minutes, Boomerang, Bewitched, Jumanji and Robert Altmans Streamers. A multi-talented and Yale School of Drama trained actor, David began his professional career on Broadway as Jackie Robinson in The First, for which he earned a Tony nomination. (The Palm Beach Post)
Will Pfeifer: Stellar cast stuck in cookie-cutter story in 'Pride ... Feb 8, 2009
Missy Elliott, Block Party Mos Def, The Ecstatic Lily Allen, It s Not Me, It s You Ben Folds, Stems and Seeds Ben Lee, The Rebirth of Venus The Lonely Island, Incredibad Dan Auerbach, Keep It Hid. Sources. (Utica Observer Dispatch)
Period films: Cruise,Mortensengo backto WWII Feb 7, 2009
Knowles plays soul singer Etta James, Wright appears as bluesman Muddy Waters, Short is harmonica player Little Walter, Mos Def appears as Chuck Berry, and Cedric The Entertainer plays Willie Dixon. Worth seeing. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Duo drives 'Cadillac' Mar 31, 2008
Mos Def, Gabrielle Union join cast ... Mos Def and Gabrielle Union are joining the cast of writer-director Darnell Martin's "Cadillac Records," lensing in New Jersey. (Variety)
Estelle, Duffy Continue U.K. Chart Reigns Mar 31, 2008
Rapper/actor Mos Def will play legendary rock'n'roller Chuck Berry in "Cadillac Records," which is filming in New Jersey. Beyonce is starring as Etta James in the film, which chronicles the rise of legendary label Chess Records. (MediaWeek.com)
Mos Def To Play Chuck Berry In Chess Film Mar 31, 2008
Leslie Simmons, The Hollywood Reporter Rapper/actor Mos Def will play legendary rock'n'roller Chuck Berry in "Cadillac Records," which is filming in New Jersey ... Mos Def was recently in theaters with Michel Gondry's comedy "Be Kind Rewind." Union's credits include ABC's "Ugly Betty" and the upcoming Eddie Murphy comedy "Meet Dave." ... Rapper/actor Mos Def will play legendary rock'n'roller Chuck Berry in "Cadillac Records," which is filming in New Jersey. (MediaWeek.com)
Kitchen utensils, Sarah Silverman, Toyota Prius, Apple, Obama... Mar 29, 2008
"If you find yourself in a social situation where you are asked to list your favourite actor or artist, you should always say Mos Def. ... The only possible negative consequence is some white people might think 'I wish I had said that first.' ". Source: stuffwhitepeoplelike. (Globe and Mail)
Spike Lee Honored With Sixth Annual Chrysler Behind the Lens Award Mar 29, 2008
He has helped launch the careers of a who's who of film-industry talents, including director Ernest R. Dickerson ("The Wire," "Weeds"), costume designer Ruth Carter ("Four Brothers," "Daddy Day Care") and actors Halle Berry, Denzel Washington, Samuel L. Jackson, John Turturro, Wesley Snipes, Mos Def, Rosie Perez and Giancarlo Esposito. Lee also is known for producing commercials and directing numerous television spots, including an acclaimed series of Nike ads featuring Michael Jordan, and... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Students use Facebook, MySpace to book rapper Mar 25, 2008
Kweli is an original member of the rap group Black Star, which he formed with well-known rap artist and actor Mos Def. He's described as a socially conscious rapper. (Modesto Bee, CA)
India.Arie new label Mar 25, 2008
Arie - who describes his sound as "Bill Withers meets Mos Def" - also wrote "Part of My Life," a song featured on the latter's multiple Grammy-nominated 2001 album "Acoustic Soul.". . (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Black audiences: The new Broadway touchstone Mar 22, 2008
Russell Simmons' "Def Poetry Jam" had trouble attracting black theatergoers in 2002, while earlier that same year Suzan-Lori Parks's Pulitzer Prize-winning "Topdog/Underdog," starring Jeffrey Wright and Mos Def, was a commercial success with a diverse audience. The breakthrough, though, occurred four years ago, with the revival of "A Raisin in the Sun." Few saw it coming. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Entertainment Mar 15, 2008
What happens when seasoned artistic director Michel Gondry and actors like Jack Black and Mos Def team up to make a movie about a movie rental store in Passaic, New N.J.. The answer is nearly as convoluted as the premise itself. (The Villanovan, PA)
America's favorite couple Mar 8, 2008
You go in it losing and when you get out you are mos def losing ... You go in it losing and when you get out you are mos def losing then * we know who wears the pants at your home* becomes reality. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Beautiful Barack Mar 2, 2008
Sunday, March 02, 2008 Last Update: 06:20 AM EST NYC Weather:29. COLD WEATHER'S GOT ME STEAMED. (New York Post -- Gossip)
Surreal to reel Mar 1, 2008
Melonie Diaz, Jack Black and Mos Def in Be Kind Rewind ... It stars Jack Black and Mos Def as two video-store staff who resort to re-enacting famous movies when a freak electrical accident erases their stock ... The central gag - Black and Mos Def doing RoboCop and Ghostbusters with cardboard and tinsel - is certainly a reminder of Gondry's three-minute roots but there's also a heart here and a wider subject than just the movies. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
'Be Kind' and see the film Feb 28, 2008
I'm nervous that nothing I write will convey what I felt when watching Jack Black and Mos Def recreate Ghostbusters with a camcorder and homemade props and I'm nervous that the meaning of the verb "to swede" will be lost in translation on its journey from the big screen to the columns of the Cav Daily ... Be Kind Rewind is about an eccentric named Jerry (Jack Black) whose brain becomes magnetized and in turn erases all the movies in his friend Mike's (Mos Def) video store ... Mos Def's low-key... (The Cavalier Daily, VA)
Be Kind Rewind is magnetic Feb 28, 2008
Media Credit: Courtesy of Partizan PicturesJack Black, Mos Def ... The unusual plot follows Mike, played by rapper Mos Def (16 Blocks, The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy), a clerk at the Be Kind Rewind video store in Passaic, New Jersey (which happens to only sell VHS tapes), and his "kooky" friend Jerry, played by Jack Black (School of Rock, King Kong), who happens to live in a junk yard located directly under a power plant. (The Suffolk Journal, MA)
The Roots Celebrate 'Birthday' With Help From Fall Out Boy's Patrick Stump Feb 27, 2008
The album, named after a book by William T. Vollman ("Rising Up and Rising Down"), is scheduled to feature longtime Roots allies Common and Mos Def, as well as unexpected collaborations with artists like Styles P.. According to Roots manager Richard Nickels, the April 29 release date was chosen because it falls 16 years to the day of the infamous Los Angeles riots. (VHI.com -- Music News)
'Vantage Point' Admires View From Top Of Box Office Feb 26, 2008
8 million, the real story of the weekend was the collapse of several other new releases, especially "Be Kind Rewind." The Jack Black and Mos Def vehicle managed to nab only $4. 1 million in its opening weekend, despite heavy anticipation from fans waiting to see versions of their favorite movies. (VHI.com -- Music News)
'Be Kind Rewind' and sweded movies Feb 25, 2008
Media Credit: MCTJack Black (left) stars as "Jerry," Danny Glover (center) stars as "Mr. Fletcher" and Mos Def stars as "Mike" in New Line Cinema's upcoming release of Michel Gondry's "Be Kind Rewind." ... Rating: 3/5 Director: Michael Gondry Starring: Mos Def, Jack Black, Danny Glover ... Well, it's what Mike and Jerry (Mos Def and Jack Black) do when Jerry accidentally erases all of the tapes in their video store. (Student Life)
Gondry's journey from White to Black Feb 24, 2008
Now, as Gondry continues to move more into feature filmmaking (building on his 2004 breakthrough movie, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) with his latest picture, Be Kind Rewind, starring Jack Black and Mos Def, the question is whether his reputation for music-video genius - almost childlike in its inventiveness - will translate into commercial feature filmmaking ... " The mechanic's lot where Gooch works became a key shooting spot: Behind it was a power plant, which was incorporated into... (Globe and Mail)
Lee Grant's Outtakes Feb 23, 2008
The pairing of hyper Jack Black and mellow Mos Def is inspired. They play buddies in rundown Passaic, N.J., whose lives are centered at a vintage video shop. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
New releases Feb 23, 2008
"Be Kind Rewind" After a freak accident destroys the cassette collection of a vintage video store, two buddies (Mos Def and Jack Black) are forced to remake the entire inventory themselves. Their rousingly bad moviemaking brings out some of writer-and-director Michel Gondry's most blissful. (Boston Globe)
'Be Kind Rewind' Invites Audiences To Steal This Movie Feb 23, 2008
Jack Black, Mos Def characters reveal techniques for remaking favorite films ... Gondry has given us iconic music videos (Bjrk's "Human Behaviour"), genre-defining special effects (he pioneered "bullet time" shots years before "The Matrix"), eyeball-twisting ads (his Levi's "Drugstore" spot has won more awards than any other commercial) and trippy cult classics like "The Science of Sleep." Now he's teamed with Black for "." The film is about two video store clerks (Black and Mos Def) who... (VHI.com -- Music News)
'Be Kind Rewind' Feb 22, 2008
After an accident at a video store, Jack Black and Mos Def play friends who remake popular movies ... A loopy and likable Mos Def plays Mike, Mr. Fletcher's unofficially adopted son and sole employee. (Los Angeles Times)
Mini movie reviews Feb 22, 2008
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'Vantage' has box office advantage Feb 22, 2008
"Rewind," also starring Mos Def, Danny Glover and Mia Farrow, follows a man who inadvertently erases every videotape in his friend's store. The two friends decide to remake the movies, including "Back to the Future," "The Lion King" and "Robocop." Gondry penned the script. (Variety)
Black is a big fan of Michel Gondry. Includes audio Feb 22, 2008
Abbot Genser/New Line Cinema Mos Def, left, and Jack Black have a zany time in "Be Kind Rewind." ... He and a pal (Mos Def) have to re-create movies such as "Ghostbusters," "RoboCop" and "King Kong," which coincidentally starred Black in 2005. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
In wacky 'Rewind,' community is rekindled Feb 22, 2008
Especially once that store becomes a makeshift film studio in whose name Mos Def and Jack Black remake Mr. Fletcher's damaged inventory ... Suffice it to say that Mike (Mos Def) and Jerry (Black) spring to action after Jerry demagnetizes all the videocassettes in a freak accident ... The movie was full of celebrities, but amazingly Gondry made no distinction between the kids in the marching band and Kanye West, Erykah Badu, or Mos Def, who stole his scenes from behind a drum kit. (Boston Globe)
Film reviews: Rambo, U2 3D and more Feb 22, 2008
It teams Mos Def as a nervous video-store clerk with Jack Black, a mechanic with a manic streak; when Black suffers a severe electric shock, his magnetised body erases all the video cassettes. Mos Def and Jack Black in Michel Gondry's Be Kind Rewind. (Telegraph.co.uk)
'Rewind' brings back the feel-good movie Feb 22, 2008
The movie, written and directed by Michel Gondry, stars Jack Black and Mos Def as friends in Passaic, N.J., who try to re-create the inventory of a video store that has been accidentally wiped out ... Well, not the real ones but the ones played by Jerry and Mike (Mos Def) as they hastily remake or "Swede" the movies before the store's owner (Danny Glover) returns from a trip. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
Filmmaker challenges sexism, homophobia in hip-hop Feb 21, 2008
" In the film, Hurt interviewed hip-hop stars such as Busta Rhymes and Mos Def about hip-hop's portrayal of masculinity. When asked about homophobia in the culture, Busta Rhymes refused to answer and walked out of the room. Hurt's film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2006. He has spent the last two years touring and speaking on its message. "What is it about masculinity that keeps us as guys from challenging another man's sexism. " Hurt asked. "To me, being a man who speaks out... (Web Devil, AZ)
Be Kind Rewind UK Review Feb 21, 2008
The film revolves around a pair of buddies from the run-down New Jersey town of Passaic - Mike (Mos Def), who helps his boss run a VHS-only video rental store, and Jerry (Jack Black), a junk yard worker convinced the local power plant is causing his headaches. However, when he decides to sabotage the plant, he inadvertently causes his brain to become magnetised, wiping all the shop tapes in the process. (IGN FilmForce)
Be Kind Rewind: Sweetness and blight Feb 20, 2008
Alma (Melonie Diaz), Jerry (Jack Black) and Mike (Mos Def) must remake all the movies in a video store on their own when Jerry accidentally erases them in "Be Kind Rewind." ... Starring: Jack Black, Danny Glover, Mos Def, Mia Farrow, Melonie Diaz Director: Michel GondryRun time: 1 hour, 41 minutesMPAA rating: PG-13 ... His pal Mike (Mos Def, going for low-key but winding up in Charly territory) manages the titular video store, which carries nothing but VHS tapes, for reasons that are never... (MSNBC -- Movies)
Jack Black Q&A Feb 20, 2008
The actor was on fine form and covered topics as diverse as working with eccentric French director Michel Gondry, pronouncing co-star Mos Def's name, and abusing his dog when he was a kid ... Working with Mos Def, what was it like, and how do you pronounce it properly ... Black: I believe its 'Mose' , as in if you're going to say "most definitely" and then take away the 't' and the 'efinately' - and you get 'Mos Def' - I'm pretty sure that's the origin of that name. (IGN FilmForce)
Film fans put themselves in the picture Feb 20, 2008
In Be Kind Rewind, Mos Def plays Mike, a video store employee whose entire VHS stock is erased when his friend Jerry (Jack Black) has his brain accidentally magnetised. The pals shoot their own camcorder alternatives to rent out instead - referred to in the film's oddball vernacular as "Sweded" versions - and in the process create warped, potted remakes of Ghostbusters, Driving Miss Daisy and others, each one 00004000 a marked improvement on the original. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
'Rewind' director aims at the 'play' button in all of us Feb 19, 2008
"Be Kind Rewind," which opens Friday, is set in the disenfranchised-and-rapidly-gentrifying town of Passaic, N.J. Jerry (Jack Black) works in a junkyard and is best friends with Mike (Mos Def). Mike is the clerk in a video store owned by Mr. Fletcher (Danny Glover), Mike's surrogate father and the unofficial town bard and historian. (Boston Globe)
Jack Black remakes video classics Feb 18, 2008
A quirky, sweet-natured movie about people who put their love of cinema into action starring Jack Black, Mia Farrow and rapper-actor Mos Def wound up the main showings at the Berlin Film Festival on Saturday ... The picture, which drew big laughs and warm applause from the Berlinale audience, tells the story of two friends (Black and Mos Def) who accidentally erase all the tapes at the video store where they work ... "I'll be Bill Murray and you can play everybody else," Mike (Mos Def) says when... (iAfrica.com)
Glitz and glam of Oscars is Cant Miss TV Feb 18, 2008
Remember, Be Kind Rewind is from director Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) and it stars Jack Black, Mos Def and Mia Farrow, so the whacked-out tale is loosely tethered to Hollywood normalcy. Loosely. (MSNBC -- News)
Making His Own Rules Feb 17, 2008
Starring Jack Black, Mos Def, Danny Glover and Mia Farrow, "Be Kind Rewind" has a plot that is almost too ridiculous to sum up ... Jerry (Black) and Mike (Mos Def) live in run-down Passaic, N.J. Mike works as an insecure clerk in Mr. Fletcher's (Glover) video rental (VHS only) shop across the street from a junkyard/power plant where paranoid Jerry lives in a trailer. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Amateurs pour it on for 'Rewind' Feb 16, 2008
A homegrown contest inspired by New Line's upcoming Jack Black starrer "Be Kind Rewind" -- in which Black and videostore worker Mos Def cover up the loss of demagnetized videotapes by shooting their own mini remakes -- had wannabe filmmakers flooding Alamo Drafthouse Cinema with their own low-tech redos of famous films. The Austin suds-and-cinema chain instructed contestants to submit remakes less than five minutes in length. (Variety)
CONCERT REVIEW: lupe fiasco Feb 12, 2008
he hip-hop community has been looking for a new socially-conscious messiah ever since Q-Tip got lost in the record-deal shuffle and Mos Def decided to star in the The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. According to industry heavyweights Kanye West and Jay-Z, 25-year old Chi-town native Lupe Fiasco is the second coming. (Yale Herald, CT)
Portrait Gallery opens first hip-hop exhibit with LL Cool J, Ice T Feb 11, 2008
"Photographs by New Mexico-based artist David Scheinbaum portray other hip-hop groups and artists, including Public Enemy, Mos Def, Common and Supernatural. Scheinbaum was inspired to explore hip-hop culture after taking his 13-year-old son to a Del the Funky Homosapien concert in Albuquerque, N.M., Goodyear said.Video portraits by University of Maryland artist and teacher Jefferson Pinder, such as "Car Wash Meditations," "Mule" and "Invisible Man," reflect the hip-hop generation with some... (Florida Today)
