Rock the Bells has seen Mos Def and Talib Kweli combine under their Black Star moniker over the past few weeks during the country-wide travels, and at the latest stop last Saturday in New York City (hit the jump below to catch some of our footage), Mos announced to MTV Sucker Free in an interview that he will be retiring his name (I actually feel pretty stupid about this one since I was sitting about 10 feet away, but whatever).
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By the end of the year, Mos stated that he will be returning to his name Yasiin, which, contrary to popular claim, is actually his birth name, at least by what he says. It's cool--I have no problems with it, though you know it's never going to work. It's like trying to call Hulk Hogan "Terry." No one's going to be able to adopt it.
Anyway, here's the interview with Yasiin Dante Smith Bey:
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