Yasiin Bey Compares Music Industry to Scrooge McDuck

Yasiin Bey Calls Streaming "Gross," Compares Executives To "Scrooge McDuck"
Yasiin Bey offered his unfiltered critique of the current music industry, and he has some thoughts. In a new interview with The Guardian at Paris Fashion Week, the Brooklyn native reflected on his past and current relationship with the industry.
Yasiin Bey Compares Music Industry to Scrooge McDuck: ‘It's Completely Exploitative'
Check out what he had to say about streaming as he and The Alchemist get ready to drop their upcoming album in a unique way.
Yasiin Bey FKA Mos Def Rips Into Streaming Services: They Are “Gross” & “Exploitative”
Yasiin Bey—formerly known as Mos Def—unleashed sharp criticism on the modern music industry, likening its greed to the cartoon tycoon Scrooge McDuck. In a no-holds-barred interview with The Guardian, Bey revealed his early disillusionment with the business, saying it drained his enthusiasm for making music long ago.
Yasiin Bey Calls Streaming “Gross,” Compares Executives To “Scrooge McDuck”
Yasiin Bey offered his unfiltered critique of the current music industry, and he has some thoughts. In a new interview with The Guardian at Paris Fashion Week, the Brooklyn native reflected on his ...
Yasiin Bey likens music industry to 'Scrooge McDuck'
Yasiin Bey has likened the music industry to "Scrooge McDuck". The rapper formerly known as Mos Def did not hold back in a new interview with The Guardian, declaring the music industry had stripped him of his passion early on in his career.
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yasiin bey and The Alchemist Team Up For New Project
Your browser does not support the audio element. On February 7 at 9 PM CT, yasiin bey (formerly known as Mos Def) and producer/DJ The Alchemist will perform their new ...
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Ghostface Killah, Raekwon and More Celebrate 200 Years Of Clarks In New Documentary Narrated By Yasiin Bey
Few footwear brands have embedded themselves into hip-hop culture like Clarks, and a new documentary Clarks 200: From ...
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Yasiin Bey And The Alchemist Reveal The Release Date For Their New Album As Forensics
In December, iconoclastic backpack rap pioneer Yasiin Bey teamed up with Los Angeles beat maker The Alchemist to release his first new music in five years via livestream. The success of the ...
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Yasiin Bey & The Alchemist Announce Collab Album As FORENSICS
Yasiin Bey (fka Mos Def) and the Alchemist are teaming up for a collaborative album under the name FORENSICS. The two hip-hop legends have been teasing the project for a while, and today they ...
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yasiin bey and The Alchemist team up for a new project, FORENSICS
yasiin bey, (formerly known as Mos Def) alongside producer and DJ The Alchemist, have announced their forthcoming album, FORENSICS,alongside a livestream performance. In a live stream performance on ...
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Yasiin Bey Narrates Clarks’ 200th-Anniversary Documentary, Feat. Ghostface Killah, Liam Gallagher, Raekwon, And More
The documentary, titled From Somerset to the World, is narrated by Yasiin Bey (FKA as Mos Def and one-half of the legendary Black Star) and directed by Set Free Richardson, pays special attention ...