Heads High

I stand corrected… In actual fact, there is another event tonight that is worth reaching. That is Mos Def at HMV’s Forum in Kentish Town.

Mos Def always seems to be paying homage to his predecessors whilst at the same time, thanking hip hop for giving him a medium of expression as well as a sustainable career. However, I feel that hip hop and its ancestors have a great deal to thank Mos Def for. He amongst a few others have diligently carried the torch of hip hop’s true message and have sought to share it untarnished by the tacky, diluted glitz and glamour of what it has become today. The word ‘inspiration’ is never too far from Mos and artists of his ilk. Staying honest in the game cannot be easy for someone that has obtained such global recognition, the temptations to ’sell-out’ must be immense, yet Mos Def has kept it pure. Thank you.

So tonight, his only London gig is at Kentish Town’s Forum (who are also hosting Mars Volta next month!) Mos will be dropping rhymes off his Ecstatic album and feeding the masses with the good news – being hip hop. Be there.

By the way, if you can’t make it… Check out his Japan tour (by Current Music) – big tings.

Event Details

Mos Def Myspace

By Lola