But while that record was explicitly inward-looking, UMI’s debut album — Forest in the City, out May 27 on RCA — seeks to turn her search outward. The themes are more universal and the ...

Joey Bada$$ paid a visit to the Australian radio station Triple J to cover Mos Def‘s single “Umi Says” from his 1999 debut solo studio album. The performance was part of the station’s ...

Taking things back to 1999, the Brooklyn artist chose 'Umi Says' by Mos Def (aka Yasiin ... on the record Black On Both Sides, the debut album from Mos Def; an album that is still considered ...

During an appearance on Australian radio station Triple J, Joey Bada$$ delivered a melodic cover of Mos Def’s ”UMI Says,” off his 1999 debut studio album. In Triple J’s “Like A Version ...