On Sunday, August 26th, 2007, at the Nokia Theatre in Times Square, Mos Def and Talib Kweli return as headline performers, along with other surprise guests, to the highly anticipated and politically charged, 10th Annual benefit concert known around the world as Black August Hip Hop Project ("Black August").

Black August, a project of the Malcolm X Grassroots Movement (MXGM), strives to facilitate exchanges between international communities by promoting awareness about the social and political issues that affect young people in their communities. Every year, the concert raises money in support of political prisoners in the Americas, incarcerated for their efforts to end racial and economic oppression.

Black August in the past has drawn some of the biggest names in Hip Hop, both underground and mainstream, such as Erykah Badu, David Banner, Common, dead prez, Mos Def and Talib Kweli, Dave Chappelle, Fat Joe, the Roots, Rosie Perez, Alicia Keys, Susan Taylor, Jean Grae, Les Nubians and Gil Scott-Heron, to name a few.  Mos Def and Talib Kweli return as the headliners, marking their tenth year participating in the benefit.

“We’ve been big supporters of Black August since it first started, because we understand that music-- particularly hip hop music-- is the one element that binds people around the worl d,” said Talib Kweli.  “To be able to play a part in educating young people, show them the importance of speaking up and making a difference, while also raise money for social and racial justice is a no-brainer.”