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Mos Def


Born
in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York, The United States
December 11, 1973

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Dante Terrell Smith-Bey is an American actor and MC known by the stage name Mos Def. Mos Def started his hip hop career in a group called Urban Thermo Dynamics, after which he appeared on albums by Da Bush Babees and De La Soul. With Talib Kweli, he formed the duo Black Star, who released the album Black Star in 1998. He was a major force in the late 1990s underground hip hop explosion spearheaded by Rawkus Records. As a solo artist he has released the albums Black on Both Sides in 1999, The New Danger in 2004, True Magic in 2006, and The Ecstatic in 2009.

Initially recognized for his musical output, Mos Def's screen work since the early 2000s has established him as one of only a handful of rappers who have garnered critical approval for the
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Average rating: 4.58 · 69 ratings · 1 review · 6 distinct works
Annie Leibovitz: American M...

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The Carhartt WIP Archives

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The Boogeyman Papers

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Ecstatic

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“We blasted holes in the night until she bled sunshine”
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“Fear not of men because men must die. Mind over matter and soul before flesh.”
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“Hip-hop is a beautiful culture. It's inspirational, because it's a culture of survivors. You can create beauty out of nothingness.”
Mos Def, Book of Rhymes: The Poetics of Hip Hop



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