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Sep 11, 2012 · Published on: Sep 11, 2012, 4:27 AM PDT. 22. Yasiin Bey, formerly known as Mos Def, recently sat down with GQ to talk about his name change and his sense of style and fashion. During the interview ...
- Before He Became Mos Def
- Def Or Bey, The Man Is Most Definitely A person, Not A Product
- The Prerogative to Change His Mind
Born Dante Terrell Smith on Dec. 11, 1973, the artist started rapping before he turned 10. At age 14, Smith appeared in the award-winning TV movie God Bless the Childalongside Mare Winningham, Dorian Harewood, and Obba Babatundé. In 1994, before changing his name as many rappers do, Smith signed a deal with PayDay Records and recorded tracks includ...
One rainy night in New York in 2006, Mos Def arrived at the MTV Music Awards in a flatbed truck to present a protest message against how the government had treated Hurricane Katrina victims in the wake of the natural disaster that hammered New Orleans one year prior. Before he could finish rapping “Katrina Clap,” Bey was arrested, ostensibly for fa...
Despite ditching the name Mos Def a year before, Yasiin Bey later announced that he and Talib Kweli were getting the band Black Star back together and that he’d be using his former rap name during the collaboration. In 2013, Bey and his family traveled to South Africa for an extended visit. After overstaying their visitor’s permit, Bey was arrested...
Jan 22, 2016 · In late 2011, the well-known musician publicly announced plans to legally change his name to Yasiin Bey, a name which he planned to adapt for recordings and live performances as well as the silver ...
Yasiin Bey (/ j æ ˈ s iː n ˈ b eɪ /; born Dante Terrell Smith, December 11, 1973), formerly known as Mos Def (/ ˌ m oʊ s ˈ d ɛ f /), is an American rapper.A prominent figure in conscious hip hop, he is recognized for his use of wordplay and commentary on social and political issues, such as police brutality, American exceptionalism, and the social status of African Americans.
Sep 8, 2011 · The name even followed him on to the silver screen, where Mos Def has appeared in films such as Be Kind Rewind and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Yasiin is a name in the Qur'an's 36th surah ...
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Sep 11, 2012 · Yasiin Bey, the artist formerly known as Mos Def, was recently featured on GQ, and he spoke on his name change, his style evolution, as well as hip-hop. Yasiin says he originally changed his name ...
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Oct 24, 2012 · Mos Def first made a name for himself with his rap skills, but the thoughtful MC now goes by a new name: Yasiin Bey. “I began to fear that Mos Def was being treated as a product, not a person ...
