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Yasiin Bey (/ j æ ˈ s iː n ˈ b eɪ / yass-EEN BAY; born Dante Terrell Smith, December 11, 1973), formerly known as Mos Def (/ ˌ m oʊ s ˈ d ɛ f / MOHSS DEF), is an American rapper and actor.
Jan 22, 2016 · Yasiin Bey, FKA Mos Def, has been making internation headlines recently for a South African arrest and retirement from music and film: What happened?
Hip-hop artist, singer and actor Yasiin Bey (formerly Mos Def) has been detained by South African authorities after he attempted to leave the country to perform at a show in Ethiopia—and...
In 2003, Mos Def starred in Paramount Pictures' The Italian Job, alongside Ed Norton, Mark Wahlberg and Charlize Theron. Last year Mos Def starred opposite Alan Rickman in the critically acclaimed HBO movie Something the Lord Made, for which he has received a 2004 Emmy Nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie.
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Oct 11, 2019 · A year after releasing Black Star, his debut with Talib Kweli, a pre-Yasiin Bey Mos Def dropped another legendary record: 1999 solo effort Black on Both Sides. It was a tribute to his...
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Jun 11, 2024 · Yasiin Bey is here to mark that 15 years ago – to the day – he dropped The Ecstatic, arguably the greatest hip hop album of 2009. It was also the last he made as Mos Def – the name the ...
Oct 12, 2019 · Yasiin Bey — formerly known as Mos Def — spent the end of the 20th century eagerly looking at the 21st. On October 12, 1999, just two months before the beginning of the new millennium, he released his debut solo album, Black On Both Sides.