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Mos Def | |
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| Birth name | Dante Terrell Smith |
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| Born | December 11, 1973 Brooklyn, New York City, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1994–2016 |
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Dante Terrell Smith (born December 11, 1973)[4] is an Emmy- and Golden Globe-nominated American actor and a Grammy-nominated rapper 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 well-received 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, and True Magic, 2006.[4]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Reese, Eric (2018). "Rise of Hip-Hop in the 2000's". The History of Hip Hop: Volume 1. Barnes & Noble Press. ISBN 9781538076798.
- ↑ Johnson, Josh (May 27, 2014). "Steal This Track from Courier GT". The Denver Post. Archived from the original on July 15, 2021. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
- ↑ O'Connor, Christopher (March 29, 2000). "Common Moves Toward a Progressive Hip-Hop". MTV News. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 allmusic Biography
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mos Def. |
- Mos Def's Official Website.
- Mos Def / Dante Smith discographies at Discogs.
- Mos Def Archived 2008-05-17 at the Wayback Machine at Geffen Records.
- Mos Def on IMDb
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