In April 2008 he appeared on the title track for a new album by The Roots entitled Rising Down. Mos Def appeared on Stephen Marley's debut album Mind Control on the song "Hey Baby." In 2009, Mos Def worked together with Somali rapper K'naan to produce the track "America" for K'naan's album Troubadour. Mos Def also appears on the debut album from fellow New Yorkers Apollo Heights on a track titled, "Concern." In October, he signed a deal with Downtown Records and appeared on a remix to the song "D.A.N.C.E." by Justice. In 2002, he released the 12" single Fine, which was featured in the Brown Sugar Motion Picture Soundtrack. Mos Def appears alongside Kanye West on the track "Two Words" from The College Dropout album, the track "Drunk And Hot Girls" and the bonus track "Good Night" off West's third major album, Graduation. Flash, Madlib's brother Oh No, a song by J. The album was released on Jupon its release, only Madlib's production had made the cut, along with tracks by Preservation, The Neptunes, Mr. Producer and fellow Def Poet Al Be Back stated that he would be producing as well. He sang a number of new tracks in later shows, Def previewed tracks produced by Madlib and was rumored to be going to Kanye West for new material. During this performance Mos Def announced that he would be releasing a new album to be called The Ecstatic. This performance was recorded for an upcoming "Live in Concert" DVD. On November 7, 2007, Mos Def performed live in San Francisco at a venue called The Mezzanine. The song "Dollar Day" uses the same beat as Juvenile's " Nolia Clap". Also, the track "Undeniable" samples a version of the Barrett Strong/ Norman Whitfield composition "Message from a Black Man". The song "Crime & Medicine" is essentially a cover of GZA's 1995 single " Liquid Swords", though it contains different verses. Mos Def's final solo album for Geffen Records, True Magic, was released in 2006. The singles included " Sex, Love & Money" and the B-side "Ghetto Rock" the latter went on to receive several Grammy Award nominations in 2004. The New Danger contained a mix of several musical genres, including soul, blues, and rock and roll, performed with his rock band Black Jack Johnson, which contained members of the bands Bad Brains and Living Colour. Mos Def has also been active in several social and political causes.ĭef performing at Rock the Bells (New York).Īfter the collapse of Rawkus, he signed to Interscope/ Geffen Records, which released his second solo album The New Danger in 2004. He is well known for his portrayal of Brother Sam in the American drama series Dexter. Īlthough he was initially recognized for his musical output, since the early 2000s, Mos Def's screen work has established him as one of only a handful of rappers who has garnered critical acclaim for his acting work. 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. He was a major force in late 1990s underground hip hop while with Rawkus Records. With Talib Kweli, he formed the duo Black Star, which released the album Black Star in 1998. He 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. Soulquarians, Black Star, Talib Kweli, Native Tongues Posse, Kanye West, Gorillaz, Massive Attack, Pharoahe Monch, Eminem, Blakroc, Robert Glasper Experimentĭante Terrell Smith (born December 11, 1973) is an American actor and MC, known by the stage names Mos Def ( / ˌ m oʊ s ˈ d ɛ f /) and Yasiin Bey. Rawkus, Priority, Geffen, Downtown, GOOD Music, DD172 Mos Def at YBCA in San Francisco on December 31, 2008
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