Born: Brooklyn, NY, 1973
Years Active: 1997-2009
Member of: Black Jack Johnson
Influenced by: Chuck D, Lakim Shabazz, A Tribe Called Quest, Gang Starr, EPMD, Main Source, Intelligent Hoodlum, Boogie Down Productions, Afrika Bambaataa, Poor Righteous Teachers, De La Soul
Genre: Hip-Hop
Biography: Initially regarded as one of the most promising rappers to emerge in the late '90s, Mos Def turned to acting in subsequent ...
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Jun 16 2009 14:30PM
by Michael D. Ayers
Filed under: Hip-Hop, Side Gig
The Boombox Music Blog: Still have boring old t-shirts that doesn't include music from your favorite artist? No fear: Mos Def is rectifying this situation with the release of his new album 'The Ecstatic' via a wearable piece of clothing. Due July 7 at Shopbop.com, the ... Read moreJan 29 2009 9:30AM
by Nia Beckwith
Filed under: Hip-Hop, Side Gig, Movies
The Boombox Music Blog: Mos Def has landed a role in video director Benny Boom's directorial film debut, 'Next Day Air.' The movie is centered around a UPS driver (played by Donald Faison) who mistakenly delivers a package of cocaine to the wrong address and finds himself ... Read moreNov 06 2008 12:30PM
by Latifah Muhammad
Filed under: Busted
The Boombox Music Blog: An arrest warrant has been issued for rapper/actor Mos Def. According to reports the warrant issued yesterday by the Las Vegas Police Department stems from an alleged altercation between Mos and a photographer at the Magic apparel tradeshow in ... Read more
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06/16/09
Just in Time for Summer: The Mos Def 'Ecstatic' Tee Still have boring old t-shirts that ...
The Boombox
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01/29/09
Mos Def to Star in 'Next Day Air,' Release 'Ecstatic' in February Mos Def has landed a r...
The Boombox
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11/19/08
Erykah Badu, Mos Def Team Up for 'Bobby Zero' Film According to recent reports, Grammy-w...
The Boombox
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11/06/08
Mos Def Flips Out on Photog, Arrest Warrant Issued An arrest warrant has been issued for...
The Boombox
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08/27/08
Mos Def Accused of Violent Snatch No, It's not a rerun -- rap legend Mos Def is accused ...
TMZ
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08/14/08
Mos Def Talks 'Watermelon Syndicate' Tees Mos Def sat down with KarmaLoopTV and discusse...
The Boombox
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03/04/08
Mos Def Thinks Obama's Pretty, Arcade Fire Ignite for Change + More While GOP candidate ...
Spinner
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07/06/09
Mos Def Replaces Common At Hip-Hop Festival Go hit-maker Common was forced to bow out of...
Starpulse
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06/30/09
Music: Review: Mos Def The more money his movies made, the less interested he became in...
The A.V. Club
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06/21/09
LISTEN UP LaVette keeps momentum on Change; Mos Def is sharp Sunday, June 21, 2009 3:44 ...
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette - Little Rock AR
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06/16/09
Just in Time for Summer: The Mos Def 'Ecstatic' Tee Still have boring old t-shirts that ...
The Boombox
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06/15/09
CD Review: Mos Def is 'Ecstatic' on new LP Mos Def comes out of the gates swinging and d...
UWIRE
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06/12/09
MOS DEF M os Def will never be mistaken for a dumbed-down ringtone rapper and that's a g...
Boston Herald - Boston MA
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06/11/09
Mos Def and the Roots - "Casa Bey" (Live on Jimmy Fallon) (video) (Mixed Media) Mos Def ...
PopMatters
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06/10/09
Mos Def Thinks Jay-Z Should Defend His 'Greatest Rapper Alive' Title When Mos Def visite...
MTV
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06/10/09
AllHipHop Chart Watch: Eminem Holds On, Mos Def Returns This week's top ten is once agai...
AllHipHop.com
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06/09/09
The Ecstatic by Mos Def
Metacritic
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06/09/09
Mos Def - "Quiet Dog" (Live on Late Show With David Letterman) (video) (Mixed Media)
PopMatters
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06/09/09
New Albums from Sonic Youth, Mos Def, and 13 More Wayward raptor kindly rewinds to what ...
Spin.com
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06/01/09
Mos Def and Talib Kweli Reunite as Black Star When are reunion shows not just about a no...
Spin.com
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05/12/09
Mos Def - "Casa Bey" (MP3 / video) (Mixed Media)
PopMatters
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05/08/09
Refuse delivery of ‘Next Day Air’ The plot of "Next Day Air" revolves around a drug ship...
MSNBC
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05/08/09
Review: Next Day Air Delivers a Giant Fail Mos Def and a cast of barely recognizable act...
E! Online
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04/15/09
Review: Mos Def touches all bases in thrilling Yoshi's show If you look up the word "ecl...
Contra Costa Times - Walnut Creek CA
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04/01/09
'House' Recap: 'Locked In' One of the ways that " House " becomes more than just your av...
Starpulse
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03/30/09
Mos Def-initely a good gimmick House " breaks out one of those gimmick shows tonight and...
New York Daily News - New York NY
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03/27/09
House: Mos Def'initely Deserves an Emmy You're lying in a hospital bed unable to communi...
E! Online
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03/25/09
Mos Def to Make Appearance as Character on Fox’s “House” Next Monday Next Monday night a...
TheCelebrityCafe.com
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03/23/09
Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek: Train Spotting But before a follow up question seeking clarificati...
AllHipHop.com
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03/20/09
'The Ecstatic' set For Summer The Ecstatic, the fourth studio album by Mos Def will be r...
Sputnikmusic
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03/17/09
New Mos Def Album Set For Summer Multi-talented emcee Mos Def will return from a 3 year ...
AllHipHop.com
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03/09/09
House Preview: Will Dr. Taub Bust Up TV's Great Bromance? One might think it can be a lo...
TV Guide
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02/26/09
Mos Def gives disjointed performance at Rams Head At the start of the concert, the full ...
The Baltimore Sun - Baltimore MD
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01/29/09
Mos Def to Star in 'Next Day Air,' Release 'Ecstatic' in February Mos Def has landed a r...
The Boombox
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01/16/09
M. Ward, The Decemberists, Mos Def... (Media Center) M. Ward Never Had Nobody Like You...
PopMatters
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12/12/08
Mos Def Sued By His Own Lawyers Rapper/actor Mos Def has been landed with a $60,000 laws...
Starpulse
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12/01/08
Review: Beyonce, Mos Def in 'Cadillac Records' CD The centerpiece, Beyoncé's reading of ...
Newsday - New York NY
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07/06/09
Mos Def Replaces Common At Hip-Hop Festival Go hit-maker Common was forced to bow out of...
Starpulse News Blog
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06/29/09
KMFDM, Snow Patrol, Mos Def, Tracy Chapman, other tickets Marc Maron & Janeane Garofalo ...
Brooklyn Vegan
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06/25/09
Beach @ Governors Island adds Mos Def & other 2009 shows Shows on The Beach will be rain...
Brooklyn Vegan
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06/19/09
The Mos Def Music Tee Actor and MC, the Mighty Mos Def has a long list of unique collabo...
Cool Hunting
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06/16/09
Just in Time for Summer: The Mos Def 'Ecstatic' Tee Still have boring old t-shirts that ...
The Boombox
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06/16/09
Mos Def Becomes First Artist To Take Dumb "Music Tee" Idea Seriously His new record, The...
Ear Infection
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06/10/09
Battle of New Orleans: Mos Def Squad vs. Whoever Crew "The battle would take place at th...
ProHipHop
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06/09/09
Mos Def “Late Show With David Letterman” VIDEO (”Quiet Dog” Performance) In case you mis...
Hip Hop PopCrunch
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06/07/09
Hip Hop Album Releases for Jun. 9: Black Eyed Peas, Busdriver, D-Block, DJ Quik & Kurupt, Fred Money, Mos Def, Pastor Troy, Toki Wright
ProHipHop
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06/04/09
Other People's Blogs: Grammys ditch polka, Black Keys Work With Mos Def, MGMT Hating on Headbands
Ear Infection
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06/01/09
Black Star’s Mos Def, Talib Kweli Dabble in Politics at Reunion Show Barricades lined th...
Rock and Roll Daily
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05/30/09
Mos Def played Sasquatch (pics) -- Black Star reunites tonight Mos Def took the stage lo...
Brooklyn Vegan
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05/24/09
Mos Def: The Ecstatic Album Cover Art
ProHipHop
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05/13/09
Mos Def: Casa Bey Music Video Hey, looks like The Ecstatic isn't going to be limited to ...
ProHipHop
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05/12/09
Mos Def “Casa Bey” Music VIDEO
Hip Hop PopCrunch
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04/15/09
Review: Mos Def at Yoshi’s If you look up the word "eclectic" in the dictionary, you mig...
A+E Interactive - San Jose Mercury News
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04/15/09
Mos Def, Green Day, Leonard Cohen and the New England Yankees It was one of those nights...
The Concert Blog
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04/02/09
Mos Def Meets Less Def? As we see so often in life, it's about being comfortable with yo...
The Assimilated Negro
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04/01/09
'House' Recap: 'Locked In' One of the ways that " House " becomes more than just your av...
Starpulse News Blog
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03/28/09
Mos Def “House” Guest Appearance (Preview Videos) Musician-turned-actor Mos Def will app...
Hip Hop PopCrunch
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03/27/09
House: Two New Spoilers! Online reveals another of her thinly veiled spoilers about Hous...
House is Right
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03/25/09
Black Star reunited for 2 NYC dates, new Mos Def, a free Vampire Weekend show? & other Talib Kweli news
Brooklyn Vegan
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02/24/09
Almost Def By the time I made my way over to 9th and V around midnight, I already had lo...
Washington City Paper - Black Plastic Bag
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01/29/09
Mos Def to Star in 'Next Day Air,' Release 'Ecstatic' in February Mos Def has landed a r...
The Boombox
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01/01/09
Hot Tickets: Mos Def, Mendes at BAM, Apes and Androids While the majority of their peers...
The Culture Czar
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12/12/08
Mos Def's a Dead Beat? Sued By His Own Lawyers! It's a conundrum that Mos Def is probab...
Perez Hilton
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11/19/08
Erykah Badu, Mos Def Team Up for 'Bobby Zero' Film According to recent reports, Grammy-w...
The Boombox
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11/06/08
Mos Def Flips Out on Photog, Arrest Warrant Issued An arrest warrant has been issued for...
The Boombox
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08/27/08
Mos Def Accused of Violent Snatch No, It's not a rerun -- rap legend Mos Def is accused ...
TMZ
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08/14/08
Mos Def Talks 'Watermelon Syndicate' Tees Mos Def sat down with KarmaLoopTV and discusse...
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