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Mos Def

Hip-Hop/Rap

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Top Songs By Mos Def

Listen to Ms. Fat Booty by Mos Def, see lyrics, music video & more!
Ms. Fat BootyMos Def
Listen to Six Days (Remix) [feat. Mos Def] by DJ Shadow, see lyrics, music video & more!
Six Days (Remix) [feat. Mos Def]DJ Shadow
Listen to Hey Baby (feat. Mos Def) by Stephen Marley featuring Mos Def, see lyrics, music video & more!
Hey Baby (feat. Mos Def)Stephen Marley featuring Mos Def
Listen to Stylo (feat. Mos Def and Bobby Womack) by Gorillaz, see lyrics, music video & more!
Stylo (feat. Mos Def and Bobby Womack)Gorillaz
Listen to Drunk and Hot Girls (feat. Mos Def) by Kanye West, see lyrics, music video & more!
Drunk and Hot Girls (feat. Mos Def)Kanye West
Listen to Two Words (feat. Mos Def, Freeway & The Boys Choir of Harlem) by Kanye West, see lyrics, music video & more!
Two Words (feat. Mos Def, Freeway & The Boys Choir of Harlem)Kanye West
Listen to Good Night (feat. Mos Def & Al Be Back) by Kanye West, see lyrics, music video & more!
Good Night (feat. Mos Def & Al Be Back)Kanye West
Listen to Oh No (feat. Nate Dogg) by Mos Def & Pharoahe Monch, see lyrics, music video & more!
Oh No (feat. Nate Dogg)Mos Def & Pharoahe Monch
Listen to UMI Says by Mos Def, see lyrics, music video & more!
UMI SaysMos Def
Listen to Mathematics by Mos Def, see lyrics, music video & more!
MathematicsMos Def

More albums from Mos Def

Listen to True Magic by Mos Def
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Listen to The New Danger by Mos Def
ALBUMThe New DangerMos Def
Listen to Black On Both Sides by Mos Def
ALBUMBlack On Both SidesMos Def

Mos Def's Popular Music Videos

Music Video

Watch Two Words music video by Kanye West, Mos Def, Freeway & The Boys Choir of Harlem
Two Words
Kanye West, Mos Def, Freeway & The Boys Choir of Harlem
Watch It Ain't My Fault (feat. Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Mos Def, Lenny Kravitz & Trombone Shorty) music video by Gulf Aid AllStars
It Ain't My Fault (feat. Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Mos Def, Lenny Kravitz & Trombone Shorty)
Gulf Aid AllStars
Watch It Ain't My Fault (feat. Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Mos Def, Lenny Kravitz & Trombone Shorty) music video by Gulf Aid AllStars, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Mos Def, Lenny Kravitz & Trombone Shorty
It Ain't My Fault (feat. Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Mos Def, Lenny Kravitz & Trombone Shorty)
Gulf Aid AllStars, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Mos Def, Lenny Kravitz & Trombone Shorty
Watch Sex, Love & Money (Dirty Version) music video by Mos Def
Sex, Love & Money (Dirty Version)
Mos Def
Watch Ghetto Rock music video by Mos Def
Ghetto Rock
Mos Def
Watch Big Brother Beat (Official Visualizer) [feat. Mos Def] music video by De La Soul
Big Brother Beat (Official Visualizer) [feat. Mos Def]
De La Soul
Watch Ghetto Rock (Edited Version) music video by Mos Def
Ghetto Rock (Edited Version)
Mos Def
Watch Sex, Love & Money (Edited Version) music video by Mos Def
Sex, Love & Money (Edited Version)
Mos Def

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Mos Def Essentials
Mos Def Essentials
The early work of the artist now known as Yasiin Bey.
Mos Def Essentials
Inspired by Mos Def
Inspired by Mos Def
More MCs who helped bring conscious rap to the mainstream.
Inspired by Mos Def
Mos Def: Deep Cuts
Mos Def: Deep Cuts
Adventurous collaborations over icy electronic soundscapes.
Mos Def: Deep Cuts
Mos Def: Influences
Mos Def: Influences
His Native Tongues heroes and pioneering black rockers.
Mos Def: Influences

About Mos Def

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Hometown
Brooklyn, NY, United States
Born
December 11, 1973
Genre
Hip-Hop/Rap
Mos Def was one of the foremost faces of conscious hip-hop in the '90s and 2000s, and later became one of its most enigmatic figures. Dante Smith (1973) was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, where he studied Islam while developing a career as a child actor and honing his rap skills. After guest spots on songs by Da Bush Babees and De La Soul, he signed to Rawkus Records, where he formed Black Star with Talib Kweli. The duo released their debut in 1998, building a fanbase for their dedication to pro-Black values, sociopolitical awareness, and hip-hop traditionalism at a time when some feared rap had lost its way to glitzy materialism. The following year, he released his solo debut album, Black on Both Sides, a fittingly titled work that interrogated the joys and despair of the Black experience with stories of racism, love, and defiant reclamations of history. Both were crowned underground rap classics, and he and Kweli drove Rawkus to a reputation synonymous with thoughtful, authentic hip-hop. A decade later, while splitting time between film, TV, and Broadway, he began reinventing himself: He legally changed his name to Yasiin Bey, signed to Kanye West's G.O.O.D. Music label, and, by 2019, experimented with atypical release strategies, including releasing a record titled Negus that was only available to hear as part of a live art installation. Fortunately, albums aren't Yasiin's only canvas. In early 2021, he paid tribute to late rapper MF DOOM with a video and performed a medley of songs at fashion house Louis Vuitton's Fall/Winter 2021 runway show in Paris. Yasiin is constantly creating, even if he isn't obediently coloring inside of the lines.
Mos Def has also released music as a member of Black Star.
Musical InfluencesMos Def's musical influences include Gang Starr, Doom, Brand Nubian and more.
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Doom
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Influenced by Mos DefMos Def has influenced the music of SACHI, Pink Siifu, Damian Lemar Hudson and more.
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