Mos Def
| First Name | Mos |
| Last Name | Def |
| Full Name at Birth | Dante Terrell Smith |
| Age | 38 |
| Date of Birth | December 11, 1973 |
| Birthplace | Brooklyn, NY |
| Height | 5' 10" (178 cm) |
| Build | Slim |
| Hair Color | Brown - Dark |
| Star Sign | Sagittarius |
| Religion | Muslim |
| Ethnicity | Black |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation Category | Rapper |
| Claim to Fame | Black On Both Sides |
| Music Genre | Hip Hop, Rap |
| Music Style | Alternative Rap, Underground Rap, Political Rap, East Coast Rap |
| Music Mood | Earnest, Cerebral, Literate, Street-Smart, Reflective, Sophisticated, Passionate, Confident, Provocative, Confrontational |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Official Website | myspace.comdiscogs.cominterscope.com |
Dante Terrell Smith (born December 11, 1973) is an American actor and MC 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, which released the 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, True Magic in 2006, and The Ecstatic in 2009.
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Discography
2009
2006
2004
1999
Filmography
Selected Mos Def film and TV show credits:
Acting Credits
2007
Yo Gabba Gabba!
Super Mr. Superhero
2001
The Wayne Brady Show
Mos Def
1997
Ghosts
Dante
1997
Dellaventura
Morgue Assistant
1994
The Cosby Mysteries
Dante
1994
The Cosby Mysteries
Dante
1992
Here and Now
Alonzo
1990
You Take the Kids
Raymond Kirkland
Music Department Credits
Producer Credits
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Brown Sugar (1995)
Electric Circus (2002)
Like Water For Chocolate (2000)
Love For Sale (2003)
Mama's Gun (2000)
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Phrenology (2002)
The Best So Far... (2008)
Things Fall Apart (1999)
Voodoo (2000)
Voodoo DJ Soul Essentials (2000)
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Black on Both Sides (1999)
Mathematics (1999)
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Mos Dub (2010)
Ms. Fat Booty (1999)
Sex, Love & Money (2004)
Stylo (2010)
The Ecstatic (2009)
The New Danger (2004)
True Magic (2006)
