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Mos Def
Born: Dec 11, 1973 in Brooklyn, NY
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Genre: Rap
Styles: Hip-Hop, Alternative Rap, Underground Rap, Political Rap, East Coast Rap
Biography: Initially regarded as one of the most promising rappers to emerge in the late '90s, Mos Def turned to acting in subsequent years as music became a secondary concern for him. He did release new music from time to time, including albums such as The New Danger (2004), but his output was erratic and seemingly ...Read full biography
Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star [Explicit Version]
Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star [Explicit Version]
Released: 1998
Label: Rawkus Entertainment
Critics' Rating:
While Puff Daddy and his followers continued to dictate the direction hip-hop would take into the millennium, Mos Def and Talib Kweli surfaced from the underground to pull the sounds in the opposite direction. ...Read full review
Black On Both Sides [Explicit Version]
Black On Both Sides [Explicit Version]
Released: 1999
Label: Rawkus Entertainment
Critics' Rating:
Mos Def's partnership with Talib Kweli produced one of the most important hip-hop albums of the late '90s, 1997's brilliant Black Star. Consciously designed as a return to rap's musical foundations and ...Read full review
More Black Star albums: Main Albums (6), Compilations (2), Singles & EPs (23)
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