Mos Def

Quick Facts

Full Name	Mos Def
Occupation	Rapper
Date Of Birth	Dec 11, 1973(1973-12-11)
Age	51
Birthplace	Brooklyn
Country	United States
Birth City	New York
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Mos Def Biography

Mos Def is one of the most popular and richest Rapper who was born on December 11, 1973 in Brooklyn, New York, United States. Dante Smith was born in the United States. He is an actor, rapper, and activist. He is part of the Black Star duo with Born Dante Smith, he is a rapper, actor, and political activist who also goes by the name Yasiin Bey. He is one half of the duo Black Star with Talib Kweli and he has had prominent roles in several movies and TV shows, including Dexter, Be Kind Rewind, and The Italian Job.. He has played prominent roles in many movies and TV shows including Dexter and The Italian Job.

He appeared in the movie Cadillac Records with Adrien Broody.

Mos Def attended middle school at Philippa Schuyler Middle School 383 in Bushwick, Brooklyn where he picked up his love for acting. After returning from filming You Take the Kids in Los Angeles, and getting into a relationship with an older girl, Mos Def dropped out of high school during sophomore year. Growing up in New York City during the crack epidemic of the 1980s and early 1990s, he has spoken about witnessing widespread instances of gang violence, theft and poverty in society, which he largely avoided by working on plays, Off-Off-Broadway and arts programs. In a particularly traumatic childhood experience, Mos Def witnessed his then five-year-old younger brother Ilias Bey (b. Denard Smith) get hit by a car. Bey, who later adopted the alias DCQ, was described by Smith as “my first partner in hip hop”.

Prior to his career in music, Mos Def entered public life as a child actor, having played roles in television movies, sitcoms and theater, some of which were under the name Dante Beze. At the age of 14, he appeared in the TV movie God Bless the Child, starring Mare Winningham, which aired on ABC in 1988. He played the oldest child in the 1990 family sitcom You Take the Kids shortly before it was cancelled. In 1995 he played the character Dante, Bill Cosby’s sidekick on the short-lived detective show, The Cosby Mysteries. In 1996 he also starred in a Visa check card commercial featuring Deion Sanders. In 1997 he had a small role alongside Michael Jackson in his short film and music video Ghosts (1997).

With his first wife Maria Yepes in 1996, he had two children named Jauhara or Chandani. In 2005, he married Alana Wyatt, a model. However, the couple split shortly thereafter.

Mos Def Net Worth

Mos Def is one of the richest Rapper from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Mos Def 's net worth $1.5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was part of the urban musical group Urban Thero Dynamics.

His album The Ecstatic won him a Grammy Award in 2010.

Yasiin Bey (/j æ ˈ s iː n ˈ b eɪ / ; born Dante Terrell Smith; December 11, 1973), better known by his stage name Mos Def (/ˌ m oʊ s ˈ d ɛ f / ), is an American rapper, singer, actor, and activist. Best known for his music, Bey began his hip hop career in 1994, alongside his siblings in the short-lived rap group Urban Thermo Dynamics (UTD), after which he appeared on albums by Da Bush Babees and De La Soul. He subsequently formed the duo Black Star, alongside fellow Brooklyn-based rapper Talib Kweli, and they released their eponymous debut album in 1998. He was featured on the roster of Rawkus Records and in 1999 released his solo debut, Black on Both Sides. His debut was followed by The New Danger (2004), True Magic (2006) and The Ecstatic (2009). The editors at About.com listed him as the 14th greatest emcee of all time on their “50 greatest MC’s of our time” list. Some of Mos Def’s top hits include “Oh No”, “Definition” and “Respiration”.

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Who is Mos Def Dating?

According to our records, Mos Def married to Alana Wyatt , Maria Yepes. As of December 1, 2023, Mos Def’s is not dating anyone.

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Mos Def signed with Rawkus Records and formed the rap group Black Star with Talib Kweli. The duo released an album, Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star, in 1998. Mostly produced by Hi-Tek, the album featured the singles “Respiration” and “Definition”, which both reached in the Billboard Hot R&B /Hip-Hop Songs chart.

Facts & Trivia

Mos Ranked on the list of most popular Rapper. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Mos Def celebrates birthday on December 11 of every year.

Mos Def is well known for his left-wing political views. In 2000, Mos Def performed a benefit concert for death row inmate Mumia Abu-Jamal.

Top Facts about Mos Def

1. Mos Def was born on December 11, 1973.
2. He started his music career in the early 1990s.
3. His debut album “Black on Both Sides” was released in 1999.
4. Mos Def has won several awards including a Grammy Award.
5. He has acted in numerous films and TV shows.
6. Mos Def changed his name to Yasiin Bey in 2012.
7. He is known for his socially conscious lyrics and activism.
8. Mos Def has collaborated with many notable artists such as Talib Kweli and Kanye West.
9. He has sold over one million albums worldwide.
10. In recent years, he has focused more on acting than music.

Where is Mos Def?

Mos Def, or Bey as he know prefers, has been living in Cape Town since May 2013, according to a South African newspaper, The Mail & Guardian.

Why is it called Mos Def?

That’s it,” he told MTV2’s Sucker Free. “Mos Def is a name that I built and cultivated over the years, it’s a name that the streets taught me, a figure of speech that was given to me by the culture and by my environment , and I feel I’ve done quite a bit with that name and it’s time to expand and move on.

Is Mos Def in Gorillaz?

Role in Gorillaz Mos Def provided vocals for the Gorillaz tracks Stylo and Sweepstakes from Gorillaz’ third studio album Plastic Beach. Since then he joined Gorillaz on Escape to Plastic Beach World Tour, Humanz Tour and The Now Now Tour.

Why did Mos Def change his name to Yasiin?

During the interview (photo by Steven Pan/GQ), the rapper explained why he decided to switch his name and how it stemmed from materialistic pressures. “I began to fear that Mos Def was being treated as a product, not a person, so I’ve been going by Yasiin since ’99,” he said.

Who owns Def Jam?

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