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Mos Def
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Rap career:
Mos Def began his performing career on the television show The Cosby Mysteries in 1994. In 1994, Mos also began his music career, forming the short-lived group Urban Thermo Dynamics with his younger brother DCQ and his younger sister Ces. Despite being signed to Payday Records, the group only released two singles and the group’s debut album, Manifest Destiny, did not see the light of day until 2004 when released through Illson Media. In 1996 he emerged as a solo artist, working with De La Soul and da Bush Babees before releasing his own first single, “Universal Magnetic” which was a huge underground hit. After signing with Rawkus Records, he and Talib Kweli released a full length album under the band name Black Star, entitled Black Star. It was released in 1998, with Hi-Tek producing most of the tracks. Mos Def released his solo debut, Black on Both Sides, in 1999. Filled with tracks raving about his hometown, Brooklyn and his love for Hip-Hop, Black on Both Sides also deals with racial profiling of Black men in America, with the track Mr N**ga. Mos Def was also featured on Rawkus’ influential The Lyricist Lounge and Soundbombing series compilations.
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antadams3 wrote:
The Glow is tight!!!! lets get that album done Mos Def!
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artutabr wrote:
daaaaaaaamn, the glow is awesome!!!! can't wait for the ecstatic
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JNellz wrote:
http://www.last.fm/group/Vibes+and+Stuff
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beatjunkie1-mil wrote:
travelling man... for mos def.... modern mans hustle for atmosphere... they both hit that sweet spot. mos deffs rad.. all class
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Aardvarked wrote:
What... you don't like black on both sides? It's a classic, I don't like his last 2 at all.
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CrossDL wrote:
As a musician, I actually prefer 2Pac. Only Mos Def album I really like is True Magic (for sentimental reasons, I know that objectively it's not so great.) Returning to the movie subject: since none of us can be proven right, I see no point in continuing this argument.
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Aardvarked wrote:
I know a lot about films thanks. I've seen both films you've mentioned and his performances don't begin to compare to tupac's in juice or gridlock'd. I can tell how much of a fanboy you are by your avatar, I'll leave it there.
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CrossDL wrote:
You don't seem to know very much about films. Maybe you should stick to hip-hop.
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Aardvarked wrote:
I don't care about golden globe nominations, tupac a far far far better actor and proved it in Juice & Gridlock'd. Sucking Mos Def's dick and calling tupac mediocre? Laughable. And Will Smith does win, I forgot about him.
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Jayne_Cobb wrote:
Be Kind Rewind was also a good movie
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CrossDL wrote:
Not really. Mos Def actually puts some effort in his acting. Some of it, at least. He was outstanding in 16 Blocks and Something the Lord Made (He even got a Golden Globe nomination for that one). 2Pac, although better than most rappers who think that they can act (you should see The Game in Street Kings, it's laughable) is still, well, mediocre. Oh, and you're forgetting Will Smith.
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Aardvarked wrote:
And Tupac was a hell of a lot better as an actor than mos def or any other rapper.
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Aardvarked wrote:
Shame he hasn't put out anything near the level of Black on Both Sides and a shame he believes 9/11 was carried out by the US government.
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JLOL wrote:
This shit sounds good.
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christuhfah wrote:
if only he could go back to making black on both sides caliber hip hop
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rymatica wrote:
One love fam!
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CocoaDusted wrote:
New picture= SMOOOOOTHE!
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Aaroneepap wrote:
mighty mos def
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phillybird wrote:
the New Danger is underrated. It takes a few listens. Even I can only listen to it about once a month. but its great
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CrossDL wrote:
Black On Both Sides Instrumentals doesn't count, Mos Definite is a bootleg, The Ecstatic is still a big question mark, and The New Danger and True Magic are hardly valid efforts.
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