Rapper-actor Mos Def will play legendary rock 'n' roller Chuck Berry in "Cadillac Records," which is filming in New Jersey. Also joining the cast is Gabrielle...
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A video in which rapper-actor Mos Def asked students around the country to walk out Oct. 1 to support the "Jena Six" escaped comment by this town's mayor. But when John...
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When the latest call for a protest over Jena Six came, it wasn't led by Al Sharpton or Jesse Jackson, but rapper-actor Mos Def.
Mos Def sent out a viral video urging...
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Although a jury last week convicted Jose Padilla of supporting terrorism, rapper-actor Mos Def thinks that Padilla may not have gotten the due process the criminal justice...
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Mos Def and Talib Kweli will give a keynote lecture at the international Hip-Hop And Social Change Conference to be held from October 3 through 5 at the Field Museum in...
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Hip hop mogul Russell Simmons won a prestigious Tony Award on Sunday (June 8) at the 57th Annual Tony Awards in New York City. Simmons won the honor in the Special...
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R&B singer Mary J. Blige will be honored at the 16th Annual Essence Awards in June. Blige, rapper/actor Mos Def and radio host Tom Joyner will receive the "Essence Award" at...
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A collection of hard rockers and rappers are brought together on the soundtrack for the forthcoming Biker Boyz, an action film starring Laurence Fishburne and featuring Kid...
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Black Star, comprising rappers Mos Def and Talib Kweli, will perform two concerts at Manhattan's S.O.B.'s club on January 8 and 9 for the benefit of the Nkiru Center For...
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- Avatar Records will release N.V.A. (National Vinyl Association) - Straight From The Crates, Vol. 1, on January 28. The compilation is geared towards the hardcore hip-hop...
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Talib Kweli, one half of Black Star, recently shared that he isn't sure when he and his best friend Mos Def will head into the studio to record a follow-up to the group's...
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Coldplay frontman Chris Martin was joined by Mos Def in an short appearance at a concert for Amnesty International Wednesday (August 21) in Hollywood, that also featured...
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The soundtrack to Brown Sugar, due out September 24 on Magic Johnson Music/ MCA Records, will feature contributions from Mos Def, Jill Scott, Erykah Badu, Common, Angie...
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Brooklyn-based rapper, actor, and community activist Mos Def (Dante Beze) is currently in negotiations to make his Broadway debut, in the play Topdog/Underdog. Mos Def is...
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Respected hip-hop artist Mos Def is expanding his film resume. In the last year, the Brooklyn, New York-bred rapper appeared in Spike Lee's Bamboozled, and MTV's Carmen: A...
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Mos Def, Planet Asia, Dilated Peoples, Jurassic 5, Zion I, Mystic, Cointelpro, Triplex, and Azeem are among the confirmed acts for the Hip-Hop For Consciousness benefit...
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Versatile rapper Mos Def is currently working on two new album projects. The first is Hated By Them, Loved By Them, Respected By All, which is due out in the spring and...
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Rap artists Mos Def and Talib Kweli, who record separately but also scored attention with their combined Black Star project last year, are holding a benefit concert...
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Mos Def will headline this year's Lyricist Lounge tour, which is set to kick off on September 10 at the House Of Blues in Chicago. The rest of the tour's lineup was not...
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Mos Def, The Roots's Black Thought, dead prez, Tony Touch, and Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek are among the performers set for the third annual Black August benefit concert on August...
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Mos Def, Damon Wayans, Jada Pinkett-Smith, Savion Glover, Tommy Davidson, and Michael Rappaport will star in Spike Lee's forthcoming film Bamboozled.
Lee has called the...
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The Roots, Mos Def, and Dice Raw are among those slated for the okayplayer tour, which is set to kick off in September. The Roots are hoping to continue what has been the...
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GZA, Mos Def, Tony Touch, Doug E. Fresh, and Gang Starr are among those scheduled to perform during the six-day Rock Steady Crew 23-year anniversary celebration in New York...
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