Mos Def Biography

Mos Def is an American hip hop recording artist actor and activist best known for his music. Mos Def embarked on 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. 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.Prior to his career in music Mos Def first entered public life as a child actor having played roles in television movies sitcoms and theater. Since the early 2000s Mos Def has been well known for his roles in films such as Something the Lord Made Next Day Air The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 16 Blocks Be Kind Rewind The Italian Job The Woodsman Bamboozled and Brown Sugar as well as for his portrayal of Brother Sam in the Showtime drama series Dexter. He is also known as the host of Def Poetry Jam which aired on HBO between 2002 and 2007.

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