Mos Def (born Dante Terrell Smith on 11 December 1973 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American hip hop artist and actor. He also goes by the aliases Mighty Mos Def, The Freaky Night Watchman, Boogie Man, Black Dante, A White Man's Favorite Rapper and Pretty Flaco. 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 (UTD) 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, i
1 | Freaky Black | The New Danger |
2 | Brown Sugar | Brown Sugar |
3 | Brooklyn (Freestyle) | Mos Def EP |
4 | Climb Featuring Vinia Mojica | Black on Both Sides |
5 | Boogie Man Song | The New Danger |
6 | The Rape Over | The New Danger |
7 | May December inst | Black On Both Sides (Instrumentals) |
8 | Black Jack | The New Danger |
9 | Habitat | Black on Both Sides |
10 | Excellence | Mos Def EP |
11 | Wylin Out | Urban Renewal Progam |
12 | Life Is Real | The New Danger |
13 | Bedstuy Parade | The New Danger |
14 | Ms. Fat Booty inst | Black On Both Sides (Instrumentals) |
15 | New World Water | Black on Both Sides |
16 | Blue Black Jack w/ Shuggie Otis | The New Danger |
17 | Bedstuy Parade & Funeral March w/ Paul Oscher | The New Danger |
18 | May-December | Black on Both Sides |
19 | Rock N Roll | Black on Both Sides |
20 | Blue Black Jack | The New Danger |