Yasiin Bey
Yasiin Bey (/jæˈsiːn ˈbeɪ/; born Dante Terrell Smith, December 11, 1973), formerly known as Mos Def, is an American retired rapper, singer-songwriter, and actor. Regarded as one of hip hop's most introspective and insightful artists, Mos Def, has shaped a career that transcends music genres and artistic medium. With the release of "Universal Magnetic" (1996), he became an underground favorite in...
Yasiin Bey (/jæˈsiːn ˈbeɪ/; born Dante Terrell Smith, December 11, 1973), formerly known as Mos Def, is an American retired rapper, singer-songwriter, and actor. Regarded as one of hip hop's most introspective and insightful artists, Mos Def, has shaped a career that transcends music genres and artistic medium. With the release of "Universal Magnetic" (1996), he became an underground favorite in...
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Cast Credits
Gorillaz | MTV World Stage
as Mos Def
French Tour
as Focé
Begin Again
as Saul
Life of Crime
as Ordell Robbie
I'm Still Here
as Mos Def
Gorillaz: Live at Roundhouse in London
as Mos Def
Next Day Air
as Eric
Cadillac Records
as Chuck Berry
Fats Waller Was Born Here
as "Fats" Wallter/Mike (as Mos Def)
Be Kind Rewind
as Mike
Journey to the End of the Night
as Wemba
16 Blocks
as Eddie Bunker
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
as Ford Prefect
Lackawanna Blues
as The Bandleader
The Woodsman
as Sgt. Lucas
Something the Lord Made
as Vivien Thomas
Civil Brand
as Michael Meadows
The Italian Job
as Left Ear
Brown Sugar
as Chris Anton 'Cav' Vichon
Showtime
as Lazy Boy
Monster's Ball
as Ryrus Cooper
Carmen: A Hip Hopera
as Lt. Miller
Bamboozled
as Mau Mau: Big Blak Afrika
Island of the Dead
as Robbie J
Where's Marlowe?
as Wilt Crawley
Ghosts
as Dante
Split Images
as Curtis Roy