AP - Nov 6, 2008
Mos Def was being sought by police on an arrest warrant stemming from a scuffle with a photographer at a fashion trade show last August, authorities and the alleged victim said Thursday. I had no idea...
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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 Union, who will play Geneva Wade,...
More »AP - Oct 6, 2007
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 Mellencamp sang, Jena, take your...
More »AP - Oct 4, 2007
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 students to walk out of classrooms...
More »USRN - Aug 16, 2003
(8/16/03, 10 a.m. ET) -- 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 Chicago...
More »USRN - Jun 10, 2003
(6/10/03, 3 p.m. ET) -- 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 Theatrical Event...
More »USRN - May 2, 2003
(5/2/03, 5 p.m. ET) -- 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 the event...
More »USRN - Jan 21, 2003
(1/21/03, 5 p.m. ET) -- 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 Rock...
More »USRN - Jan 7, 2003
(1/7/03, 12 p.m. ET) -- 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 Education...
More »USRN - Dec 13, 2002
(12/13/02, 10 a.m. ET) -- 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 fan...
More »USRN - Oct 5, 2002
(10/5/02, 10 a.m. ET) -- 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 1998...
More »USRN - Aug 22, 2002
(8/22/02, 3 p.m. ET) -- 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 Aimee...
More »USRN - Aug 7, 2002
(8/7/02, 12 p.m. ET) -- 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 Stone,...
More »USRN - Dec 21, 2001
(12/21/01, 3 p.m. ET) -- 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 set...
More »USRN - Dec 12, 2001
(12/12/01, 1 p.m. ET) -- 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 Hip...
More »USRN - Apr 6, 2001
(4/6/01, 3 p.m. ET) -- 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 concert...
More »USRN - Dec 19, 2000
(12/19/00, 6 p.m. ET) - 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 will serve...
More »USRN - Oct 19, 2000
(10/19/00, 1 p.m. ET) - 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 tomorrow (October...
More »USRN - Aug 25, 2000
(8/25/00, 3 p.m. ET) - 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 announced...
More »USRN - Aug 16, 2000
(8/17/00, 1 p.m. ET) - 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 30 at...
More »USRN - Jul 31, 2000
(7/31/00, 5 p.m. ET) - 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 film a...
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