Mos Def's Main TV Roles Show Character(s) Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry Himself - H… The Cosby Mysteries Dante The Wayne Brady Show (2001) Mos Def

Main Movie Roles 2009 - Next Day Air 2008 - Be Kind Rewind 2008 - Cadillac Records 2006 - 16 Blocks 2006 - Dave Chappelle's Block Party 2006 - Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby 2006 - Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats & Rhymes 2006 - Journey to the End of the Night 2005 - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 2004 - The Woodsman 2003 - The Italian Job 2002 - Showtime 2002 - Brown Sugar 2001 - Monster's Ball 2000 - Bamboozled 1991 - The Hard Way

BIOGRAPHY:

Taking a cue from the Afrocentric stylings of the Native Tongues crew, which included De La Soul, Jungle Brothers, A Tribe Called Quest and Andres Titus, Mos Def has emerged as one of the more conscientious voices of new school hip-hop, alongside the likes of Common, Outkast, Goodie Mob and The Roots, to name just a few. A lyricist lounge staple, he gained acclaim appearing on recordings by De La Soul and Bush Babees before releasing the single "Universal Magnetic" in 1997. Since then he has appeared on numerous recordings with several crews, including Medina Green and Black Star (of which he is half). His full-length debut album, "Black On Both Sides", was released in 1999 and is destined to achieve classic status.


TRIVIA:

• Has starred in two movies with 'Alan Rickman' (qv): _Something the Lord Made (2004) (TV)_ (qv) and _The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)_ (qv).
• Hip-hop artist.
• Name, Mos Def, is a slang term that means "most definitely."
• Performed a song with Britsh artists 'Craig David' (qv) that was only released on the radio. It was called 7 Days Later - a remix of 'Craig David' (qv)'s number 1 hit 7 Days.
• His name is quite appropriate in regards to his character in _The Italian Job (2003)_ (qv), who went deaf after blowing up a toilet.
• His first music group was Urban Thermo Dynamics, which also included his younger brother and sister. They recorded an album in 1995 but it was shelved. It was finally released in 2004.
• Is a vegetarian.