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May 23, 2002

Mos Def Takes Broadway

Meet rap's Renaissance man

The New Danger

While his rap career was cooling these past few years, Mos Def developed a reputation as a top-shelf actor, a go-to guy capable of creating deeply nuanced characterizations. That same skill proves vital to his earthy, impressively diverse second solo effort, The New Danger. Alternating between...

2004 RS: 4of 5 Stars

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A Brooklyn-based, dimple-faced rapper radiating intelligence and wit, Mos Def represented the next step in the evolution of the hip-hop MC, sporting all the skills and credibility of the underground plus an undeniable charisma that pushed his music seamlessly into the mainstream. Born Dante Terrell Smith in Brooklyn in 1973, Mos Def acted on the short-lived 1994 TV series The Cosby Mysteries and...

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