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May 23, 2002

Mos Def Takes Broadway

Meet rap's Renaissance man

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The Ecstatic

With shadowy beats from Madlib and the late J Dilla, plus dense rhymes about Darwin and a rough Brooklyn upbringing, Mos Def's fourth solo album is both mildly strange and a clear step up from his dismally undercooked 2007 record, True Magic. The rapper-actor doesn't maintain quality control during...

2009 RS: 3of 5 Stars

The New Danger

2004

Black On Both Sides

1999

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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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