Mos Def Profile
- Name
- Mos Def
- Full/Alt. names
- Dante Beze, Dante Terrell Smith
- Date of Birth
- Tuesday December 11 1973
- Born
- Brooklyn, New York (USA)
- Partial Biography
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The name "Mos Def" derived from this musician/actor's favorite phrase; when people would ask him to hang out, the answer was invariably "most definitely!" Regarded as one of hip-hop's most introspective…Full Mos Def Biography…
Partial Filmography
- Next Day Air (2009) (for pervasive language, drug content, some violence and brief sexuality)Played "Eric"
- Be Kind Rewind (2008) 12A (Contains one moderate sex reference and mild language)Played "Mike"
- Descent (2007) (for brutal rape, language, some sexual content and drug use)Song ("Ghetto Rock"), Song Performer ("Ghetto Rock")
- Stomp the Yard (2007) 12A (Contains moderate violence)Song ("Sex Love And Money"), Song Performer ("Sex Love And Money")
- Journey to the End of the Night (2006) (for strong violence and sexual content, pervasive language and some drug use)Played "Wemba"
- Talladega Nights: The Ballad Of Ricky Bobby (2006) 12A (Contains one use of strong language, moderate sex and drug references)Played "Himself"
- Dave Chappelle's Block Party (2006) 15 (for language.)Played "Himself", Song ("Two Words"), Song Performer ("Two Words"), Song ("Definition"), Song Performer ("Move Somethin'"), Song ("Umi Says"), Song Performer ("Get By")
- Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, The (2006) 12A (for reckless and illegal behavior involving teens, violence, language and sexual content)Song Performer ("Six Days")
- 16 Blocks (2006) 12A (for violence, intense sequences of action, and some strong language)Played "Eddie Bunker"
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005) PG (Contains mild language and moderate fantasy horror)Played "Ford Prefect"
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Awards
- Online Hip Hop Awards (2000) Amadou Diallo Revolutionary Award