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Yasiin Bey
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Yasiin Bey
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1973-12-11,Brooklyn, New York, USA
Gender
Male
Biography
Yasiin Bey (/jæˈsiːn ˈbeɪ/; born Dante Terrell Smith, December 11, 1973), formerly known as Mos Def, is an American retired rapper, singer-songwriter, and actor. Regarded as one of hip hop's most introspective and insightful artists, Mos Def, has shaped a career that transcends music genres and artistic medium. With the release of "Universal Magnetic" (1996), he became an underground favorite in the hip-hop world, leading to his legendary collaboration with Talib Kweli. The two formed Black Star whose debut album, Mos Def and Talib Kweli Are Black Star, would become one of the most critically acclaimed hip-hop albums. He followed with his 1999 solo debut, Black On Both Sides, which was certified gold and credited by critics as bringing hip hop back to its soapbox roots. He was a former child actor in television films, sitcoms, and theater, and continued acting as an adult after launching his rap career. He appeared in Spike Lee's Bamboozled, MTV's Carmen: A Hip Hopera, 2002's critically acclaimed Monster's Ball, Showtime, and the 2002 romantic comedy Brown Sugar, for which he received an NAACP Image Award nomination. He hosted Def Poetry Jam from 2002 to 2007. He completed his Broadway debut in 2002 in the Tony-nominated, Pulitzer Prize-winning, Topdog/Underdog. He then re-teamed with Topdog playwright, Suzan Lori Parks and director George Wolfe for the off-Broadway play Fucking A, for which he earned an Obie Award. In 2003, he starred in The Italian Job alongside Ed Norton, Mark Wahlberg and Charlize Theron. In 2004, he starred opposite Alan Rickman in the critically acclaimed HBO movie Something the Lord Made, for which he received a 2004 Emmy Nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie. He was also nominated for both a Golden Globe Award (Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture) and Golden Satellite Award (Best Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television) for the same role. He continued his music career by releasing his highly anticipated and critically acclaimed sophomore solo release, The New Danger (2004). The first single, "Sex, Love and Money" earned him a 2005 Grammy nomination for Best Alternative/Urban Performance, and the album has been certified gold by the RIAA. The following year, he appeared alongside Bruce Willis in the crime thriller 16 Blocks (2006), in Dave Chappelle’s Block Party, and had a cameo appearance in Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby. Also in 2006, he released his third solo album, True Magic. The next year, he appeared in the 2007 PBS historical documentary, Prince Among Slaves, and in 2008 he played the role of Chuck Berry in Cadillac Records. In 2009, he released the album The Ecstatic, which proved to be his second highest-charting album to date. He then appeared in the urban comedy Next Day Air, and (as himself) in the 2010 mockumentary film I’m Still Here, starring Joaquin Phoenix. Mos Def announced in September of 2011 that he changed his name to Yasiin Bey, and would go by it henceforth. In the first month of 2016, Bey declared his retirement from both the film and music industries. In 2014, About.com listed him 14th on its "50 Greatest Rappers of All Time".

Filmography

Dave Chappelle's Block Party

6.7

Dave Chappelle's Block Party
2005-09-12

6.8

Monster's Ball
2001-06-07

6.4

16 Blocks
2006-03-01

6.3

Be Kind Rewind
2008-01-20

6.5

Civil Brand
2003-08-29

Something the Lord Made

7.7

Something the Lord Made
2004-05-30

6.2

The Hard Way
1991-03-08

6

I'm Still Here
2010-09-10

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

6.665

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
2005-04-28

6.2

Bamboozled
2000-10-06

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby

6.4

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
2006-08-04

The Italian Job

6.775

The Italian Job
2003-05-30

Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!

8

Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!
2003-01-01

6.904

The Woodsman
2004-12-24

Journey to the End of the Night

5.905

Journey to the End of the Night
2006-04-21

8

Ghosts
1997-09-04

6.7

Brown Sugar
2002-10-05

Carmen: A Hip Hopera

6.25

Carmen: A Hip Hopera
2001-05-08

You're Watching Video Music Box

6.4

You're Watching Video Music Box
2021-12-03

5.2

Next Day Air
2009-02-06

Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme

6.9

Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme
2000-04-14

Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest

7.1

Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest
2011-07-08

0

Part of Me
2023-01-30

Gorillaz | MTV World Stage

8

Gorillaz | MTV World Stage
2023-03-03

God Bless the Child

6.3

God Bless the Child
1988-03-21

Where's Marlowe?

5.7

Where's Marlowe?
1998-10-01

Lackawanna Blues

6.4

Lackawanna Blues
2005-02-12

In Prison My Whole Life

0

In Prison My Whole Life
2008-01-18

Island of the Dead

3.4

Island of the Dead
2000-09-08

5.7

Life of Crime
2013-09-14

0

Bouncing Cats
2010-04-29

7.234

Begin Again
2014-07-03

Standard Operating Procedure

0

Standard Operating Procedure
2013-07-07

7

Hargrove
2022-06-12

Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap

6.58

Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap
2012-06-15

Cadillac Records

7.1

Cadillac Records
2008-12-05

5.346

French Tour
2016-11-16

7.6

Amy
2015-07-02

Prince Among Slaves

6

Prince Among Slaves
2008-02-04

Gil Scott-Heron: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised

0

Gil Scott-Heron: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
2003-04-14

Rap Sheet: Hip-Hop and the Cops

0

Rap Sheet: Hip-Hop and the Cops
2006-01-01

5.535

Showtime
2002-03-14

Gorillaz: Reject False Icons

7.602

Gorillaz: Reject False Icons
2019-12-16

Dave Chappelle: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize

7.2

Dave Chappelle: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize
2020-01-07

The Making of Plastic Beach

0

The Making of Plastic Beach
2010-03-03

Peculiar Contrast, Perfect Light

0

Peculiar Contrast, Perfect Light
2021-01-21

Don't Crash: The Documentary of the Making of the Movie of the Book of the Radio Series of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'

0

Don't Crash: The Documentary of the Making of the Movie of the Book of the Radio Series of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'
2005-09-05

0

Split Images
1992-01-01

6.4

Coachella
2006-05-09

Chappelle's Show

8.1

Chappelle's Show
2003-01-22

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

5.5

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003-01-26

7

Spin City
1996-09-17

4.479

The View
1997-08-11

My Wife and Kids

7.424

My Wife and Kids
2001-03-28

8.147

The Boondocks
2005-11-06

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

6.8

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005-01-03

The Cosby Mysteries

5.3

The Cosby Mysteries
1994-01-31

9.7

Brooklyn South
1997-09-22

6

Here and Now
1992-09-19

You Take the Kids

6

You Take the Kids
1990-12-15

8.2

Dexter
2006-10-01

8.6

House
2004-11-16

4.6

Tony Awards
1956-04-01

jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

6.8

jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy
2022-02-16

The Proud Family

7.8

The Proud Family
2001-09-15

Saturday Night Live

6.9

Saturday Night Live
1975-10-11

Real Time with Bill Maher

6

Real Time with Bill Maher
2003-02-21

4.9

HBO First Look
1992-06-12