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Dante Terrell Smith, Mos Def., Dante Smith, Flaco Bey, Dante Bezé, Dante Beze, Yasiin Bey, MosDef, Smith Dante, Mos, Bizet Dante, Pretty Flaco, Bezé, The Mighty Mos Def, Black Star, 단테 테럴 스미스, 모스 ëŽ, Dante Terrel Smith, Yasiin Bey, Dante Terrell Smith, Dante Beze, Bizet Dante, Smith Dante, MosDef, Dante Smith, Black Star, Mighty Mos Def, The Freaky Night Watchman, Boogie Man, Black Dante, Mos Def, Γιασίν ΜπÎι
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Dante Terrell Smith, better known by the stage names Mos Def and Yasiin Bey, is an American actor and hip hop recording artist from Brooklyn, New York City, New York. He started his hip hop career in a group called Urban Thermo Dynamics, after which he appeared on albums by Da Bush Babees and De La Soul. With Talib Kweli, he formed the duo Black Star, which released the album Black Star in 1998. He was a major force in late 1990s underground hip hop while with Rawkus Records. As a solo artist he has released the albums Black on Both Sides in 1999, The New Danger in 2004, True Magic in 2006, and The Ecstatic in 2009.
Since the early 2000s, Mos Def has become an actor with roles in films Something the Lord Made, Next Day Air, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Be Kind Rewind, The Italian Job, and his portrayal of Brother Sam in the American drama series Dexter. Mos Def has also been active in several social and political causes.
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