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As a musician, he came to fame as one half of the ConsciousHipHop group Black Star (not to be confused with the Music/DavidBowie [[Music/{{Blackstar}} album]]), before releasing his solo debut, ''Black on Both Sides'' in 1999.
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As a musician, he came to fame as one half of the ConsciousHipHop group Black Star (not to be confused with the Music/DavidBowie [[Music/{{Blackstar}} [[Music/BlackstarAlbum album]]), before releasing his solo debut, ''Black on Both Sides'' in 1999.
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As a musician, he came to fame as one half of the ConsciousHipHop group Black Star (not to be confused with the Music/DavidBowie album), [[Music/{{Blackstar}} album]]), before releasing his solo debut, ''Black on Both Sides'' in 1999.
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* FaceOnTheCover: All of his solo albums except ''The Ecstatic''.
* IHaveManyNames: At different points in his career, he has been known as Mos Def, Yasiin Bey, Dante Beze, Black Dante and Pretty Flacko (which became "Pretty Flacko Senior" when he collaborated on the song "Back Home" with the younger rapper Music/ASAPRocky, who ''also'' calls himself "Pretty Flacko", and has become far more associated with the name than Mos has).
* IHaveManyNames: At different points in his career, he has been known as Mos Def, Yasiin Bey, Dante Beze, Black Dante and Pretty Flacko (which became "Pretty Flacko Senior" when he collaborated on the song "Back Home" with the younger rapper Music/ASAPRocky, who ''also'' calls himself "Pretty Flacko", and has become far more associated with the name than Mos has).
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! Trope Examples
* TheCameo: As himself in ''Film/TalladegaNightsTheBalladOfRickyBobby''.
* ConsciousHipHop: Considered one of the founding figures of the genre.
* CoverVersion: Recorded covers of Music/ChuckBerry's "No Particular Place To Go" and "Maybellene" for the soundtrack of ''Cadillac Records'', in which he played him; and of Music/FatsWaller's "I Ain't Got Nobody (And Nobody Cares for Me)", "Ain't Misbehavin'" and "Your Feet's Too Big" for the soundtrack of ''Film/BeKindRewind'', in which his character plays Waller in-universe.
* RecordProducer: He is one himself, and has produced songs on all his solo albums, in addition to working with the likes of 88-Keys, [[Music/ATribeCalledQuest Ali Shaheed Muhammad]], Music/KanyeWest, [[Music/PharrellWilliams The Neptunes]] and Madlib (who was also the sole producer on ''No Fear Of Time'').
* {{Sampling}}:
** "Mathematics" primarily takes its instrumental from "Baby I'm-a Want You" by The Fatback Band, along with vocal samples from artists including Music/JamesBrown, Music/ErykahBadu and Mos Def himself.
** "Ms. Fat Booty" chops up "One Step Ahead" by Music/ArethaFranklin.
** "The Rape Over" uses Music/JayZ's "Takeover" as a TakeThat against the music industry more broadly.
* SopranoAndGravel: Within Black Star, he's the gravel to Talib Kweli's soprano.
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! Trope Examples
* TheCameo: As himself in ''Film/TalladegaNightsTheBalladOfRickyBobby''.
* ConsciousHipHop: Considered one of the founding figures of the genre.
* CoverVersion: Recorded covers of Music/ChuckBerry's "No Particular Place To Go" and "Maybellene" for the soundtrack of ''Cadillac Records'', in which he played him; and of Music/FatsWaller's "I Ain't Got Nobody (And Nobody Cares for Me)", "Ain't Misbehavin'" and "Your Feet's Too Big" for the soundtrack of ''Film/BeKindRewind'', in which his character plays Waller in-universe.
* RecordProducer: He is one himself, and has produced songs on all his solo albums, in addition to working with the likes of 88-Keys, [[Music/ATribeCalledQuest Ali Shaheed Muhammad]], Music/KanyeWest, [[Music/PharrellWilliams The Neptunes]] and Madlib (who was also the sole producer on ''No Fear Of Time'').
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** "Mathematics" primarily takes its instrumental from "Baby I'm-a Want You" by The Fatback Band, along with vocal samples from artists including Music/JamesBrown, Music/ErykahBadu and Mos Def himself.
** "Ms. Fat Booty" chops up "One Step Ahead" by Music/ArethaFranklin.
** "The Rape Over" uses Music/JayZ's "Takeover" as a TakeThat against the music industry more broadly.
* SopranoAndGravel: Within Black Star, he's the gravel to Talib Kweli's soprano.
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Dante Terrell Smith (born December 11, 1973), better-known by his former stage name '''Mos Def''' and his current stage name '''Yasiin Bey''', is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and actor.
As a musician, he came to fame as one half of the AlternativeHipHop group Black Star (not to be confused with the Music/DavidBowie album), before releasing his solo debut, ''Black on Both Sides'' in 1999.
As an actor, he initially worked as a child under the name '''Dante Beze''', starring in the sitcom ''You Take The Kids'' and playing [[TheDanza Dante]], Creator/BillCosby's sidekick on the short-lived detective series ''The Cosby Mysteries''. As an adult, credited as Mos Def, he found success particularly in TheNoughties, appearing in films such as ''Film/{{Bamboozled}}'', ''Film/MonstersBall'', ''Film/TheItalianJob2003'', ''Film/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy2005'' and ''Film/BeKindRewind'', and in the recurring role of Brother Sam in Season 6 of ''Series/{{Dexter}}'', as well as providing the voice for Gangstalicious in ''WesternAnimation/TheBoondocks''.
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!!Discography:
[[AC:Solo Albums]]
* ''Black on Both Sides'' (1999)
* ''The New Danger'' (2004)
* ''True Magic'' (2006)
* ''The Ecstatic'' (2009)
* ''Negus'' (2019)[[note]]The album was premiered as a sound installation at Art Basel Hong Kong in March 2019, and is never intended to receive a physical or digital release.[[/note]]
[[AC:Collaborative Albums]]
* ''Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star'' (with Talib Kweli, as Black Star) (1998)
* ''Manifest Destiny'' (with Ces and DCQ, as UTD) (1998)
* ''December 99th '' (with Ferrari Sheppard, as Dec 99th) (2016)
* ''No Fear of Time'' (with Talib Kweli, as Black Star) (2022)
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!! Selected filmography:
* ''Film/MichaelJacksonsGhosts'' (1997) as Dante
* ''{{Film/Bamboozled}}'' (2000) as Big Blak Afrika
* ''[[Theatre/{{Carmen}} Carmen: A Hip-Hopera]]'' (2001) as Lt. Miller
* ''Film/MonstersBall'' (2001) as Ryrus Cooper
* ''Film/{{Showtime}}'' (2002) as Lazy Boy
* ''Series/MyWifeAndKids'' (2002) as Tommy (1 episode)
* ''[[Film/TheItalianJob2003 The Italian Job]]'' (2003) as Left Ear
* ''Film/TheWoodsman'' (2004) as Detective Lucas
* ''WesternAnimation/TheBoondocks'' (2005-08) as Gangstalicious (voice)
* ''Film/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy'' (2005) as Ford Prefect
* ''Film/TalladegaNightsTheBalladOfRickyBobby'' (2006) as [[AsHimself himself]] (cameo)
* ''Film/BeKindRewind'' (2008) as Mike
* ''Series/{{House}}'' (2009) as Lee (1 episode)
* ''Series/YoGabbaGabba'' (2010) as Super Mr. Superhero
* ''Series/{{Dexter}}'' (2011) as Brother Sam (5 episodes)
* ''Film/BeginAgain'' (2013) as Saul
As a musician, he came to fame as one half of the AlternativeHipHop group Black Star (not to be confused with the Music/DavidBowie album), before releasing his solo debut, ''Black on Both Sides'' in 1999.
As an actor, he initially worked as a child under the name '''Dante Beze''', starring in the sitcom ''You Take The Kids'' and playing [[TheDanza Dante]], Creator/BillCosby's sidekick on the short-lived detective series ''The Cosby Mysteries''. As an adult, credited as Mos Def, he found success particularly in TheNoughties, appearing in films such as ''Film/{{Bamboozled}}'', ''Film/MonstersBall'', ''Film/TheItalianJob2003'', ''Film/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy2005'' and ''Film/BeKindRewind'', and in the recurring role of Brother Sam in Season 6 of ''Series/{{Dexter}}'', as well as providing the voice for Gangstalicious in ''WesternAnimation/TheBoondocks''.
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!!Discography:
[[AC:Solo Albums]]
* ''Black on Both Sides'' (1999)
* ''The New Danger'' (2004)
* ''True Magic'' (2006)
* ''The Ecstatic'' (2009)
* ''Negus'' (2019)[[note]]The album was premiered as a sound installation at Art Basel Hong Kong in March 2019, and is never intended to receive a physical or digital release.[[/note]]
[[AC:Collaborative Albums]]
* ''Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star'' (with Talib Kweli, as Black Star) (1998)
* ''Manifest Destiny'' (with Ces and DCQ, as UTD) (1998)
* ''December 99th '' (with Ferrari Sheppard, as Dec 99th) (2016)
* ''No Fear of Time'' (with Talib Kweli, as Black Star) (2022)
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!! Selected filmography:
* ''Film/MichaelJacksonsGhosts'' (1997) as Dante
* ''{{Film/Bamboozled}}'' (2000) as Big Blak Afrika
* ''[[Theatre/{{Carmen}} Carmen: A Hip-Hopera]]'' (2001) as Lt. Miller
* ''Film/MonstersBall'' (2001) as Ryrus Cooper
* ''Film/{{Showtime}}'' (2002) as Lazy Boy
* ''Series/MyWifeAndKids'' (2002) as Tommy (1 episode)
* ''[[Film/TheItalianJob2003 The Italian Job]]'' (2003) as Left Ear
* ''Film/TheWoodsman'' (2004) as Detective Lucas
* ''WesternAnimation/TheBoondocks'' (2005-08) as Gangstalicious (voice)
* ''Film/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy'' (2005) as Ford Prefect
* ''Film/TalladegaNightsTheBalladOfRickyBobby'' (2006) as [[AsHimself himself]] (cameo)
* ''Film/BeKindRewind'' (2008) as Mike
* ''Series/{{House}}'' (2009) as Lee (1 episode)
* ''Series/YoGabbaGabba'' (2010) as Super Mr. Superhero
* ''Series/{{Dexter}}'' (2011) as Brother Sam (5 episodes)
* ''Film/BeginAgain'' (2013) as Saul
