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Most Recent Role: Gangstalicious on The Boondocks
Alias Name(s): Dante Beze, Mos Def, Most Definitely, Black Dante, Mighty Mos Def, Pretty Flaco, Flaco Bey, Boogie Man
Gender: Male
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Birthday: 12-11-1973
Birth Name: Dante Terrell Smith
Mos Def Mos Def (born Dante Terrell Smith on December 11, 1973) is a Brooklyn-born rapper and actor, who began his performing career on the television show The Cosby Mysteries in 1994. In 1994, Mos also began his music career, forming the shortly lived Urban Thermo Dynamics with his younger brother DCQ, and his younger sister Ces. Despite being signed to Payday Records, the group only released two...

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The Boondocks
The Story of Gangstalicious, Part 2
Monday 4 February 2008 on Adult Swim

Granddad worries about Riley's sexuality when he notices that he begins to dress and act like "in-the-closet" rapper, Ganstalicious.

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He is realising a pair of Converse shoes. (edit)
Not a long time ago,Mos Def has taken up on skateboarding and said that ones of his desires is to host a skateboarding event in the United Arab Emirates. (edit)
Mos def became a Muslim at the age of 19. (edit)
He was introduced to the islam religion by his father,when he was 13. (edit)
He graduated the New York University, where he studied experimental theater. (edit)

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Mos def: Our priorities is gettin' ****ed. Lil Jon-I love his music. But why are the East Side Boyz names Big Sam and Lil Bo? What the ****? What's next, Kunta and Kinte? (edit)
Mos Def: (on how america treates black people) This is the same country that ran up in Fred Hampton's crib and shot him in bed with his pregnant wife. You think the rules changed cause *****s got No. 1 records? What are we supposed to tell our kids? After Malcolm, Martin and Dubois we got Sam-Bo? (edit)
Mos: And I'm not really playing by anybody else's rules or trying to live up to anyone's expectations but mine. I'm not even competing with anyone else, in terms of, like, this artist or that camp, I'm trying to be better than my last song -- not even my last album -- I'm trying to be better everyday at what it is that I'm doing. I'm not gonna twist my back into pretzels and question marks to get accolades from the buying public. (edit)
Mos Def: You want to know how to rhyme, then learn how to add. It’s mathematics. (edit)
Mos: I guess something that you love to do, you gotta ease up off it and give it a little space, come back and be fresh to it. (edit)
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9.3
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"Talented"
He Kicks Ass
Continue » Posted Sep 13, 2007 10:30 am PST

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8.0
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empty
Continue » Posted Feb 24, 2007 6:21 pm PST
9.8
Superb
"Underrated"
Man Mos Def is def underrated!
Continue » Posted Jul 24, 2006 11:39 pm PST

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