Jan 2022 News
Yasiin Bey (Mos Def ) signs to Supreme Songs!
Yasiin Bey previously known by his stage name Mos Def is a legendary American rapper, singer, songwriter, and actor. His hip hop career commenced in 1994 alongside his siblings in the rap group Urban Thermo Dynamics (UTD).
He subsequently formed the duo Black Star, alongside fellow Brooklyn-based rapper Talib Kweli, and in 1998 they released their debut album. He released his solo debut, "Black on Both Sides" in 1999 followed by three further acclaimed albums up to 2009.
Prior to his career in music, Mos Def entered public life as a child actor. Since the early 2000s, he has appeared in the films Something the Lord Made, Next Day Air, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, 16 Blocks, Be Kind Rewind, The Italian Job, The Woodsman, Bamboozled, and Brown Sugar and in television series such as Dexter and House.
He is also known as the host of Def Poetry Jam, which aired on HBO in the Noughties.
About.com ranked him #14 on their list of the Top 50 MCs of Our Time, while The Source ranked him #23 on their list of the Top 50 Lyricists of All Time. AllMusic called him one of the most promising rappers to emerge in the late 1990s, as well as one of hip-hop's brightest hopes entering the 21st century. Mos Def has influenced numerous hip hop artists throughout his career, including Lupe Fiasco, Jay Electronica, Kid Cudi, and Saigon. Kendrick Lamar has also mentioned Mos Def as a very early inspiration and someone he listened to "coming up" as a young rapper, and the late Amy Winehouse named Mos Def as one of her main musical inspirations
