- Mos Def( Yasiin Bey )【 124 songs in total 】
- Yasiin Bey (/jæˈsiːn ˈbeɪ/) (born Dante Terrell Smith; December 11, 1973), best known by his stage name Mos Def (/ˈmoʊs ˈdɛf/), is an American hip hop recording artist, actor and activist from Brooklyn, New York City, New York. Best known for his music, Mos Def embarked on his hip hop career in 1994, alongside his siblings in the short-lived rap group Urban Thermo Dynamics (UTD), after which he appeared on albums by Da Bush Babees and De La Soul. He subsequently formed the duo Black Star, alongside fellow Brooklyn-based rapper Talib Kweli, and they released their eponymous debut album in 1998. He was featured on the roster of Rawkus Records and in 1999 released his solo debut, Black on Both Sides. His debut was followed by The New Danger (2004), True Magic (2006) and The Ecstatic (2009). The editors at About.com listed him as the 14th greatest emcee of all time on their '50 greatest MC's of our time' list.
Prior to his career in music, Mos Def first entered public life as a child actor, having played roles in television movies, sitcoms, and theater. Since the early 2000s, Mos Def has been well known for his roles in films such as Something the Lord Made, Next Day Air, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, 16 Blocks, Be Kind Rewind, The Italian Job, Bamboozled and Brown Sugar, as well as for his portrayal of Brother Sam in the Showtime drama series Dexter. He is also known as the host of Def Poetry Jam, which aired on HBO between 2002 and 2007.
Mos Def has been vocal on several social and political causes, including police brutality, the idea of American exceptionalism, and the state of African Americans.
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Song
Lyricist
Composer
Date
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1
All Praise Due
Dante Smith
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2
Astronomy(8Th Light)
1998
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3
Astronomy
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4
Auditorium (feat. Slick Rick the Ruler)
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5
Auditorium
Dante Smith
2009
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6
B Boys Will B Boys
1998
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7
Beauty In The Dark (Groove With You)
Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley, O'kelly Isley, Ronald Isley, Rudolph Isley, Christopher H Jasper, Denard Smith
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8
Bedstuy Parade & Funeral March
Paul Oscher, Dante Smith
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9
Bedstuy Parade
Paul Oscher, Dante Smith
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10
Beef
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11
Black & Blue
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12
Black Jack
Shuggie Otis, Mark Richardson, Dante Smith
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13
Blue Black Jack
Shuggie Otis, Mark Richardson, Dante Smith
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14
Body Rock (Featuring Q-Tip & Tash)
Kamaal Ibn John Fareed, Shawn Jones, Dante Smith, Rico Smith
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15
Body Rock
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16
Breakdown
Dante Smith, Kanye West
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17
Brooklyn
1999
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18
Brown Skin Lady
1998
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19
Brown Sugar
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20
Can U C The Pride In the Panther? (Male Version)
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21
Can U C the Pride In the Panther?
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22
Casa Bey
Dante Smith
2009
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23
Champion Requiem - Album Version (Edited)
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24
Champion Requiem
Charles M Njapa, Dante T Smith
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25
Children's Story
1998
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26
Climb - Featuring Vinia Mojica
T Dunn, W Erving, Dante Smith
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27
Climb
1999
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28
Close Edge - Album Version (Edited)
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29
Close Edge
Clifton Chase, Edward G Fletcher, Melvin Glover, Mark Richardson, Sylvia Robinson, Dante Smith
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30
Come On
Chuck Berry
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31
Crime & Medicine
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32
Definition
1998
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33
Do It Now
1999
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34
Dollar Day
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35
Excellence
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36
Fear Not Of Man
1999
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37
Fear Not Of Men
Dante Beze
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38
Foundation
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39
Freak Daddy
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40
Freestyle
Talib Kweli Greene, Dante Terrell Smith, Unknown
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41
Ghetto Rock
Osten Harvey, Black Jack Johnson, Mark Richardson, Dante Smith
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42
Got
1999
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43
Grown Man Business [Fresh Vintage Bottles] (Featuring Minnesota)
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44
Grown Man Business
Mark Richardson, Dante Smith, Dante T Smith, Barry Eugene White
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45
Grown Men Business
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46
Habitat
1999
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47
Hater Players
1998
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48
Hip Hop
1999
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49
History
Talib Kweli, Smokey Robinson, Dante Smith, James Dewitt Yancey
2009
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50
Intro(Provided)
1998
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51
Jam On It
M B Cenac
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52
K.o.s.(Determination)
1998
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53
Know That
1999
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54
Life In Marvelous Times
Dante Beze Smith, Unknown Writers
2009
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55
Life Is Real
Roy Ayers, Dante Beze, Stanley Wayne Mckenny, Mark Richardson, Dante Terrell Smith, Bill Withers
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56
Lifetime
Alain Bergeron, Dante Smith, G Todd
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57
Love
1999
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58
Make It All Better
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59
Mathematics (12' mix)
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60
Mathematics (Oddisee remix)
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61
Mathematics
1999
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62
May-December(Provided)
1999
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63
Miss Fat Booty
Dante Beze, Lamont Dorrell, Charles Singleton, Eddie Snyder
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64
Modern Marvel
Renaldo Benson, Alfred Cleveland, Anna Gaye, Marvin P Gaye, Elgie Rousseau Stover
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65
Mr.Nigga
1999
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66
Ms. Fat Booty (Best of Decade I Version)
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67
Ms. Fat Booty (clean)
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68
Ms. Fat Booty - Album Version (Edited)
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69
Ms.Fat Booty
1999
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70
Much Respect To Michael Jordan (Nike Commercial)
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71
Nadine
Chuck Berry
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72
New World Water
1999
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73
Next Universe
T Cottrell, D Smith
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74
No Hay Nada Mas
Dante Smith
2009
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75
No Particular Place To Go
Chuck Berry
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76
Oh No (Featuring Nate Dogg)
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77
Oh No - (best of decade I version)
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78
Oh No - Album Version (Edited)
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79
Oh No
Nathaniel Hale, Troy Jamerson, Dante Smith, Dana Stinson
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80
Pistola
Dante Smith
2009
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81
Pretty Dancer
2009
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82
Priority
Dante Smith
2009
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83
Promised Land
Chuck Berry
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84
Quiet Dog Bite Hard (Preservation remix)
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85
Quiet Dog Bite Hard
2009
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86
Quiet Dog
Dante Smith, Denard Smith, Writers Unknown
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87
Re:definition
1998
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88
Respiration (Dr. Luke Remix)
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89
Respiration
1998
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90
Revelations
Otis Jackson Jr., Dante Smith
2009
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91
Rock N Roll
1999
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92
Roses
Georgia Ann Muldrow, Dante Smith
2009
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93
Sex, Love & Money (radio)
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94
Sex, Love & Money - Album Version (Edited)
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95
Sex, Love & Money
Warryn Campbell, Dante Smith
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96
Six Days (DJ Shadow remix)
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97
Speed Law
1999
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98
Sunshine - Album Version (Edited)
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99
Sunshine
Marcus Eion, Galt Mac Dermot, James Rado, Gerome Ragni, Michael Sandison, Dante Smith, Kanye West
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100
Supermagic
Michael Jackson, Dante Smith
2009
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101
The Beggar
William L Calhoun, Gary Miller, Dante Smith, Douglas Arthur Wimbish, Bernard Worrell
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102
The Boogie Man Song
Dante Beze, Raphael Saadiq
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103
The Embassy
Dante Smith
2009
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104
The Glow
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105
The Jump Off
Mark Adams, Steven R Arrington, Cordozar C Broadus, Harry Wayne Casey, Richard Finch, Gary Miller, Mark Richardson, Dante Smith, Raymond Guy Turner, Steve Washington, Daniel Webster, Douglas Arthur Wimbish, Andre Romell Young
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106
The Panties
Tom J Brocker, Robert Nelson Relf, Dante Terrell Smith
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107
The Rape Over
E. Burdon, Shawn C Carter, B. Chandler, John Paul Densmore, Robert A Krieger, Rodney Lemay, A. Lomax, R. Manzarek, Raymond D Manzarek, Jim Morrison, Lawrence Krsone Parker, Dante Smith, Kanye Omari West
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108
Theives In The Night
1998
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109
Thieves In The Night
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110
Tinseltown to the Boogiedown (All Shaheed Remix)
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111
Twice Inna Lifetime
1998
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112
Twilite Speedball
Dante Smith
2009
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113
U R The One
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114
UMI Says (Explicit)
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115
Umi Says (Live)
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116
Umi Says (remix)
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117
Umi Says - Live Album Version (Edited)
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118
Umi Says
1999
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119
Universal Magnetic
Shawn Mallory Jones, Dante Smith
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120
Wahid
Dante Smith
2009
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121
War
Dante Beze, William Calhoun, Lester Fernandez, Gary Miller, Harvey Osten, Dante Smith, Douglas Arthur Wimbish, Bernard Worrell
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122
Water(Provided)
1999
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123
Workers Comp
Gilles Bousquet, Marvin Gaye, Dante Smith
2009
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124
Yo Yeah
Jason Daniels, Talib Greene, J Rawls
1998