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Yasiin Bey was born Dante Terrell Smith on December 11, 1973, in Brooklyn, New York City, [8] the son of Sheron Smith and Abdulrahman Smith. [9] The eldest of 12 children and step-children, he was raised by his mother in Brooklyn, while his father lived in New Jersey.
The song features a guest appearance from Mos Def, who received credit under his real name of Yasiin Bey. It was produced by West, Kid Cudi, and Plain Pat, while additional production was handled by Andrew Dawson, Justin Vernon and Noah Goldstein. Apart from Plain Pat and Goldstein, the producers wrote the song alongside Bey.
The following is a list of songs by Yasiin Bey (formerly known as Mos Def) organized by alphabetical order.The songs on the list are all included in official label-released albums, soundtracks and singles, but not white label or other non-label releases.
Yasiin Bey, the musician formerly known as Mos Def, will portray jazz piano legend Thelonious Monk in the biopic “Thelonious,” which is slated to begin production in the summer of 2022. The ...
Kids See Ghosts" features rapper Mos Def, who is credited under his real name of Yasiin Bey. [40] The album includes prominent production from West and Cudi, though "Reborn" and "Cudi Montage" are the only tracks to not include production from West, while "Feel the Love" and "4th Dimension" are the only tracks without Cudi's production. [39]
The debut album from Black Star, “Mos Def and Talib Kweli are Black Star,” released on Sept. 29, 1998 (the greatest release date in hip-hop history) did not disappoint. Both lyricists and ...
Talib Kweli Greene (/ t æ ˈ l ɪ b k w ɑː ˈ l iː /; born October 3, 1975) is an American rapper.He first earned recognition through his collaboration with fellow Brooklyn rapper Mos Def (now known as Yasiin Bey) in 1997, when they formed the group Black Star.
The discography of Yasiin Bey, formerly known as Mos Def, an American rapper, consists of four solo albums, two compilation albums, and several singles.Bey began his hip hop career in 1994 in the underground rap group UTD (Urban Thermo Dynamics) alongside his sibling group members DCQ and Ces, after which he pursued a solo career. [1]