Mos Def

American rapper and actor from New York

Dante Terrell Smith (born December 11, 1973)[1] is an American rapper and actor formerly known by the stage name Mos Def and currently going by Yasiin Bey.

Mos Def in 2012

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Album Black On Both Sides edit

  • Hip Hop is prosecution evidence/ The out of court settlement/ Ad space for liquor
    • From "Hip-Hop"
  • Restlessness is my nemesis/ It's hard to just chill and sit still
    • From "Hip-Hop"
  • Hip-Hop went from selling crack to smoking it
    • From "Hip-Hop"
  • Young bloods can't spell but they can rock you in Playstation
    • From "Mathematics"

Album The Ecstatic edit

  • Universal ghetto life, holla black you know it well
    • From "Auditorium"
  • Peace before everything, God before anything / Love before anything, real before everything / Home before anyplace, truth before anything / Style and stay radiate, love power slay the hate
    • From "Priority"
  • Flow greatest like the greatest lakes / Capes on great estates, quiet water major waves
    • From "Priority"
  • Reservations, exclusive arrangements / Dinner with the patrons, the scenery is amazing / It's so outrageous, they whisper when they say it / When it's really real it's even realer than "The Matrix"
    • From "The Embassy"
  • Steer the course, make a way / And come ashore on a greater day
    • From "Priority"


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