![]() Mos Def is working on the production of a book called Black, 2.0 by Mos Def. Def has also served as a writer, producer and actor on the MTV sketch comedy series Lyricist Lounge. In addition to his acting credits, Mos has served as the host, music supervisor and co-executive producer for the HBO series Def Poetry, which returned for its sixth season in 2007. Mos completed his Broadway debut in 2002 in the Tony-nominated, Pulitzer Prize-winning Topdog/Underdog and re-teamed with playwright Suzan Lori Parks and director George Wolfe for the off-Broadway play Fucking A, for which he was awarded an Obie Award. Mos has also appeared in the feature films The Woodsman, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (2005), 16 Blocks (2006), Dave Chappelle’s Block Party (2006), Michel Gondry’s Be Kind Rewind (2008), and Darnell Martin’s Cadillac Records (2008). Mos Def released True Magic (Good Tree Media/ Geffen Records) in late 2006, which brought the artist another GRAMMY nomination for Best Alternative/Urban Performance for the single “Undeniable.” Mos Def has also appeared in a variety of film and TV projects including Monster’s Ball, The Italian Job and in the critically acclaimed HBO movie Something the Lord Made, for which he received nominations for a 2004 Emmy Award for “Outstanding Lead Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie,” a Golden Globe Award (Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture) and NAACP Award. ![]() In 2004, he followed with The New Danger (Good Tree Media/ Geffen Records) which met with praise from Rolling Stone (The magazine gave the collection 4 Stars and hailed it as “Ghetto rock and righteous hip-hop.”) and it’s first single, “Sex, Love and Money” earned a 2005 Grammy nomination for Best Alternative/Urban Performance. The following year, Mos released his solo debut, Black On Both Sides, which was certified gold and credited by critics as bringing hip-hop back to its soapbox roots. The two formed Black Star whose debut release would become one of the most critically acclaimed hip-hop albums of a generation. In 1996, Mos Def became an underground favorite in the hip-hop world, which lead to his legendary collaboration with Talib Kweli. The dates for THE ECSTATIC TOUR featuring Mos Def and Jay Electronica are as follows: Several new tracks from The Ecstatic, including “Life In Marvelous Times” and ”Quiet Dog Bite Hard” can be heard now via Mos Def’s My Space page ( These debut tracks are also available now via download on RCRD LBL ( ) and on iTunes. Music.”), SPIN (“ The Ecstatic is easily his finest full length since Black on Both Sides”), TIME (“…full of the rhythm, exuberance and wit Mos Def showed on his early records.”) and GIANT (“a lyricist whose command of wordplay and delivery has ranked him among hip hop’s elite… is ahead of its time.”), The Ecstatic also coincides with the 10-year anniversary of his seminal debut Black on Both Sides. Heralded in the press by the likes of Esquire (“Because there is no better lyricist (or deliverer of lyrics) in music. Mos Def will be joined by Jay Electronica, called an enigma by URB magazine for his unconventional style of hip-hop, on all dates, as well as Erykah Badu and Medina Green in select markets. and Canadian cities including Chicago, Washington D.C., Miami, Calgary, Vancouver and Portland. It will take the esteemed rapper throughout many U.S. Ticketing and routing information available now at and Set to launch August 1 in Minneapolis, MN, THE ECSTATIC TOUR celebrates Mos Def’s album The Ecstatic, just released on June 9 via Downtown Records. For his next endeavor, THE ECSTATIC TOUR, the multi-faceted artist has teamed up with Garden Grown–an international media corporation that has produced and provided talent for hundreds of events worldwide–and Guerilla Union, the marketing and touring company that produces world-class hip-hop platforms Rock the Bells and Paid Dues. Regarded as one of the most insightful artists of our time, musician, activist and actor Mos Def has captured the attention of critics and audiences alike with a celebrated body of work that has crossed all artistic genres-from music to the Broadway stage, film and television.
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