Mos Def Biography

Did you know his first collaboration (UBD) was with his brother and sister? Have you heard of "Urban Thermo Dynamics", "Medina Green" which comprised Mos Def and his younger brother DCQ... You've heard of "Blackstar" though right - which saw Mos Def Team up with Talib Kweli? I was reading through this article online thought others might appreciate checking it out.



I've copied a segment of the article below, but the full article can be found at the link at the end.

Mos Def began rhyming at age nine; formed his first group, Urban Thermo Dynamics (UTD), with his brother and sister; appeared as Richard in God Bless the Child on television, 1988; played Raymond Kirkland on TV's You Take the Kids, 1990; appeared in NYPD Blue and The Cosby Mysteries, 1994; released UTD single, "My King Fu," 1994; joined the Native Tongues collective founded by Afrika Bambaataa, which included A Tribe Called Quest and De La Soul; made cameo appearances on De La Soul's "Big Brother Beat" and the Bush Babees' "Love Song"; appeared on television's Spin City, 1996; released debut single "The Universal Magnetic," on Rawkus Records, 1996; released "Body Rock," featuring Q-Tip of A Tribe Called Quest, 1998; with Talib Kweli, released debut album, Black Star, 1998;



released Black on Both Sides, 1999; played Julius in Spike Lee's Bamboozled, 2000; headlined the Lyricist Lounge Tour, 2000; made guest appearances on MTV's spin-off show, Lyricist Lounge, 2000; appeared in Carmen: A Hip Hopera, on television, 2001; made Broadway debut in Topdog/Underdog, 2002; appeared in film Brown Sugar, 2002.

Source: http://www.musicianguide.com/biographies/1608003588/Mos-Def.html