Mos Def (born Dante Beze on December 11, 1973) is a Brooklyn-born rapper and actor, who actually began his performing career on The Cosby Mysteries in 1994. He switched to rap music and worked with De La Soul and da Bush Babees before releasing his own first single, "Universal Magnetic" which was a huge underground hit, he then became involved with Rawkus Records. Mos Def and Talib Kweli released Black Star, a full length album, in 1998, with DJ Hi-Tek as producer. Mos Def released his solo debut, Black on Both Sides, in 1999 ... (read more )