Yasiin Bey
Acting
Born December 11, 1973
From Brooklyn, New York, USA
Also known as Black Star, Flaco Bey, Dante Bezé
Biography
Yasiin Bey (/jæˈsiːn ˈbeɪ/; born Dante Terrell Smith, December 11, 1973), formerly known as Mos Def, is an American retired rapper, singer-songwriter, and actor. Regarded as one of hip hop's most introspective and insightful artists, Mos Def, has shaped a career that transcends music genres and art...
Filmography
Together for Palestine
Self
20258.2
Gorillaz | MTV World Stage
Mos Def
20238.0
Part of Me
Himself
2023
Hargrove
Self
20227.0
You're Watching Video Music Box
Self (archive footage)
20216.4
Peculiar Contrast, Perfect Light
2021
Gorillaz: Reject False Icons
Mos Def
20197.6
French Tour
Focé
20165.3
Amy
Self
20157.6
Begin Again
Saul
20147.2
Life of Crime
Ordell Robbie
20135.7
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Standard Operating Procedure
2013
Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap
Self
20126.7
A Man's Story
Self
20116.9
Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest
Self
20117.2
I'm Still Here
Mos Def
20106.0
Gorillaz: Live at Roundhouse in London
Mos Def
2010
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Bouncing Cats
2010
The Making of Plastic Beach
Mos Def
2010
Next Day Air
Eric
20095.1
Cadillac Records
Chuck Berry
20087.1
Fats Waller Was Born Here
"Fats" Wallter/Mike (as Mos Def)
2008
Be Kind Rewind
Mike
20086.3
Prince Among Slaves
Narrator
20086.0
In Prison My Whole Life
Self
2008
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Mos Def
20066.4
September in Brooklyn: The Making of Block Party
Self
2006
Coachella
Self - Interviewee
20066.5
Journey to the End of the Night
Wemba
20065.9
16 Blocks
Eddie Bunker
20066.5
Rap Sheet: Hip-Hop and the Cops
20069.0
Alicia Keys: Unplugged
Self
20056.6
Dave Chappelle's Block Party
Self - (as Mos Def)
20056.8
Don't Crash: The Documentary of the Making of the Movie of the Book of the Radio Series of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'
Self
2005
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Ford Prefect
20056.7
Lackawanna Blues
The Bandleader
20055.9
Stranger: Bernie Worrell on Earth
Self (as Mos Def)
20056.0
The Woodsman
Sgt. Lucas
20046.8
Something the Lord Made
Vivien Thomas
20047.9
Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!
Self
20037.8
The Italian Job
Left Ear
20036.8
Gil Scott-Heron: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
Himself
2003
Brown Sugar
Chris Anton 'Cav' Vichon
20026.6
Civil Brand
Michael Meadows
20027.0
Showtime
Lazy Boy
20025.6
Monster's Ball
Ryrus Cooper
20016.8
Carmen: A Hip Hopera
Lt. Miller
20016.4
Bamboozled
Mau Mau: Big Blak Afrika
20006.3
Island of the Dead
Robbie J
20003.5
Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme
Himself
20006.9
Where's Marlowe?
Wilt Crawley
19985.5
Ghosts
Dante
19978.1
Split Images
Curtis Roy
19929.0
The Hard Way
Dead Romeos
19916.2
God Bless the Child
Richard Watkins
19886.9
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Dave Chappelle's Block Party 2
Self
N/A
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Gorillaz Tottenham Hotspur Stadium documentary
Self
N/A