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SUMMARY:Mos Def
DESCRIPTION:Mos Def produced by Jill Newman Productions\nApr 14-Apr 16
 , 2009\nTues, Wed and Thurs 8pm & 10pm shows $55\nYoshi's Oakland\n510
  Embarcadero West\nJack London Square\nOakland, CA 94607\nPhone: 510.2
 38.9200\n\nIn 1996, Mos Def became an underground favorite in the hip 
 hop world, leading to his legendary collaboration with Talib Kweli. Th
 e two formed Black Star whose debut album would become one of the most
  critically acclaimed hip-hop albums. Mos followed that release with h
 is 1999 solo debut, Black On Both Sides, which was certified gold and 
 credited by critics as bringing hip-hop back to its soapbox roots. Mos
  Def released his highly- anticipated and critically acclaimed sophomo
 re solo release, The New Danger (Geffen Records), on October 12th. The
  album was met with praise from both critics and fans alike, with Roll
 ing Stone giving it 4 Stars and hailing the album as “Ghetto rock an
 d righteous hip-hop from dazzlingly talented Def” and the New York D
 aily News proclaimed “No one is doing more to change our notion of h
 ow hip hop can sound.” The first single, “Sex, Love and Money” e
 arned Def a 2005 Grammy nomination for Best Alternative/ Urban Perform
 ance. Mos Def released a studio album in 2007 titled True Magic (Media
 / Geffen Records) and is currently working on a new CD.\n\nAs with his
  music, Mos has demonstrated insight and passion with his acting caree
 r and has appeared in a variety of film and TV projects including Mons
 ter’s Ball, The Italian Job, and in the critically acclaimed HBO mov
 ie Something the Lord Made, for which he received a 2004 Emmy Nominati
 on for Outstanding Lead Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie, Golden Globe
  Award (Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Pictur
 e), and NAACP Award. Def has also been in the feature film The Woodsma
 n, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (April 2005), 16 Blocks (Mar
 ch 2006), Dave Chappell’s Block Party (2006), and Michel Gondry’s 
 Be Kind Rewind (February 2008).\n\nIn addition to his acting credits M
 os 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. Def has also served as a writer, producer and actor on the MTV s
 ketch comedy series Lyricist Lounge. Mos completed his Broadway debut 
 in 2002 in the Tony nominated, Pulitzer Prize winning, Topdog/Underdog
  and reteamed with playwright, Suzan Lori Parks and director George Wo
 lfe for the off- Broadway play, Fucking A, for which he was awarded an
  Obie Award.\n\nMos Def is also working on the production of a book ca
 lled Black, 2.0 by Mos Def. The production, a heavily illustrated and 
 innovatively designed compendium of significant moments and movements,
  artifacts and icons of the past 35 years of black culture, is slated 
 to be published in Fall 2008 ( The Doubleday Publishing Group, part of
  Random House, Inc).\n\nLastly, Mos Def recently collaborated with Con
 verse to design a line of sneakers. His signature sneakers feature las
 er-etched pictures of the Brooklyn Bridge and Manhattan skyline, and a
 re available now in stores.\n\nhttp://www.myspace.com/mosdef\n\nFor mo
 re information visit https://trueskool.com/events/mos-def
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CATEGORIES:hip, hop
LOCATION:Yoshi's, Oakland
WEBSITE:http://www.yoshis.com/oakland/jazzclub/artistpopup?showid=593
URL:http://www.yoshis.com/oakland/jazzclub/artistpopup?showid=593
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