Black Thought

Black Thought
Background information
Birth name	Tariq (Tarik)[1] Trotter
Born	October 3, 1971 (age 42)
Origin	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Genres	Hip hop
Years active	1987–present
Labels	Okayplayer, Def Jam
Associated acts	The Roots, Money Making Jam Boys, Black Star, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Common,
Website	www.myspace.com/blackthought

Tariq Luqmaan Trotter (born October 3, 1971), better known as Black Thought, is an American hip-hop artist who is the lead MC of the Philadelphia-based hip hop group The Roots, as well as an occasional actor. Black Thought, who co-founded The Roots with drummer Questlove (Ahmir Thompson), is widely lauded for his live performance skills and his complex and politically aware lyrical content.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Thought

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Mos Def

Mos Def
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Background information
Birth name	Dante Terrell Smith
Also known as	Yasiin Bey
Born	December 11, 1973 (age 40) Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop
Occupations	Rapper, actor
Years active	1991–present
Labels	Rawkus, Priority, Geffen, Downtown, GOOD Music, DD172
Associated acts	Soulquarians, Black Star, Native Tongues Posse, Kanye West, Gorillaz, Massive Attack, Pharoahe Monch, Blakroc

Dante Terrell Smith (born December 11, 1973), better known by the stage names Mos Def /ˈmoʊs ˈdɛf/ and Yasiin Bey /jæˈsiːn ˈbeɪ/, is an American actor and hip hop recording artist from Brooklyn,New York City, New York. He started his hip hop career in a group called Urban Thermo Dynamics, after which he appeared on albums by Da Bush Babees and De La Soul. With Talib Kweli, he formed the duo Black Star, which released the album Black Star in 1998. He was a major force in late 1990s underground hip hop while with Rawkus Records. As a solo artist he has released the albums Black on Both Sides in 1999, The New Danger in 2004, True Magic in 2006, and The Ecstatic in 2009.

Since the early 2000s, Mos Def has become an actor with roles in films Something the Lord Made, Next Day Air, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Be Kind Rewind, The Italian Job, and his portrayal of Brother Sam in the American drama series Dexter. Mos Def has also been active in several social and political causes.

en.m.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mos_Def