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Rapper/actor Mos Def has signed on to star in “Something the Lord Made,” a true story based on a black lab technician and a white surgeon who were pioneers in heart surgery.Mos Def will star as Vivien ...

Rapper-actor Mos Def will play legendary rock 'n' roller Chuck Berry in Sony BMG's "Cadillac Records," which is filming in New Jersey. By Leslie SImmons, The Associated Press Rapper-actor Mos Def will ...

Rapper/actor Mos Def will have some legendary shoes to fill as the newest cast member of the upcoming film Cadillac Man. According to the Hollywood Reporter, the entertainer will play revered rock ...

Rapper/actor Mos Def will play legendary rock n' roller Chuck Berry in Sony BMG's "Cadillac Records," currently filming in New Jersey. By Leslie SImmons, The Associated Press Rapper/actor Mos Def will ...

It seems that Kanye West’s G.O.O.D. label roster is continuing to grow. In addition to the recent signing of Pusha T and The Clipse, Ye has also added rapper/actor Mos Def to the super roster of ...

Rapper-actor Mos Def has inked a deal to guest star in the upcoming sixth season of 'Dexter.' The hip-hop renaissance man will appear in a multi-episode arc on the Showtime thriller. Mos Def, who has ...

Following a sold-out concert featuring MOS DEF at the Highline Ballroom on Friday, January 9, Jill Newman Productions presents the consummate emcee, vocalist, musician and actor on three nights at the ...

Nigeria's Femi Kuti, son of the great Fela and firmly established as a guiding force in modern Afrobeat, storms a stage like few other entertainers in the world. A perf from the ...

Hot on the heels of the news that Colin Hanks has joined the cast of “Dexter” as a recurring character comes word that hip-hop artist turned actor Mos Def has also finalized a deal for a multi-episode ...

Picture: Mos Def and Bryant Gumbel New York Premiere of 'Cadillac Records' at AMC Loews - Arrivals New York City, USA - 01.12.08 Rapper/actor Mos Def has been landed with a $60,000 (GBP40,000) lawsuit ...

Brooklyn lyricist/actor Mos Def has always been known for being original, but now the MC is finding himself on the other end of a lawsuit. Turkish composer Selda Bagcan is suing Mos for sampling her ...