Mos Def is best known as Rapper, Singer, Songwriter, Record Producer, Actor, Voiceover Artist, Activist, Writer who has an estimated Net Worth of $1.5 Million. Born Dante Smith, he is a rapper, actor, and political activist who also goes by the name Yasiin Bey. He is one half of the duo Black Star with Talib Kweli and he has had prominent roles in several movies and TV shows, including Dexter, Be Kind Rewind, and The Italian Job. He was born on December 11,1973, Brooklyn, NY. He received a Grammy Award for his album The Ecstatic in 2010. He was in the musical urban group Urban Thermo Dynamics. He was in the film Cadillac Records with Adrien Brody. He had two daughters named Jauhara and Chandani with his first wife Maria Yepes, whom he married in 1996. He then married model Alana Wyatt in 2005, but the couple separated shortly after. His zodiac sign is Sagittarius
Mos Def Bio, Wiki
Best Known For
Rapper
Nick Name
Mos Def, Black Dante, Dante Beze, Flaco, El-Bey the Moor, Pretty Flaco, Flaco Bey, The Mighty Mos Def, Bezé, Yasiin Bey, Mister Definitely
Full Name
Dante Terrell Smith
Birth Place
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States
Education
Mos Def studied at Philippa Schuyler Middle School 383 in Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York.
Profession
Rapper, Singer, Songwriter, Record Producer, Actor, Voiceover Artist, Activist, Writer
Manager
Mos Def is represented by Brookside Artist Management, Talent Management Company, New York City, New York, United States.
Family
Father – Abdulrahman (Initially a member of the Nation of Islam)
Mother – Sheron “Umi” Smith (Motivational Speaker, Author)
Siblings – Bey (b. Denard Smith) (5 years Younger Brother), Abdul Rahman (Brother), Anwar Superstar (Brother) (Musician), Jerome Victor Moulton (Brother)
Genre
Hip Hop
Label
Downtown Records, GOOD Music, Geffen Records, Rawkus Records, Priority Records
