Yasiin Bey

Actor

Born: December 11, 1973 (age 52)
From: Brooklyn, New York, USA

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 artistic medium. With the release of "Universal Magnetic" (1996), he became an underground favorite in…

Filmography (57)

Together for Palestine (2025)
Self
Gorillaz | MTV World Stage (2023)
Mos Def
Part of Me (2023)
Himself
Hargrove (2022)
Self
You're Watching Video Music Box (2021)
Self (archive footage)
Peculiar Contrast, Perfect Light (2021)
Gorillaz: Reject False Icons (2019)
Mos Def
French Tour (2016)
Focé
Amy (2015)
Self
Begin Again (2014)
Saul
Life of Crime (2013)
Ordell Robbie
Standard Operating Procedure
Standard Operating Procedure (2013)
Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap (2012)
Self
A Man's Story (2011)
Self
Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest (2011)
Self
I'm Still Here (2010)
Mos Def
Gorillaz: Live at Roundhouse in London (2010)
Mos Def
Bouncing Cats
Bouncing Cats (2010)
The Making of Plastic Beach (2010)
Mos Def
Next Day Air (2009)
Eric
Cadillac Records (2008)
Chuck Berry
Fats Waller Was Born Here (2008)
"Fats" Wallter/Mike (as Mos Def)
Be Kind Rewind (2008)
Mike
Prince Among Slaves (2008)
Narrator
In Prison My Whole Life (2008)
Self
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006)
Mos Def
September in Brooklyn: The Making of Block Party (2006)
Self
Coachella (2006)
Self - Interviewee
Journey to the End of the Night (2006)
Wemba
16 Blocks (2006)
Eddie Bunker