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  • De La Soul brings back to life ‘historic night’ with New York performance alongside Common, Jungle Brothers, Yasiin Bey

    De La Soul brings back to life ‘historic night’ with New York performance alongside Common, Jungle Brothers, Yasiin Bey

    De La Soul brings back memorable show

    De La Soul brings back the experience from their “historic” 1996 show at New York City’s Tramps with assistance from Common, Jungle Brothers and Yasiin Bey. The group held the show on Friday (April 26) with help from the same lineup as the original show.

    “Join us this Friday, April 26th at 2 PM ET for an unforgettable experience as we premiere the full concert ‘Live at Tramps, NYC, 1996’ on YouTube,” De La announced on social media earlier this week.

    “Witness the magic of that historic night, complete with special guest appearances by @MosDefOfficial, @Common, and @JungleBros4Life.”

  • Rappers in Movies – 5 of Yasiin Bey’s (fka Mos Def) On-screen Appearances

    Rappers in Movies – 5 of Yasiin Bey’s (fka Mos Def) On-screen Appearances

    Yasiin Bey — Mos Def — has had some stellar movie appearances.

    Yasiin Bey, formerly known as Mos Def, added acting to his resume a long time ago. He’s voiced characters and acted on TV including The Dave Chapelle Show. Here are a few of his film-acting, movie roles.

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    Bamboozled

    His Big Black Afrika character had us laughing during an otherwise tense film about race and blackface in this Spike Lee Joint also starring Charlie Baltimore, MC Search, and The Roots.

    Brown Sugar

    Mos Def PKA Yasiin Bey starred alongside Sanaa Lathan, Taye Diggs, and Queen Latifah in this hip-hop classic.

    The Hitch-Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

    As 1/2 of Black Star, he’s always been out of this world. He proved it in The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TShoOd6VedA&ab_channel=BadfishKoo

    Cadillac Records

    Then known as Mos Def, he gave us his version of rock and roll pioneer Chuck Berry in this historical film starring Beyonce.

    The Italian Job

    This bank heist remake put Mos Def (now Yasiin Bey) on the A-List starring Charlize Theron and Mark Whalberg.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IK6dQtzL4o&ab_channel=JackBauer137

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