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Dec 3, 2022 · Here’s why the multi-talented Yasiin Bey changed his name. Before he became Mos Def Born Dante Terrell Smith on Dec. 11, 1973, the artist started rapping before he turned 10.
Sep 11, 2012 · Yasiin Bey, formerly known as Mos Def, recently sat down with GQ to talk about his name change and his sense of style and fashion. During the interview (photo by Steven Pan/GQ), the rapper...
In September 2011, the rapper announced that he legally changed his name to Yasiin Bey and would go by that name, retiring his Mos Def moniker (short for "Most Definitely"). [40] [41] [42] Bey told a reporter "I began to fear that Mos Def was being treated as a product, not a person, so I’ve been going by Yasiin since ’99. At first it was ...
Sep 11, 2012 · Mos Def may have made his name spitting rhymes, but Yasiin Bey remade himself by working his lines on TV (last season’s Dexter), on Broadway (A Free Man of Color), and now in fashion—he’s a...
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Oct 24, 2012 · Mos Def, one of the most recognizable hip-hop artists in the late 1990s and early 2000s, has recently made an unexpected move – he’s changed his name. Formerly known as Mos Def, he is now going...
Sep 11, 2012 · Yasiin Bey, the artist formerly known as Mos Def, was recently featured on GQ, and he spoke on his name change, his style evolution, as well as hip-hop. Yasiin says he originally changed his name...
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Jan 22, 2024 · In September 2011, the rapper elected to legally change his name to Yasiin Bey and retire the Mos Def moniker. He explained that after years of cultivating a diverse media career, the title of...
