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Mos Def


Background information
Birth name Dante Terrell Smith
Born December 11, 1973
Born place Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York City, U.S.
Origin Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York City
Genre(s) Hip-hop
Years active 1994—present
Label(s) Geffen Records
Rawkus Records
Priority Records
Downtown Records
GOOD Music
Associated acts Kanye West
The Roots
Gorillaz
Soulquarians
Blakroc
Talib Kweli
Curren$y
Jay Electronica
Black Star
Native Tongues Posse
Dave Chappelle
Immortal Technique



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Elbow, Duffy, The Kooks Set For War Child Album

December 17, 2008
Elbow, Duffy, The Kooks Set For War Child AlbumElbow, Duffy and The Kooks have all recorded cover versions for a new War Child charity album.

'Heroes', which is released on February 16th, also features Hot Chip, Scissor Sisters and Rufus Wainwright.

Each musician was asked to record a cover version for the album by the artist who originally wrote the track.

Sir Paul McCartney and Bob Dylan are among the musicians covered on the record.

All proceeds from the album, which was recently mastered at Abbey Road in London, will go to the charity.

(by Jason Gregory)



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