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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Weezer Challenge Fans To Raise $20Million For 'Deluxe Breakup'

October 7, 2010

Weezer have responded to a petition calling for them to split up.

The campaign, organised by Seattle resident James Burns, is offering $10million for the band to call it a day.

Burns said he was not a Weezer fan, but was “tired” of his friends being “disappointed” by their recent releases.

But rather than condemning the campaign, Weezer have encouraged people to raise more money.

“If they can make it $20million, we'll do the "deluxe breakup"!” drummer Patrick Wilson said.

At present, Burns' campaign has raised just 1% of its target.

As previously reported, Weezer are set to re-issue 'Pinkerton' on November 1.

(by Jason Gregory)

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