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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Tinie Tempah and JLS Win Big At MOBO Awards 2010

October 21, 2010

Tinie Tempah and JLS were the big winners at this year's MOBO awards, taking home two prizes each.

Tempah was named Best Newcomer and won Best Video for his hit 'Frisky' at the awards ceremony in Liverpool.

JLS, who first found fame on The X Factor, won Best Album for their self-titled debut and Best UK Act.

Others winners included Plan B, who was named Best UK R&B / Soul Act, and N-Dubz, who collected the award for Best Song for their Mr Hudson-featuring track 'Playing With Fire'.

MOBO also paid tribute to Billy Ocean, who won the Lifetime Achievement Award for over 30 years in the music business.

The 15th annual MOBO awards were presented by Alesha Dixon and Reggie Yates.

You can see the full list of winners below.

MOBO Awards 2010 – Winners:

Best Newcomer - Tinie Tempah
Best UK R&B / Soul Act - Plan B
Best UK Hip Hop / Grime Act - Professor Green
Best International Act - Eminem
Best Reggae Act - Gyptian
Best Album - JLS, ‘JLS’
Best Video - Tinie Tempah ft Labrinth – Frisky
Best UK Act - JLS
Best Song - N-Dubz feat. Mr Hudson – Playing with Fire
Best African Act - K’Naan
Best Jazz Act - Empirical
Best Gospel Act - Guvna B
Lifetime Achievement - Billy Ocean
BeMOBO - Merseyside Dance Initiative

(by Jason Gregory )

Tinie Tempah and JLS Win Big At MOBO Awards 2010

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