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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Elton John, Paul Simon To Present Awards At The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame

February 8, 2011

Elton John and Paul Simon will present awards at The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, it has been announced.

Elton John will present an award to Leon Russell who he collaborated with on the album 'The Union' last year, Canadian Press reports.

Paul Simon will be inducting Neil Diamond into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame.

Other musicians shortlisted included Beastie Boys, Bon Jovi, Donna Summer and LL Cool J. The ceremony is scheduled to take place in New York on March 14.

The Stooges, Abba and Genesis were all welcomed into the Hall of Fame last year.

Meanwhile, Elton John appears to have suggested that he is in line to be one of the first to receive the new iPad 2.

(by Holly Frith)

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