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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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The Strokes, Friendly Fires, The Vaccines For Radio 1 Big Weekend 2011

March 31, 2011
The Strokes, Friendly Fires, The Vaccines For Radio 1 Big Weekend 2011The Strokes, Friendly Fires and The Vaccines are among the acts that have been added to the line-up for this year's Radio 1 Big Weekend.

Nero, Noah and the Whale, Wretch 32, Magnetic Man and Two Door Cinema Club will also appear at the event.

The two-day free music event will take place at Carlisle Airport on 14-15 May with Lady Gaga, Foo Fighters, Tinie Tempah and My Chemical Romance.

Performing on the Saturday (14) will be Black Eyed Peas, Ellie Goulding, Jessie J, Plan B and Chase & Status.

Lady Gaga, My Chemical Romance, Olly Murs, Bruno Mars, The Wombats, Professor Green, Katy B, The Script and Taio Cruz will appear on the Sunday (15).

For tickets apply via the Radio 1 website, with registration opening tomorrow morning (March 31) at 8.15 am GMT.

Rihanna, Florence & The Machine, Cheryl Cole and Justin Bieber appeared at last years event.

(by Holly Frith)





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