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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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Green Day And Tom Hanks To Produce American Idiot Movie

April 13, 2011
Green Day And Tom Hanks To Produce American Idiot MovieGreen Day and Hollywood actor Tom Hanks are set to produce a movie adaptation of the band's musical, American Idiot.

The movie, which will share the same name, has been picked up by Universal and will be directed by Michael Mayer

Mayer, who also directed the stage version, will work alongside screenwriter Dustin Lance Black, reports Reuters.

Hanks was behind the huge movie-musical hit Mamma Mia!, which featured songs by ABBA.

(by Jason Gregory)





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