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And throughout the first of two sold-out shows this past Saturday night at New YorkвЂ™s Nokia Theatre Times Square, Mos Def and Talib KweliвЂ™s homecoming as the duo Black Star intermittently flickered with that potential to shine anew.

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Def has also served as a writer, producer and actor on the MTV sketch comedy series Lyricist Lounge.When are reunion shows not just about a nostalgic dollar day? When the music and message still have the same vibrant snap of relevance that they did before the artist cashed out. In addition to his acting credits Mos has served as the host, music supervisor and co executive producer for the HBO series Def Poetry, which returned for its sixth season in 2007. Mos completed his Broadway debut in 2002 in the Tony nominated, Pulitzer Prize winning, Topdog/Underdog and re-teamed with playwright, Suzan Lori Parks and director George Wolfe for the off- Broadway play, Fucking A, for which he was awarded an Obie Award. Def has also appeared in the feature films The Woodsman, The HitchhikerвЂ™s Guide to the Galaxy (2005), 16 Blocks (2006), Dave ChappelleвЂ™s Block Party (2006), Michel GondryвЂ™s Be Kind Rewind (2008), and Darnell MartinвЂ™s Cadillac Records (2008).

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Mos Def released True Magic (Good Tree Media/ Geffen Records) in late 2006, which brought the artist another GRAMMY nomination for Best Alternative/ Urban Performance for the albumвЂ™s first single вЂњUndeniable.вЂќ As with his music, Mos has demonstrated insight and passion with his acting career and has appeared in a variety of film and TV projects including MonsterвЂ™s Ball, The Italian Job, and in the critically acclaimed HBO movie Something the Lord Made, for which he received nominations for a 2004 Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie, Golden Globe Award (Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture), and NAACP Award. Met with praise from both critics and fans alike, Rolling Stone gave the collection 4 Stars and hailed it as вЂњGhetto rock and righteous hip-hop.вЂќ The first single, вЂњSex, Love and MoneyвЂќ earned Def a 2005 Grammy nomination for Best Alternative/ Urban Performance. In 2004 came The New Danger (Good Tree Media/ Geffen Records), DefвЂ™s highly-anticipated and critically acclaimed sophomore solo album. The two formed Black Star whose debut release would become one of the most critically acclaimed hip-hop albums of a generation.(/pull) The following year Mos released his solo debut, Black On Both Sides, which was certified gold and credited by critics as bringing hip-hop back to its soapbox roots.

(pull)In 1996, Mos Def became an underground favorite in the hip hop world, which lead to his legendary collaboration with Talib Kweli. Regarded as one of the most insightful artists of our time, musician, activist and actor Mos Def has captured the attention of critics and audiences alike with a celebrated body of work that has crossed all artistic genres-from music to the Broadway stage, film and television.

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On June 18, 2009, Mos Def stated that he will start selling the album by T-shirts sometime in July 2009 with a code on the tag, which will be used to download off the Internet for free. The Ecstatic debuted at #2 in mp3-format album sales on, underneath the Black Eyed PeasвЂ™ The E.N.D. The album cover is taken from Charles BurnettвЂ™s 1977 film, Killer of Sheep. The song вЂCasa BeyвЂ™ was recently made into an official music video that was released via Mos DefвЂ™s Myspace page. The first single off the album is вЂLife in Marvelous TimesвЂ™, the second single is вЂQuiet Dog Bite HardвЂ™, and the third single is вЂCasa BeyвЂ™. The album features collaborations with Slick Rick, Talib Kweli and Georgia Anne Muldrow, as well as production by Mr. Crowds had heard tracks produced by Madlib and Oh No (MadlibвЂ™s younger brother). In live shows Mos Def performed new songs from the album before its release. The Ecstatic is the fourth solo album from New York MC, Mos Def.