Mampara of the week: Mos Def

24 January 2016 - 02:00
By Hogarth

For most of his career he was known as the Mr Nice Guy of hip-hop, the rapper who didn't swear or call women nasty names. But since Dante Smith - also known as Mos Def - changed his name to Yasiin Bey, he has been behaving strangely.First he renounced his US citizenship even though America has been nothing but good for his music and acting career.

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