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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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Simon Cowell's Haiti Charity Single Video Premieres

February 8, 2010
Simon Cowell's Haiti Charity Single Video PremieresThe video for Simon Cowell's charity single for the victims of the recent earthquake in Haiti has received its global premeire.

The six-minute long video features both the song's performers and images from the devastated country.

The cover of 'Everybody Hurts' by R.E.M. was recorded at studios in Los Angeles and London last month.

The song, which features artists including Leona Lewis, Cheryl Cole and Take That, went on sale digitally yesterday (February 7) and on CD today (February 8).

All proceeds from the charity single will go to The Sun's Helping Haiti fund and the official Disasters Emergency Committee.

More than 200,000 people were killed in the earthquake on January 12.

Watch the video now below:

(by Jason Gregory)



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