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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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Mercury Nominated I Am Kloot Announce New Single

July 30, 2010
Mercury Nominated I Am Kloot Announce New SingleFollowing their nomination for this years Mercury Music Prize I Am Kloot have announced they will release a new single in September.

'Proof' will be released on September 6, it is the second single to be taken from their latest album 'Sky At Night'.

The song is an older track initially released on the bands 2003 self-titled album but was denied a full release by the bands then label.

Kloot lead singer John Bramwell said of their former labels refusal to release the song; “I thought if you’re not going to release that then I don’t know what I’m ever going to give you that you’ll want to release.”

As previously reported, I Am Kloot will play a headline tour of the UK this Autumn.

(by David Renshaw)



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