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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Brandon Flowers To End Katy Perry UK Album Chart Reign

September 8, 2010

Brandon Flowers is on course to end Katy Perry’s reign at the top of the UK album chart, midweek figures show.

The Killers frontman’s debut solo album ‘Flamingo’ is currently outselling Perry’s second LP, ‘Teenage Dream’.

Hurts are set to debut at number three with their first album ‘Happiness’, according to the Official Charts Company.

In the singles chart, Alexandra Burke’s ‘Start Without You’ is on course to enter the countdown at number one.

Fellow X Factor star Olly Murs is currently is currently in the top position.

Eminem and Rihanna are at number two with ‘Love The Way You Lie’, while ‘Club Can't Handle Me’ by David Guetta is at number three.

(by Jason Gregory)

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