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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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Ke$ha Beats Lady Gaga, Eminem For Biggest-Selling Digital Single Of 2010

January 20, 2011
Ke$ha Beats Lady Gaga, Eminem For Biggest-Selling Digital Single Of 2010Ke$ha's 'Tik Tock' has become the biggest downloaded single of 2010, it has been revealed.

The single sold 12.8 million copies, three times more than Lady Gaga's 'Poker Face' in 2009.

'Tik Tok,' which charted at number four in the UK, beat Lady Gaga's 'Bad Romance' and Eminem's 'Love The Way You Lie' to become the biggest downloaded single last year.

"As we enter 2011, digital piracy, and the lack of adequate legal tools to fight it, remains the biggest threat to the future of creative industries," IFP chief executive Frances Moore told BBC Newsbeat.

She added: "Great new legitimate music offerings exist all over the world, offering consumers a wide range of ways to access music."

The top-10 digital single worldwide in 2010 were:

  1. 'Tik Tok' by Kesha - 12.8 million copies
  2. 'Bad Romance' by Lady Gaga - 9.7m
  3. 'Love The Way You Lie' by Eminem featuring Rihanna - 9.3m
  4. 'Telephone' by Lady Gaga - 7.4m
  5. 'OMG' by Usher featuring will.i.am - 6.9m
  6. 'California Gurls' by Katy Perry - 6.7m
  7. 'Hey, Soul Sister' by Train - 6.6m
  8. 'Baby' by Justin Bieber - 6.4m
  9. 'I Gotta Feeling' by Black Eyed Peas - 6.1m
  10. 'crushcrushcrush' by Paramore - 6.1m

(by Holly Frith)



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