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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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NME Awards 2011: Nominations

January 25, 2011
NME Awards 2011: NominationsFoals lead the way in the nominations for this year's NME Awards with five nods, including Best British Band.

The Oxford group are also in the running for Best Album for their 2010 effort, 'Total Life Forever'.

Arcade Fire have four nominations including Best International Band and Best Live Band, a category that also includes Biffy Clyro, Foals, Kasabian and Muse.

Other nominees include Arctic Monkeys, Guns N' Roses Axl Rose, Brandon Flowers and My Chemical Romance.

Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl will collect the Godlike Genius award. The ceremony takes place at the Brixton Academy in London on February 23.

The 2011 NME Awards nominations are:

Best British Band:

Best International Band:

Best Solo Artist:

Best New Band:

Best Live Band:

Best Album:

Best Track:

Best Video:

Best Festival:

  • Download
  • Glastonbury
  • Reading And Leeds Festivals
  • T In The Park
  • V Festival

Best Dancefloor Filler:

Best TV Show:

  • Misfits
  • Never Mind The Buzzcocks
  • Peep Show
  • Skins
  • The Inbetweeners

Best Film:

Hero Of The Year:

Villain Of The Year:

Most Stylish:

Least Stylish:

Worst Album:

Worst Band:

Best Band Blog or Twitter:

Best Book:

Best Small Festival (50,000 capacity or lower):

  • Bestival
  • Kendal Calling
  • Latitude
  • RockNess
  • Underage Festival

Best Album Artwork:

Hottest Woman:

Hottest Man:

(Gigwise)



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