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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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Eminem, Arctic Monkeys To Play V Festival 2011

March 1, 2011
Eminem, Arctic Monkeys To Play V Festival 2011Eminem and Arctic Monkeys will headline this year’s V Festival, it’s been announced.

The dual festival takes place in Chelmsford and Staffordshire over the weekend of August 20-21.

Eminem will top the bill on the opening night alongside Rihanna, with Arctic Monkeys closing the festival with Plan B performing underneath them.

Other acts on the line-up include Primal Scream, Manic Street Preachers, Razorlight, Dizzee Rascal, Duran Duran, Chase And Status and The Script.

Tinie Tempah, Jessie J, Glasvegas, The Courteeners, Bruno Mars, Kele, Ocean Colour Scene, The Wombats and Mark Ronson are also on the bill.

Tickets go on sale on Friday (March 4) at 9am.

(by Jason Gregory)



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