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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Plan B, Tinie Tempah, The xx Scoop Ivor Novello Awards 2011 Nominations

April 19, 2011

Plan B and Tinie Tempah are among the nominees for this year's Ivor Novello Awards.

The rapper-turned-singer joins Everything Everything with two nods, including a nomination each for Best Album.

His hit 'She Said' is also in the running for Most Perform Song alongside tracks by Kylie Minogue and Scouting For Girls.

Tinie Tempah's 'Pass Out' is nominated for Best Contemporary Song with 'Islands' by The xx and Katy B's 'Katy On A Mission'.

Everything Everything, Villagers and Foals will contest the award for Best Song Musically And Lyrically.

The 56th Ivor Novello Awards will be present during a ceremony at the Grosvenor House hotel in London on May 19.

(by Jason Gregory)

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