The man known to his mum as Dante Smith will start calling himself Yasiin next yearMos Def is to retire his long-time performing alias at the end of this year. "It's time to expand and move on," the rapper said, explaining that he will start calling himself Yasiin."I'm actually doing it," Mos Def told MTV. "That's it. Mos Def is a name that I built and cultivated over the years, it's a name that the streets taught me, a figure of speech that was given to me by the culture and by my environment, ...
Guardian Music — The man known to his mum as Dante Smith will start calling himself Yasiin next yearMos Def is to retire his long-time performing alias at the end of this year. "It's time... more info
ContactMusic — Mos Def is retiring his famous name at the end of 2011. The rapper/actor will start 2012 under the moniker Yasiin. He tells Mtv2's Sucker Free show, "Mos Def is a name th... more info
ContactMusic — Mos Def is set to change his name by the end of the year and will call himself Yasiin Im actually doing it Im retiring the name Mos Def after 2011 he told Mtv com Mos Def... more info