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Mos Def

1973 - Today

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Yasiin Bey ( yass-EEN BAY; born Dante Terrell Smith; December 11, 1973), formerly known as Mos Def ( MOHSS DEF), is an American rapper and actor. A prominent figure in conscious hip hop, he is recognized for his use of wordplay and commentary on social and political issues, such as police brutality, American exceptionalism, and the status of African Americans in the United States. He began his hip hop recording career in 1994, joined his siblings in the short-lived rap group Urban Thermo Dynamics (UTD), and guest appeared on albums by Da Bush Babees and De La Soul. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mos Def has received more than 7,712,732 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia. Mos Def is the 421st most popular singer (up from 538th in 2019), the 2,379th most popular biography from United States (up from 3,131st in 2019) and the 131st most popular American Singer.

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  • 7.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.61

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 12.64

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.65

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Mos Def ranks 421 out of 4,381. Before him are Loredana Bertè, Zeynab Khanlarova, Tino Rossi, Randy Newman, Stromae, and Andy Williams. After him are Dana International, Perry Como, Patrick Hernandez, Mia Martini, Anggun, and Sandie Shaw.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1973, Mos Def ranks 37. Before him are Robert Pires, George Floyd, Christian Vieri, Varg Vikernes, Monica Seles, and Stacey Abrams. After him are Yorgos Lanthimos, Nasser Al-Khelaifi, Rüştü Reçber, Jerzy Dudek, Andrew Lincoln, and Rogério Ceni.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Mos Def ranks 2,379 out of 20,380. Before him are Royal Rife (1888), Joanna Cassidy (1945), Carol W. Greider (1961), Betty Robinson (1911), Andy Williams (1927), and A. L. Kroeber (1876). After him are J. Allen Hynek (1910), Blythe Danner (1943), Simon Fraser (1776), Perry Como (1912), Richard Kuklinski (1935), and Dee Dee Ramone (1951).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Mos Def ranks 131. Before him are Kanye West (1977), La Toya Jackson (1956), Dinah Washington (1924), Justin Timberlake (1981), Randy Newman (1943), and Andy Williams (1927). After him are Perry Como (1912), Lana Del Rey (1985), Nile Rodgers (1952), Eddie Money (1949), Neil Sedaka (1939), and Dusty Hill (1949).

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