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Regarded as one of hip hop's most introspective and insightful artists, Yasiin Bey, known professionally as Mos Def, has shaped a career that transcends music genres and artistic medium. A child of hip hop's Golden Era, the native Brooklynite spent his childhood imbedded in the culture surrounding him, as well as absorbing knowledge from across the artistic spectrum. With the release of "Universal Magnetic" (1996) under the well-known moniker Mos Def, he became an underground favorite in the hip-hop world, leading to his legendary collaboration with Talib Kweli. The two formed Black Star whose debut album, Mos Def and Talib Kweli Are Black Star, would become one of the most critically acclaimed hip-hop albums. Mos followed with his 1999 solo debut, Black On Both Sides, which was certified gold and credited by critics as bringing hip hop back to its soapbox roots. As with his music, Mos has demonstrated insight and passion with his acting career, appearing in Spike Lee's Bamboozled, MTV's Carmen: A Hip Hopera, 2002's critically acclaimed Monster's Ball, Showtime, and the 2002 romantic comedy Brown Sugar, for which he received an NAACP Image Award nomination. Mos completed his Broadway debut in 2002 in the Tony-nominated, Pulitzer Prize-winning, Topdog/Underdog. Mos re-teamed with Topdog playwright, Suzan Lori Parks and director George Wolfe for the off-Broadway play Fucking A, for which he was awarded an Obie Award. In 2003, Mos Def starred in Paramount Pictures' The Italian Job alongside Ed Norton, Mark Wahlberg and Charlize Theron. In 2004, Mos Def starred opposite Alan Rickman in the critically acclaimed HBO movie Something the Lord Made, for which he received a 2004 Emmy Nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie. Def was also nominated for both a Golden Globe Award (Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture) and Golden Satellite Award (Best Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television) for the same role. Mos Def continued his music career by releasing his highly anticipated and critically acclaimed sophomore solo release, The New Danger (2004). The album was met with praise from both critics and fans alike. The first single, "Sex, Love and Money" earned Def a 2005 Grammy nomination for Best Alternative/Urban Performance, and the album has been certified gold by the RIAA. The following year, he appeared alongside Bruce Willis in the crime thriller 16 Blocks (2006), in Dave Chappelle’s Block Party, and had a cameo appearance in Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby. Also in 2006, he released his third solo album, True Magic. The next year, he appeared in the 2007 PBS historical documentary, Prince Among Slaves, and in 2008 he played the role of Chuck Berry in Cadillac Records. In 2009, Def released the album The Ecstatic, which proved to be his second highest-charting album to date. He also appeared in the urban comedy, Next Day Air and guest-starred in an episode of the FOX TV series, House. He appeared (as himself) in the 2010 mockumentary film I’m Still Here, starring Joaquin Phoenix. Mos Def announced in September of 2011 that he had changed his name to Yasiin Bey, and would go by it henceforth. In the first month of 2016, Bey declared his retirement from both the film and music industries.

Be Kind Rewind ( 2008) | IMDb: 6.4

Comedy , Drama

A man whose brain becomes magnetized unintentionally destroys every tape in his friend's video store. In order to satisfy the store's most loyal renter, an aging woman with signs of dementia, the two men set out to remake the lost films.

Starring:

Jack Black , Yasiin Bey , Danny Glover , Mia Farrow , Melonie Diaz , Irv Gooch

Directed by:

Mary Cybulski , Michel Gondry

Produced by:

Nicole Abellara Hallman , Toby Emmerich , Jeanne McCarthy

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Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby ( 2006) | IMDb: 6.6

Comedy

The fastest man on four wheels, Ricky Bobby is one of the greatest drivers in NASCAR history. A big, hairy American winning machine, Ricky has everything a dimwitted daredevil could want, a luxurious mansion, a smokin' hot wife and all the fast food he can eat. But Ricky's turbo-charged lifestyle hits an unexpected speed bump when he's bested by flamboyant Euro-idiot Jean Girard and reduced to a fear-ridden wreck.

Starring:

Will Ferrell , John C. Reilly , Michael Clarke Duncan , Sacha Baron Cohen , Gary Cole , Jane Lynch

Directed by:

Paul Schneider , Cate Hardman , Matt Rebenkoff

Produced by:

Joanne Martin Hinson , J. Elizabeth Ingram , Adam McKay

16 Blocks ( 2006) | IMDb: 6.6

Action , Adventure , Crime , Thriller

An aging cop is assigned the ordinary task of escorting a fast-talking witness from police custody to a courthouse, but they find themselves running the gauntlet as other forces try to prevent them from getting there.

Starring:

Bruce Willis , Yasiin Bey , David Morse , Jenna Stern , Casey Sander , Cylk Cozart

Directed by:

Karen Young , Tim Singh , Jim Van Wyck

Produced by:

Manfred D. Heid , Josef Lautenschlager , Jochen Kamlah

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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy ( 2005) | IMDb: 6.7

Adventure , Comedy , Science fiction

Mere seconds before the Earth is to be demolished by an alien construction crew, Arthur Dent is swept off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher penning a new edition of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy."

Starring:

Martin Freeman , Zooey Deschanel , Sam Rockwell , Yasiin Bey , John Malkovich , Helen Mirren

Directed by:

Iain Lawrence , Tamana Bleasdale , David Decio

Produced by:

Deryn Stafford , Jeffrey Chernov , Robbie Stamp

The Italian Job ( 2003) | IMDb: 7

Action , Crime

Charlie Croker pulled off the crime of a lifetime. The one thing that he didn't plan on was being double-crossed. Along with a drop-dead gorgeous safecracker, Croker and his team take off to re-steal the loot and end up in a pulse-pounding, pedal-to-the-metal chase that careens up, down, above and below the streets of Los Angeles.

Starring:

Mark Wahlberg , Charlize Theron , Edward Norton , Jason Statham , Seth Green , Yasiin Bey

Directed by:

Doug Metzger , Alex Corven Caronia , Alexander Witt

Produced by:

Billy Arrowood , B. Ted Deiker , Donald De Line

Showtime ( 2002) | IMDb: 5.5

Action , Comedy

A spoof of buddy cop movies where two very different cops are forced to team up on a new reality based T.V. cop show.

Starring:

Robert De Niro , Eddie Murphy , Rene Russo , William Shatner , Nestor Serrano , Joy Bryant

Directed by:

Josh King , Tom Dey , Marcei A. Brown

Produced by:

Jorge Saralegui , Will Smith , Bruce Berman

The Hard Way ( 1991) | IMDb: 6.3

Action , Comedy , Crime

Seeking to raise his credibility as an actor and to land a role as a tough cop on a new show, Hollywood action star Nick Lang works a deal with New York City Police Capt. Brix, who by chance is one of his fans. Nick will be paired with detective Lt. John Moss and learn how to act like a real cop. But when Nick drives John crazy with questions and imitating him, he gets in the way of John's pursuit of a serial killer.

Starring:

Michael J. Fox , James Woods , Stephen Lang , Annabella Sciorra , John Capodice , Luis Guzmán

Directed by:

Tony Adler , Dianne Dreyer , David Sosna

Produced by:

Lem Dobbs , Michael Kozoll , Jeff Block

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