Mos Def discography

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Mos Def discography
Mos Def performing alongside Amy Winehouse, 2007.
Mos Def performing alongside Amy Winehouse, 2007.
Releases
↙Studio albums 3
↙Compilation albums 2
↙Singles 7
↙Music videos 6
↙Collaboration albums 1
↙Features singles 6
References and footnotes

This is the discography of Black Star member Mos Def, an American rapper.

Contents

[edit] Albums

[edit] Solo

Year Title Chart positions[1][2] RIAA
certifications[3]
U.S. Hot 100 U.S. R&B U.S. Rap
1999 Black on Both Sides 25 3 - Gold [3]
2000 The New Danger 5 2 -
2006 True Magic 77 25 12
2004 The Ecstatic TBA TBA TBA

[edit] Compilations

Year Title Chart positions[1][2] RIAA
certifications[3]
U.S. Hot 100 U.S. R&B U.S. Rap
2003 We Are Hip Hop, Me, You, Everybody
  • Released: 2002
  • Label: Unknown
 - - -
2007 Mos Definite - - -

[edit] Collaborations

Year Title Chart positions[1][2] RIAA
certifications[3]
U.S. Hot 100 U.S. R&B U.S. Rap
1998 Black Star 53 13 -

[edit] Singles

[edit] Solo

Year Single Chart positions[4][5] Album
U.S. Hot 100 U.S. R&B U.S. Rap
1999 "Ms. Fat Booty" — 54 20 Black on Both Sides
"Umi Says" — — —
2001 "Jam on It" — — 23 Underground Airplay Version 1.0
2002 "Brown Sugar (Extra Sweet)" — 95 — Brown Sugar soundtrack
2004 "Sex, Love & Money" — 90 — The New Danger
2006 "Undeniable" — — — True Magic

[edit] As member of Black Star and featured performer

Year Artist Song Chart positions[6] Album
U.S. Hot 100 U.S. R&B U.S. Rap
1996 Da Bush Babees "The Love Song" - 66 15 Gravity
1998 Rawkus Records "Body Rock" (Performed with Q-Tip & Tash) — 65 21 Lyricist Lounge, Volume One
Black Star "Definition" 60 31 3 Black Star
1999 "Respiration" (featuring Common) — 54 6
2000 Rawkus Records "Oh No" (with Pharoahe Monch & Nate Dogg) 83 22 1 Lyricist Lounge 2
"Ms. Fat Booty 2" (with Ghostface Killah) — 98 15

[edit] Guest appearances

Year Song Artist(s) Album
1996 "Intro" Da Bush Babees Gravity
"S.O.S."
"The Love Song"
"Big Brother Beat" De La Soul Stakes Is High
later appears on The Best Of
1997 "From Mos Def" DJ Krush MiLight
"Shinjiro"
"BMT" (also featuring Biz Markie) Towa Tei Sound Museum
"Fortified Live" (Performed by Reflection Eternal also featuring Mr. Man) Rawkus Records Soundbombing
"Freestyle" (Performed with Talib Kweli as Black Star)
"If You Can Huh..."
"Universal Magnetic"
1998 "Bullshittin' (B.S.'n...)" N'Dea Davenport N'Dea Davenport
"Body Rock" (Performed with Q-Tip & Tash) Rawkus Records Lyricist Lounge, Volume One
"Crying at Airports (Shawn J. Period Remix)" Whale "Four Big Speakers" single
"Fruits of Labor" Wizdom Life, Matt Fingatip & Shawn J. Period Hip Hop Independents Vol. 1
"Travellin' Man" DJ Honda II
"B-Boy Document" (also featuring EL-P and Mike Zoot) High and Mighty The High and Mighty: Present Eastern Conference All Stars
"Rock Rock Y'all" (also featuring Punchline, Jane Doe and Wordsworth) A Tribe Called Quest The Love Movement
"World Famous" Funkmaster Flex The Mixtape Volume 3: 60 Minutes of Funk, The Final Chapter
1999 "Double Trouble" The Roots Things Fall Apart
"Back in the Ghetto" (Performed with Eminem & Sadat X) Various Artists New York Undercover
"Beautifull (Black Star Remix)" (Performed with Talib Kweli as Black Star) Mary J. Blige "All That I Can Say" single
"B-Boy Document '99" High and Mighty Home Field Advantage
Rawkus Records Soundbombing II
"A Message From Mos Def & The Beat Junkies"
"Next Universe"
"If It's ALright Y'all" Brixx Superrappin: The Album
"Tinselton to the Boogiedown" Scritti Politti "Tinselton to the Boogiedown" single
"All Praises Due" A.D.L.I.B. Urban Renewal: Word on the Street
"The Hand Margin" (Performed with Talib Kweli as Black Star) The Creators "The Hand Margin" single
2000 Bad Magic Presents: The Precedent
"Foundation" DJ Honda 2000
"A Brighter Day (Remix)" Ronny Jordan A Brighter Day
"You (Feel Good Remix)" Samuel Christian Black and White soundtrack
"Black Iz Back" (Performed as member of Mau Maus) Mau Maus Bamboozled soundtrack
"On My Own" (also featuring Les Nubians) The Black Eyed Peas Bridging the Gap
"Saturday Nite" Brand New Heavies Delicious Vinyl Presents... Prime Cuts Vol. 1
"Lyrical Fluctuation 2000 (Spinna Mix)" (Performed with Talib Kweli as Black Star also featuring Mr. Complex, Pharaohe Monch & Shabaam Sahdeeq) Jigmastas DJ Spinna: The Beat Suite
"Eve" Spacek "Eve" single
"One Four Love Pt. 1" (Performed with Talib Kweli as Black Star also featuring Common, Kool G. Rap, Posdnuos, Rah Digga, Sporty Thievz, Pharaohe Monch & Shabaam Sahdeeq) Rawkus Records Hip Hop for Respect EP
"A Tree Never Grown" (also featuring A.L., Fre, Grafh, Invincible, J-Live, Jane Doe, Kofi Taha, Rubix, Tame One & Wordsworth)
"One Four Love Pt. 2" (also featuring Cappadonna, Channel Live, Crunch Lo, Rock, Shyheim & Wise Intelligent)
"The Questions" Common Like Water for Chocolate
"Oh No" (Performed with Pharoahe Monch featuring Nate Dogg) Rawkus Records Lyricist Lounge 2
"I've Committed Murder (Gang Starr Remix)" (Performed by Macy Gray also featuring Guru)
"Ms. Fat Booty 2" (featuring Ghostface Killah)
"This Means You" Reflection Eternal Train of Thought
"Love Rain (Remix)" Jill Scott Who Is Jill Scott?: Words and Sounds, Vol. 1
"Hurricane" (also featuring Common, Black Thought, Dice Raw, Flo Brown, Jazzyfatnastees,& The Roots) Various Artists The Hurricane soundtrack
"What's That? (¿Que Eso?)" Tony Touch The Piece Maker
"Can U C The Pride In The Panther (Male Version)" 2Pac The Rose That Grew from Concrete
"Can U C The Pride In The Panther (Female Version)"
"(Another) Another World" (Performed with Talib Kweli as Black Star) The Creators The Weight
"7 Days (DJ Premier Remix)" (also featuring Nate Dogg) Craig David "7 Days" single
2001 "Reminisce" (also featuring Common) Bilal 1st Born Second
"Do Your Best" Femi Kuti Fight to Win
"Jam on It" DJ Spinbad Underground Airplay Version 1.0
"If Looks Could Kill (You Would Be Dead)" (Performed with Beyoncé Knowles & Sam Sarpong) MTV Carmen: A Hip Hopera
"Black & Blue" (Performed with Mekhi Phifer)
"Bounce" DJ Hasebe Hey World
"Get Ta Steppin'" (also featuring Vinia Mojica) Hi-Tek Hi-Teknology
"Street Sounds" Charlie Hunter Quartet Songs from the Analog Playground
"Creole"
"My Nutmeg Phantasy" (also featuring Angie Stone) Macy Gray The Id
2002 "I Against I" (Performed with Massive Attack) Various Artists Blade II soundtrack
"Joy" Talib Kweli Quality
"Freak Daddy" Rawkus Records Soundbombing III
"Six Days (Remix)" DJ Shadow "Six Days"single
"Guess You Didn't Love Me" Terri Walker Untitled
"Wylin Out" (Performed with Diverse) Ninja Tune Urban Renewal Program
2003 "On the Run" (also featuring M.O.P.) Mark Ronson Here Comes the Fuzz
"Stakes Is High (Remix)" De La Soul The Best Of
2004 "Wanna B Where U R (Thisizzaluvsong)" Floetry Barbershop 2: Back in Business soundtrack
"Beauty in the Dark (Groove with You)" The Isley Brothers Taken to the Next Phase (Reconstructions)
"Supreme, Supreme" Talib Kweli The Beautiful Struggle
"She Wants to Move (Native Tongue Remix)" (also featuring Common, De La Soul & Q-Tip) N*E*R*D "Maybe" single
"Two Words" (also featuring Freeway& The Harlem Boys Choir) Kanye West The College Dropout
2005 "T.I.M.E." (also featuring Black Thought & Stephanie McKay) Scratch Perverts Fabric Big Issue CD
"Bin Laden" Immortal Technique "Bin Laden" single
"The Corner (Remix)" Common "Go!" single
"Victory" (Performed with Sizzla) K-Salaam The World Is Ours
"Love It or Leave It Alone" (also featuring Common) Alicia Keys Unplugged
"Yo-Yo-Yo (Street)" Medina Green "Yo-Yo-Yo (Street)" single
2006 "Superstar" Ge-ology Facets
"Where We At" Jurassic 5 Feedback
"Here Comes the Champ" (Performed with Anwar Superstar) Dan the Automator Dan the Automator Presents 2K7
"We Get Down" (also featuring Bootsy Collins & Raphael Saadiq) Hi-Tek Hi-Teknology²: The Chip
"Let It Go" Little Brother & DJ Drama Separate But Equal
2007 "Hey Baby" Stephen Marley Mind Control
"Drunk and Hot Girls" Kanye West Graduation
"The Glory" (background vocals)
"Good Night" (also featuring Al Be Back)
"Brooklyn in My Mind" (also featuring Jean Grae & Memphis Bleek) 9th Wonder The Dream Merchant Vol. 2
"Light (Can You See It?) (also featuring Ken "Duro" Ifill) DJ Krush Suimou Tsunenimasu
"Love Rain (Head Nod Remix)" Jill Scott Collaborations
"Love Rain (Coffee Shop ix)"
"D.A.N.C.E. (Benny Blanco Remix)" (also featuring Spank Rock) Justice †
2008 "Rising Down (Hum Drum)" (also featuring Dice Raw & Styles P) The Roots Rising Down

[edit] Videos

[edit] Videography

  • 1996: "The Love Song"
  • 1998: "Body Rock"
  • 1998: "Definition"
  • 1999: "Respiration"
  • 1999: "Ms.Fat Booty"
  • 1999: "Umi Says"
  • 2000: "Oh No"
  • 2002: "Brown Sugar (Extra Sweet)"
  • 2004: "Sex, Love & Money"
  • 2006: "Undeniable"

[edit] Video appearances

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[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c Billboard chartings. Accessed October 29, 2007.
  2. ^ a b c UK Album chartings. Accessed November 10, 2007.
  3. ^ a b c d Searchable Database. RIAA. Accessed October 29, 2007.
  4. ^ allmusic ((( Mos Def > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles ))). Allmusic. Accessed April 21, 2008.
  5. ^ Billboard.com - Artist Chart History - Mos Def. Billboard. Accessed April 21, 2008.
  6. ^ Artist Chart History. Billboard. Accessed August 9, 2007.
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Mos Def
Albums
Black Star (1998)  · Black on Both Sides (1999)  · The New Danger (2004)  · True Magic (2006)  · The Ecstatic (2008)
Singles
"Universal Magnetic/If You Can Huh..."  · "Body Rock"/"Manifesto"  · "Definition"/"Twice Inna Lifetime"  · "Respiration"/"Respiration (Flying High Mix)"  · "Another World (Remix)"/"Rise & Shine"  · "Hurricane"  · "Ms. Fat Booty"/"Mathematics"  · "Can U C the Pride in the Panther"  · "Ms. Fat Booty (DJ Spinna Remix)"/"Ms. Fat Booty 2"  · "Oh No"/"Get Up"  · "Umi Says"/"Universal Magnetic"  · "Jam on It"  · "Brown Sugar"  · "Workin' It Out"  · "Wylin' Out"  · "Wylin' Out (Kut Masta Kurt Remix)"  · "Sex, Love & Money"/"Ghetto Rock"
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