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Mos Def: The New Danger

Stevie Chick, MOJO, November 2004

THIS ISN'T the same young actor/poet/rapper who stared confidently out from the sleeve of his debut, 1999's Black On Both Sides, scion of the new Harlem Renaissance heralded by the success of the movie Slam, hip hop/poetry club Lyricist Lounge and 'Independent As Fuck' Rawkus Records.

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