Artist	Song
Mos Def	Ms. Fat Booty
from Rawkus Records: Best of Decade I, 1995-2005 (2005)
Mos Def	Auditorium (feat. the Ruler)
from The Ecstatic (2009)
Mos Def	UMI Says
from Black On Both Sides (2002)
Black Star	Definition
from Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star (2002)
Mos Def	Mathematics
from Black On Both Sides (2002)
Mos Def	Close Edge
from The New Danger (2004)
Mos Def, Nate Dogg & Pharoahe Monch	Oh No
from Rawkus Records: Best of Decade I, 1995-2005 (2005)
Mos Def	Brooklyn
from Black On Both Sides (2002)
Mos Def	Quiet Dog
from The Ecstatic (2009)
Mos Def	Universal Magnetic
from Rawkus Records: Best of Decade I, 1995-2005 (2005)
The Roots, Mos Def & Styles P	Rising Down
from Rising Down (Bonus Track Version) (2008)
Mos Def	Beef
from Rawkus Records: Best of Decade I, 1995-2005 (2005)
Mos Def	Life In Marvelous Times
from Life In Marvelous Times - Single (2008)
Mos Def	Body Rock
from Lyricist Lounge, Vol. 1 (2002)
The Roots	Double Trouble
from Home Grown! The Beginner's Guide to Understanding the Roots, Vols. 1 & 2 (2005)

Comment:

First he was an actor, then a rapper revamping tired rhyme schemes, and now Mos Def's balancing both like a modern day da Vinci. With so many role reversals to his credit, you'd think Mos Def wouldn't leave much of a mark on any medium. Apparently not: The Basics below are conscious hip-hop staples, including the playful and buoyant "Ms. Fat Booty," the disquieting and contemplative "UMI Says," and the hammering Blackstar standard "Definition."

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