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Embedded (2010) -- In an exclusive outtake from his Embedded Tour Stop, K'Naan talks about how Mos Def and Talib Kweli's collaboration as Black Star was a milestone for hip hop, and how it personally impacted his music.
Brown Sugar (2002) -- hv post
Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure (2005) -- PC, Xbox, PS2
Embedded (2010) -- In an exclusive outtake, Mos talks about just what it would take to get him and the other half of his Black Star duo, Talib Kweli, back in the studio for another album.
Brown Sugar (2002) -- Home Video Preview

Overview

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Trivia:
Has a son born July 4, 1996 and a daughter born June 10, 1999. Talib raps... more
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Alternate Names:
Black Star

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Soundtrack, Actor, Self
Soundtrack:
  1. "30 Rock" (1 episode, 2009)
        - Kidney Now! (2009) TV episode (performer: "He Needs a Kidney")
  2. "Entourage" (1 episode, 2008)
        - Pie (2008) TV episode (performer: "Do the Hula")
  3. First Sunday (2008) (writer: "Get By") (performer: "Get By")
  4. Superbad (2007) (writer: "My Favorite Mutiny")
  5. Freedom Writers (2007) (performer: "Listen!!!") ("Listen!!!")
  6. My Brother (2006) (writer: "Get By") (performer: "Get By")
  7. Stick It (2006) (writer: "Abracadabra") (performer: "Abracadabra")
    ... aka Rebell in Turnschuhen (Germany)
  8. Block Party (2005) (writer: "Get Em High", "Definition", "Move Somethin'", "Get By") (performer: "Get Em High", "Definition", "Move Somethin'", "Umi Says", "Get By")
    ... aka Dave Chappelle's Block Party (Canada: English title: festival title) (International: English title) (USA: complete title)
  9. Brown Sugar (2002) (writer: "Brown Sugar (Raw)")
    ... aka Seven Days
  10. Ken Park (2002) (writer: "Brown Skin Lady")
Actor:
  1. Walks (2010) (in production)

  2. Blokhedz Mission G Animated Web Series (2009) .... Young Blak
  3. Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure (2005) (VG) (voice) .... Trane
    ... aka Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure (USA: complete title)
  4. "Chappelle's Show" .... Musical Guest (1 episode, 2003)
    ... aka Chappelle's Show: The Lost Episodes (USA: third season title)
        - Episode #1.12 (2003) TV episode (as Black Star) .... Musical Guest
Self:
  1. "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" .... Himself - Musical Guest (1 episode, 2009)
        - Episode #1.157 (2009) TV episode .... Himself - Musical Guest
  2. "30 Rock" .... Himself (1 episode, 2009)
        - Kidney Now! (2009) TV episode .... Himself
  3. Call + Response (2008) .... Himself
  4. "Last Call with Carson Daly" .... Himself (3 episodes, 2005-2008)
        - Episode dated 25 January 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 2 November 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 11 January 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
  5. Talib Kweli presents Blacksmith TV (2008) (V) .... Himself
  6. "Parallel Paths" (2007) TV series .... Himself (unknown episodes, 2007)
  7. mtvU Woodie Awards 2007 (2007) (TV) .... Presenter
  8. Public Enemy: Welcome to the Terrordome (2007) .... Himself
  9. "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" .... Himself (3 episodes, 2004-2007)
    ... aka Jimmy Kimmel (Australia)
        - Episode dated 18 October 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 2 November 2005 (2005) TV episode (as Black Star) .... Himself
        - Episode dated 15 September 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Himself
  10. "Tavis Smiley" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2004-2007)
        - Episode dated 22 August 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 25 May 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Himself
  11. "Rap City" .... Himself - Guest (1 episode, 2007)
        - The Notorious B.I.G. Ten Years Later (2007) TV episode .... Himself - Guest
  12. "Backstage Pass" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
        - Talib Kweli (2006) TV episode .... Himself
  13. 3rd Annual VH1 Hip-Hop Honors (2006) (TV) .... Himself
  14. September in Brooklyn: The Making of 'Block Party' (2006) (V) .... Himself
  15. Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats & Rhymes (2006) .... Himself
  16. Made You Look: Top 25 Moments of BET History (2005) (TV) .... Himself
  17. Block Party (2005) .... Himself
    ... aka Dave Chappelle's Block Party (Canada: English title: festival title) (International: English title) (USA: complete title)
  18. "Trippin" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2005)
        - Tanzania: Part 2 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
        - Tanzania: Part 1 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
  19. Kanye West: College Dropout - Video Anthology (2005) (V) .... Himself (segment "Through the Wire")
  20. "All of Us" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
        - So I Creep (2005) TV episode .... Himself
  21. "Ego Trip's Race-O-Rama" (2005) TV series .... Himself (unknown episodes)
  22. The MC: Why We Do It (2005) (V) .... Himself
  23. The Art of 16 Bars: Get Ya' Bars Up (2005) (V) .... Himself
  24. "The L-Bow Room" .... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
        - Episode dated 7 October 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Himself
  25. "Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2002-2004)
    ... aka Def Poetry (USA: short title)
    ... aka Def Poetry Jam (USA: promotional title)
        - Episode #4.5 (2004) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #2.3 (2002) TV episode .... Himself
  26. The N Word (2004) .... Himself
    ... aka The N-Word: Divided We Stand (USA: DVD box title)
  27. "Chappelle's Show" .... Himself / ... (2 episodes, 2003-2004)
    ... aka Chappelle's Show: The Lost Episodes (USA: third season title)
        - Music Jump-Off (2004) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #1.3 (2003) TV episode .... Himself - Musical Guest
  28. TV's Illest Minority Moments Presented by Ego Trip (2004) (TV) .... Himself
  29. Get Up, Stand Up (2003) (TV) .... Himself/Interviewee
  30. Soundz of Spirit (2003)
  31. Hip Hop Babylon 2 (2003) (TV) .... Himself
  32. Essence Awards (2003) (TV) .... Himself
  33. American Rap Stars (2002) (V) .... Himself
  34. Brown Sugar (2002) .... Himself
    ... aka Seven Days
  35. Hughes' Dream Harlem (2002) (TV) .... Himself
  36. Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme (2000) .... Himself
    ... aka Freestyle (USA: short title)
    ... aka VH1 News Presents: Freestyle - The Story of Underground Hip Hop (USA: TV title)

Additional Details

Other Works:
Album (with Hi-Tek), "Reflection Eternal," Rawkus/MCA/Universal 112 923, 2000. more
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