# Yasiin Bey discography

The discography of Yasiin Bey (formerly known as Mos Def), an American rapper, consists of five solo studio albums, five collaborative studio albums, four compilation albums, one extended play, and 29 singles (11 as a featured artist). In 1994, Bey began his hip hop career in the underground rap group, UTD (Urban Thermo Dynamics), alongside his sibling group members DCQ and Ces, after which he pursued a solo career. In 1998, he made his mainstream debut on Rawkus Records in the duo Black Star, with rapper Talib Kweli. "Definition", the lead single from Black Star's self-titled debut album, reached No. 60 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 3 on the Hot Rap Singles chart.
In 1999, Yasiin Bey released his solo debut album Black on Both Sides, which was certified Gold in the US and featured the singles "Ms. Fat Booty", which reached No. 20 on the US Billboard Hot Rap Singles chart, and "Umi Says", which reached No. 60 on the UK Singles Chart. Bey performed on several compilations from Rawkus Records and other independent compilation albums. Among them was the single "Oh No" with Pharaohe Monch and Nate Dogg which reached No. 83 on the Hot 100 and No. 1 on the Hot Rap Singles. In 2001, his single "Jam on It" from Underground Airplay Version 1.0 reached No. 23 on the Hot Rap Tracks. In 2002, he appeared on the track "Brown Sugar (Extra Sweet)" on the soundtrack to the film Brown Sugar. Featuring Faith Evans, "Brown Sugar (Extra Sweet)" reached No. 95 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
In 2004, Yasiin Bey released his second solo album The New Danger, in which he experimented with other genres such as rock and R&B. The single "Sex, Love & Money" reached No. 90 on the R&B chart. Later the same year saw the release of UTD album Manifest Destiny under the independent label Illsion Media, run by Bey's brother and fellow group member DCQ. The album featured a compilation of previously unreleased and re-released tracks recorded during the original UTD run. Bey's third solo album, Tru3 Magic, was released in 2006 to very little hype. Its single "Undeniable" charted only on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales chart but was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance in 2007.
Yasiin Bey's fourth solo album The Ecstatic was released in 2009 on Downtown Records with distribution by Universal Records. His fifth album Negus was exclusively premiered during Art Basel in Hong Kong on March 29, 2019. According to a press release, it will never receive a physical or digital release but will be displayed at sound installations around the world.
In April 2022, a release date for the long-awaited Black Star project was officially announced. The album titled No Fear of Time was released via Luminary on May 3, 2022. In 2024, Bey announced an extended play Money Christmas, his first solo project in five years. It debuted on December 15 as a pay-per-view livestream on Bandcamp, and is set to release on March 15 the following year. Also, the same month the EP was released, Bey announced a new project with the Alchemist titled Forensics, which premiered on February 7 with a pay-per-view Bandcamp livestream, and it set to release on March 28.

## Albums
### Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications :
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications |
| Title | Details | US | US R&B | US Rap | AUS | CAN | FRA | SWI | UK | Sales | Certifications |
| Black on Both Sides | Released: October 12, 1999 Label: Rawkus, Universal Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download | 25 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 110 | US: 913,000 | RIAA: Gold BPI: Silver |
| The New Danger | Released: October 12, 2004 Label: Rawkus, Geffen Format: CD, LP, digital download | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 12 | 103 | 50 | 56 | US: 513,000 | RIAA: Gold |
| True Magic | Released: December 29, 2006 Label: Geffen Format: CD | 77 | 25 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | US: 97,000 | |
| The Ecstatic | Released: June 9, 2009 Label: Downtown Format: CD, LP, digital download | 9 | 5 | 2 | 91 | 24 | 172 | 90 | 167 | US: 168,000 | |
| Negus | Released: November 15, 2019 Label: self-released Format: Sound installation | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. ||||||||||||

### Collaborative albums

| Title | Details | Chart positions | Chart positions |
| Title | Details | US | US R&B |
| Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star (with Talib Kweli as Black Star) | Released: September 29, 1998 Label: Rawkus, Priority Format: CD, digital download, LP | 53 | 13 |
| Manifest Destiny (with UTD) | Released: October 26, 2004 Label: Illson Media Format: CD, digital download, LP | — | — |
| December 99th (with Ferrari Sheppard, as Dec 99th) | Released: 2016 Label: A Country Called Earth Format: CD, digital download, LP | — | — |
| No Fear of Time (with Talib Kweli as Black Star) | Released: May 3, 2022 Label: Luminary Format: streaming | — | — |
| Forensics (with The Alchemist) | To be released: March 28, 2025 Label: ALC Format: streaming | — | — |

### Compilation albums

| Title | Details |
| We Are Hip-Hop: Me, You, Everybody | Released: 2002 Label: Sattan Format: CD |
| Mos Definite | Released: April 20, 2007 Label: Frequent Format: CD |
| We Are Hip-Hop: Me, You, Everybody, Pt. 2 | Released: 2008 Label: Sattan Format: CD |
| Audio 3 | Released: 2008 Label: Oarfin Format: CD |

## Extended plays

| Title | Details |
| Money Christmas | To be released: March 15, 2025 Label: Self-released Format: Streaming |

## Singles
### Solo

| Title | Year | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Certifications | Album |
| Title | Year | US Bub. | US R&B | US Rap | UK | Certifications | Album |
| "Universal Magnetic" | 1997 | — | — | — | — | | Soundbombing |
| "Ms. Fat Booty" / "Mathematics" | 1999 | — | 54 | 20 | 85 | | Black on Both Sides |
| "Umi Says" | 1999 | — | — | — | 60 | | Black on Both Sides |
| "Brown Sugar (Extra Sweet)" [featuring Faith Evans] | 2002 | — | 95 | — | — | | Brown Sugar (soundtrack) |
| "Sex, Love & Money" | 2004 | — | 90 | — | — | | The New Danger |
| "Close Edge" | 2004 | — | 44 | — | — | | The New Danger |
| "Ghetto Rock" | 2004 | — | — | — | — | | The New Danger |
| "Sunshine" | 2005 | — | — | — | — | | The New Danger |
| "Undeniable" | 2006 | — | 31 | — | — | | True Magic |
| "Life in Marvelous Times" | 2008 | — | — | — | — | | The Ecstatic |
| "Quiet Dog Bite Hard" | 2009 | — | — | — | — | | The Ecstatic |
| "Casa Bey" | 2009 | — | — | — | — | | The Ecstatic |
* A. ^ Charted only on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart, a 25-song extensions of the original Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
* B. ^ Charted only on the Hot Singles Sales or Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales charts.

### Collaborative singles

| Title | Year | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | US | US R&B | US Rap | UK | Album |
| "Body Rock" (with Tash & Q-Tip) | 1998 | — | 65 | 21 | — | Lyricist Lounge, Volume One |
| "Definition" (with Talib Kweli) | 1998 | 60 | 31 | 3 | — | Mos Def & Talib Kweli are Black Star |
| "Respiration" (with Talib Kweli featuring Common) | 1999 | — | 54 | 6 | — | Mos Def & Talib Kweli are Black Star |
| "Oh No" (with Pharoahe Monch featuring Nate Dogg) | 2000 | 83 | 22 | 1 | 24 | Lyricist Lounge 2 |
| "Black Iz Back" (with Mau Maus) | 2000 | | | | | Bamboozled (soundtrack) |
| "Sensei on the Block" (with Ski Beatz) | 2015 | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
* A. ^ Charted only on the Hot Singles Sales or Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales charts.

### As featured artist

| Title | Year | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | US Bub. | US R&B | US Rap | US Alt | Album |
| "The Love Song" (Da Bush Babees featuring Mos Def) | 1996 | 17 | 66 | 15 | — | Gravity |
| "Bullshittin' (B.S.'n...)" (N'Dea Davenport featuring Mos Def) | 1998 | — | 101 | — | — | N'Dea Davenport |
| "Travellin' Man" (DJ Honda featuring Mos Def) | 1998 | 13 | 76 | 17 | — | h II |
| "B-Boy Document" (The High & Mighty featuring Mos Def and Skillz) | 1999 | — | 63 | 7 | — | Home Field Advantage / Soundbombing II |
| "A Brighter Day" (Ronny Jordan featuring Mos Def) | 1999 | — | 54 | 20 | — | A Brighter Day |
| "Six Days (Remix)" (DJ Shadow featuring Mos Def) | 2002 | — | 38 | — | — | Six Days 12" |
| "Wylin' Out" (with Diverse and Prefuse 73) | 2002 | — | 65 | — | — | Urban Renewal Program |
| "Wanna B Where U R (Thisizzaluvsong)" (Floetry featuring Mos Def) | 2003 | — | 116 | — | — | Barbershop 2: Back in Business (soundtrack) / Floacism "Live" |
| "Bin Laden" (Immortal Technique featuring Mos Def) | 2005 | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Magnetic Arts" (DJ Honda featuring Mos Def) | 2009 | — | — | — | — | DJ Honda IV |
| "Stylo" (Gorillaz featuring Mos Def and Bobby Womack) | 2010 | 3 | — | — | 24 | Plastic Beach |
* A. ^ Charted only on the Hot Singles Sales or Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales charts.

## Other appearances

| Year | Song | Artist(s) | Album |
| 1996 | "Intro" | Da Bush Babees | Gravity |
| 1996 | "S.O.S." | Da Bush Babees | Gravity |
| 1996 | "Big Brother Beat" | De La Soul | "Stakes Is High" |
| 1996 | "Stakes Is High (Remix)" [also featuring Truth Enola)] | De La Soul | "Itzsoweezee (HOT)" |
| 1996 | "Shinjiro" | DJ Krush | MiLight |
| 1997 | "Light (Can You See It?)" | DJ Krush | Holonic-The Self Megamix |
| 1997 | "BMT" | Towa Tei, Biz Markie | Sound Museum |
| 1997 | "If You Can Huh..." | — | Soundbombing |
| 1998 | "Crying at Airports (Shawn J. Period Remix)" | Whale | "Four Big Speakers" |
| 1998 | "World Famous" | Funkmaster Flex | The Mixtape Volume 3: 60 Minutes of Funk, The Final Chapter |
| 1998 | "Rock Rock Y'all" | A Tribe Called Quest, Punchline, Wordsworth and Jane Doe | The Love Movement |
| 1999 | "Double Trouble" | The Roots | Things Fall Apart |
| 1999 | "Next Universe" | — | Soundbombing II |
| 1999 | "Cross Town Beef" | Medina Green, DCQ | Soundbombing II |
| 1999 | "Tinseltown to the Boogiedown" | Scritti Politti | Anomie & Bonhomie |
| 1999 | "If It's Alright Y'all" | Brixx | Superrappin: The Album |
| 1999 | "Foundation" | DJ Honda | h 2000 |
| 1999 | "All Praises Due" | A.D.L.I.B. | Urban Renewal: Word on the Street |
| 2000 | "Saturday Nite" (J Dilla Remix) | Brand New Heavies | Delicious Vinyl Presents... Prime Cuts Vol. 1 |
| 2000 | "Hurricane" | Common, Black Thought, Dice Raw, Flo Brown, Jazzyfatnastees | The Hurricane (soundtrack) |
| 2000 | "Eve" | Spacek | "Eve" |
| 2000 | "You (Feel Good Remix)" | Samuel Christian | Black and White (soundtrack) |
| 2000 | "On My Own" | The Black Eyed Peas, Les Nubians | Bridging the Gap |
| 2000 | "A Tree Never Grown" | A.L., Fre, Grafh, Invincible, J-Live, Jane Doe, Kofi Taha, Rubix, Tame One & Wordsworth | Hip Hop for Respect |
| 2000 | "One Four Love Pt. 2" | Cappadonna, Channel Live, Crunch Lo, Rock, Shyheim & Wise Intelligent | Hip Hop for Respect |
| 2000 | "What's That? (¿Que Eso?)" | Tony Touch, De La Soul | The Piece Maker |
| 2000 | "The Questions" | Common | Like Water for Chocolate |
| 2000 | "I've Committed Murder (Gang Starr Remix)" | Macy Gray, Gang Starr | Lyricist Lounge 2 |
| 2000 | "Ms. Fat Booty 2" | Ghostface Killah | Lyricist Lounge 2 |
| 2000 | "Can U C the Pride in the Panther" (Male/Female Version) | 2Pac | The Rose That Grew from Concrete |
| 2000 | "Love Rain (Remix)" | Jill Scott | Who Is Jill Scott?: Words and Sounds, Vol. 1 |
| 2001 | "Do Your Best" | Femi Kuti | Fight to Win |
| 2001 | "Jam on It" | DJ Spinbad | Underground Airplay Version 1.0 |
| 2001 | "Bounce" | DJ Hasebe | Hey World |
| 2001 | "Reminisce" | Bilal, Common | 1st Born Second |
| 2001 | "Get Ta Steppin'" | Hi-Tek, Vina Mojica | Hi-Teknology |
| 2001 | "Street Sounds" | Charlie Hunter Quartet | Songs from the Analog Playground |
| 2001 | "Creole" | Charlie Hunter Quartet | Songs from the Analog Playground |
| 2001 | "My Nutmeg Phantasy" | Macy Gray, Angie Stone | The Id |
| 2002 | "Seven Days (DJ Premier Remix)" | Craig David | "Seven Days" |
| 2002 | "Breakdown" | — | Brown Sugar (soundtrack) |
| 2002 | "Brown Sugar (Fine)" | Adaritha | Brown Sugar (soundtrack) |
| 2002 | "I Against I" | Massive Attack | Blade II (soundtrack) |
| 2002 | "Freak Daddy" | — | Soundbombing III |
| 2002 | "Mujuo" | Toshinobu Kubota | United Flow |
| 2003 | "On the Run" | Mark Ronson, M.O.P. | Here Comes the Fuzz |
| 2003 | "Guess You Didn't Love Me" | Terri Walker | Untitled |
| 2004 | "Two Words" | Kanye West, Freeway, Harlem Boys Choir | The College Dropout |
| 2004 | "Living for Today" | Toshinobu Kubota | Time to Share |
| 2004 | "She Wants to Move (Native Tongues Remix)" | N*E*R*D, Common, De La Soul, Q-Tip | "Maybe" |
| 2004 | "Beauty in the Dark (Groove with You)" | The Isley Brothers | Taken to the Next Phase (Reconstructions) |
| 2005 | "T.I.M.E." | Scratch Perverts, Black Thought, Stephanie McKay | Fabric Big Issue CD |
| 2005 | "Victory" | K-Salaam, Sizzla | The World Is Ours |
| 2005 | "Love It or Leave It Alone" | Alicia Keys, Common | Unplugged |
| 2005 | "Yo-Yo-Yo (Street)" | Medina Green | "Yo-Yo-Yo (Street)" |
| 2006 | "The Corner (Remix)" | Scarface, Common | My Homies Part 2 |
| 2006 | "Superstar" | Ge-ology | Facets |
| 2006 | "Where We At" | Jurassic 5 | Feedback |
| 2006 | "Here Comes the Champ" | Dan the Automator, Anwar Superstar | Dan the Automator Presents 2K7 |
| 2006 | "We Get Down" | Hi-Tek, Bootsy Collins, Raphael Saadiq | Hi-Teknology²: The Chip |
| 2006 | "Let It Go" | Little Brother & DJ Drama | Separate but Equal |
| 2007 | "Hey Baby" | Stephen Marley | Mind Control |
| 2007 | "Drunk and Hot Girls" | Kanye West | Graduation |
| 2007 | "Good Night" | Kanye West | Graduation |
| 2007 | "Brooklyn in My Mind" | 9th Wonder, Jean Grae, Memphis Bleek | The Dream Merchant Vol. 2 |
| 2007 | "D.A.N.C.E. (Benny Blanco Remix)" | Justice, Spank Rock | † |
| 2008 | "No Particular Place to Go" | — | Cadillac Records: Music from the Motion Picture |
| 2008 | "Rising Down" | The Roots, Styles P, Dice Raw | Rising Down |
| 2009 | "America" | K'naan, Chali 2na | Troubadour |
| 2009 | "Mountain Sunlight" | Jazz Liberatorz | Fruit of the Past |
| 2009 | "On the Vista" | BlakRoc | BlakRoc |
| 2009 | "Ain't Nothing Like You (Hoochie Coo)" | BlakRoc | BlakRoc |
| 2010 | "Sweepstakes" | Gorillaz, Hypnotic Brass Ensemble | Plastic Beach |
| 2010 | "New York Is Killing Me (Remix)" | Gil Scott-Heron | ? |
| 2010 | "Sweetest Fruit" | Baraka Blue | SoundHeart |
| 2010 | "Breakfast" | Curren$y | Pilot Talk |
| 2010 | "The Day" (also featuring Jay Electronica) | Curren$y | Pilot Talk |
| 2010 | "Prowler 2" (also featuring Jean Grae, Jay Electronica & Joell Ortiz) | Ski Beatz | — |
| 2010 | "Arials" (also featuring Curren$y, Whosane, Terri Walker & Stalley) | Ski Beatz | — |
| 2010 | "Cream of the Planet" | Ski Beatz | — |
| 2010 | "Taxi" (also featuring Whosane) | Ski Beatz | — |
| 2010 | "Lord Lord Lord" (also featuring Swizz Beatz, Raekwon & Charlie Wilson) | Kanye West | G.O.O.D. Fridays |
| 2010 | "Don't Look Down" (also featuring Lupe Fiasco & Big Sean) | Kanye West | G.O.O.D. Fridays |
| 2012 | "Black Radio" | Robert Glasper | Black Radio |
| 2012 | "The Very Best" | Dee-1, Mannie Fresh | Save the Children |
| 2013 | "Freedom Is Everyone's Job" | Preservation | Old Numbers |
| 2013 | "They Die By Dawn and Other Short Stories" | The Bullitts, Lucy Liu, Jay Electronica | They Die By Dawn (And Other Short Stories) |
| 2015 | "Back Home" | ASAP Rocky, ASAP Yams, Acid | At. Long. Last. ASAP |
| 2015 | "Never Die" | Golden Rules | Golden Ticket |
| 2016 | "R.E.D." | A Tribe Called Red | We Are the Halluci Nation |
| 2017 | "Buy My App" | Denmark Vessey & Azarias | Buy My Drugs |
| 2018 | "Kids See Ghosts" | Kids See Ghosts | Kids See Ghosts |
| 2019 | "Education" | MadGibbs, Black Thought | Bandana |
| 2019 | "Treal" | Robert Glasper | Fuc Yo Feelings |
| 2020 | "Breathe" | Navy Blue | Song of Sage: Post Panic! |
| 2022 | ”Stars” | J.I.D | The Forever Story |
| 2024 | "Space" | Hypnotic Brass Ensemble | Hypnotic Joints, Vol. 2 |

## Videos

* 1994: Manifest Destiny (Urban Thermo Dynamics)
* 1996: The Love Song (Da Bush Babees featuring Mos Def)
* 1998: Travellin' Man (DJ Honda featuring Mos Def)
* 1998: Body Rock (Mos Def, Q-Tip & Tash)
* 1998: Definition (Black Star)
* 1999: Respiration (Black Star featuring Common)
* 1999: Tinseltown to the Boogiedown (Scritti Politti featuring Mos Def & Lee Majors)
* 1999: B-Boy Document '99 (The High & Mighty featuring Mos Def & Skillz)
* 1999: Ms. Fat Booty (Mos Def)
* 1999: Umi Says (Mos Def)
* 2000: One Four Love (Part 1) (Common, Kool G Rap, Posdnuos, Rah Digga, Sporty Thievz, Black Star, Pharaohe Monch & Shabaam Sahdeeq)
* 2000: Blak Iz Blak (Mos Def, Canibus, Charli Baltimore, MC Serch, Mums, DJ Scratch & Gano Grills)
* 2000: Oh No (Mos Def, Pharoahe Monch & Nate Dogg)
* 2002: Brown Sugar (Extra Sweet) (Mos Def featuring Faith Evans)
* 2004: Two Words (Kanye West featuring Mos Def, Freeway & The Harlem Boys Choir)
* 2004: Ghetto Rock (Mos Def)
* 2004: Sex, Love & Money (Mos Def)
* 2005: Yo-Yo-Yo (Medina Green featuring Mos Def)
* 2005: Dollar Day (Mos Def)
* 2009: Casa Bey (Mos Def)
* 2009: Ain't Nothing Like You (Hoochie Coo) (The Black Keys featuring Mos Def & Jim Jones)
* 2009: Taxi (Snippet) (Ski featuring Mos Def)
* 2009: Supermagic (Mos Def)
* 2010: History (Mos Def featuring Talib Kweli)
* 2010: White Drapes (Snippet) (Mos Def)
* 2010: Stylo (Gorillaz featuring Mos Def & Bobby Womack)
* 2010: It Ain't My Fault (Gulf Aid All-Stars featuring Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Mos Def, Lenny Kravitz & Trombone Shorty)
* 2010: Cream of the Planet (Ski Beatz featuring Mos Def)
* 2022: Peppa (Westside Gunn featuring Black Star)
* 2022: So Be It (Black Star)