Mos Def Announces Name Change & Nathan Hall Learns He Can't Pull off a Bandanna in Public
Channel: Rebecca Missiceblast
Date: 2011-08-28

During the set Mos Def, nee: Dante Terrell Smith, December 11, 1973, in Brooklyn, NY, announced that he was going to be writing and performing, using his legal name Yasiin Bey. A midst boos and cheers he humbly retired Mos Def and in a concert where he showed much thanks and praise for his family and fans, he chose to share that little bit of news with us. Stating that he would rather let it be known at that time, versus it being announced in Source or Vibe and asked us to share it with our friends and so here were are.