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Mos Def's Career, Still Arcing Upward

Rapper and actor Mos Def is co-starring in the new film 16 Blocks. Recently he played a cop in the indie film The Woodsman, also starring Kevin Bacon. Mos Def's most recent rap album is The New Danger. Def has appeared in the films Bamboozled, Monster's Ball, and Brown Sugar.

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Other segments from the episode on March 3, 2006

Fresh Air with Terry Gross, March 3, 2006: Interview with Mos Def; Review of Sam Rivers' "Violet violets;" Obituary for Octavio Butler; Review of foreign language films nominated for Oscars.

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