Yasiin Bey At The Howard Theatre
Wed Nov 27, 9:00 PM - Wed Nov 27, 9:00 PM

One of the most versatile artists of his time, Yasiin Bey has become an international sensation in theater, film, television, and the music industry.

Yasiin began his professional music career as Mos Def in 1994. Since that time, he has worked both as a solo artist and in collaboration with others. Most famously, he and Talib Kweli joined to form the group Black Star –he has also worked with Kanye West, Stephen Marley, The Roots, and The Black Keys, among others. His work has spanned genres of Rap, Blues, Hip-Hop, and Rock. He has released four studio albums and three compilation albums, as well as one album as part of Black Star. He has received six Grammy nominations, including Best Rap Album in 2010 for his newest release, The Ecstatic, which debuted at number nine on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart. He has performed in Switzerland, France, and South Africa, among other locations.

In theatre, Yasiin has appeared on the Lincoln Center Theater stage in A Free Man of Color, as well as at The Public Theater in F*cking A, delivering an "utterly captivating" performance, for which he received an Obie Award. In 2002, he appeared as Booth in Topdog/Underdog on Broadway, a performance which garnered him a Tony nomination.

On television, he has made several appearances on Chappelle's Show and delivered an "Emmy-worthy" performance in a guest-starring role on House. He received both a Golden Globe and an Emmy nomination for his performance as Vivien Thomas in Something the Lord Made, starring opposite Alan Rickman. He was the host and executive producer of HBO’s Def Poetry, in which he also presented original work. He was most recently seen in the sixth season of Showtime’s hit show, Dexter.