Mos Def 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

Collaborative albums

Compilation albums

Extended plays

Singles

Solo

*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

*A. Charted only on the Hot Singles Sales or Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales charts.

As featured artist

*A. Charted only on the Hot Singles Sales or Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales charts.

Other appearances

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)

See also

* Black Star discography

Notes

References

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Hip-hop discographies

Discographies of American artists