"Ghetto Rock" by Mos Def

Birthday wishes go out today to Mos Def, the best kept secret in hip hop... More's the pity, since his socially conscious messages need the widest possible audience, especially amongst the bling and beyotches crowd. Here he's seen bustin' a rhyme on MTV's Def Poetry - Ghetto Rock, the B-side to his 2004 single Sex, Love & Money, from that year's album The New Danger.

In addition to being a talented rapper who's gifted with the mad skillz, he's also an accomplished actor - most famous around the Pop Culture Institute for tackling the role of Ford Prefect in the 2005 film The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
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