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Mos Def Is Chuck Berry in Chess Film

Monday, March 31, 2008
By: Mike Ivey Jr.

Mos Def

Downtown Records artist Mos Def is cast as renowned rock n’ roll musician Chuck Berry in the upcoming Sony BMG film ‘Cadillac Records,’ about storied label Chess Records. ‘Cadillac…,’ is being shot in New Jersey and features a talented ensemble, including Beyonce, as singer Etta James, Cedric the Entertainer (Willie Dixon), Gabrielle Union (Geneva Wade), Jeffrey Wright (Muddy Waters), and Adrien Brody (Chess co-founder Leonard Chess).

Mos Def, a champion of human rights and artistic independence in the urban realm, is fresh off ‘Be Kind Rewind,’ with comedian Jack Black. Mos Def has acted in films such as '16 Blocks,' 'Talladega Nights,' ‘Something The Lord Made,’ ‘Monster’s Ball,’ ‘Bamboozled,’ and 'Dave Chappelle's Block Party.'

The rock influenced emcee last year left Geffen/Interscope, his distribution house of nine years, for Warner Bros. label Downtown, home of Gnarls Barkley, Kid Sister and Santogold. Downtown is distributed by Warner Music’s Alternative Distribution Alliance (ADA), touts a joint venture deal with Atlantic Records and has offices in New York and Los Angeles.

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Aww mos looks so cute and im sure he'l do a great job in this film,whut do ya think??

Posted by Killa Moves

Mos as chuck berry?? wasnt chuck berry fat?? and he damn sure wasnt as sexy as mos def so i dont know 'bout this one..2 thumbs down and a snap!!

Posted by UZI WEIGHS A TON

Haha u a funny dude^^ too fruity for me but funny as hell!!!

Posted by fresh $

Yea i was told to reserach muddy waters cuz he poes to be one of the forefathers of rock, ima mos def check this movie out

Posted by ant

^^pun intended

Posted by king of puns

Mos def is whack always will be. To hell with what anybody else have to say about that. Might as well have soilder boy play the part

Posted by BRICKADON

I wonder if mos got his real hair permed or is it a wig. Dudez new album betta be lava!

Posted by dorkL7

^ im sorry you feel that way about mos def....honestly he is the reason y i love hiphop and check this website everyday.......thats sad to hear someone talk about him like that i thought he has a wonderful ability as an artist

Posted by anthology

I dont no wat to think of dis actualy

Posted by !!!???...

Thats just silly trying to say mos def is wack! he's been in this game along time and hasn't sold out to droppin labels in his verses or going on about his cake and bottles of cris, not that other rappers are wack for doing it, but its not what he does or his audience expects from him. He holds onto his artisitc integrity, that don't make him wack.

Posted by teddie

Not ev

Posted by old gold

Mos definate is sikc wid it kid

Posted by old gold

Wow. He is a humor guy,many friends like to chat with him online on tall dating site:" tallmingle dot com ",he often told us some funny jokes. Seems he is famous on that site,especially some hot models talk with him positively.

Posted by Jim