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Whether a movie sinks or swims, you want to have a decent experience, so you go for something that at least is trying to be good." "If you can turn a dollar and sleep at night, then cool.

"It's hard to take Hollywood too seriously," Mos Def said regarding the importance of a successful film project. In addition to the rapper, the cast will include Wesley Snipes and Don Cheadle. The rapper’s third offering, which included production from The Neptunes, Rich Harrison and Minnesota, was released without promotion in a clear case without cover art.īetween albums, the rapper kept himself busy over the years via acting roles in a string of films such as The Italian Job, Monster's Ball, 16 Blocks, Be Kind Rewind, HBO's Something the Lord Made, Cadillac Records and his latest big screen outing, Next Day Air.ĭespite the Mike Epps and Donald Faison-assisted feature’s failure to generate a big payday at the box office, Mos Def is looking ahead as he ponders various movie offers and maintains high hopes for Toussaint, a Danny Glover-helmed biopic about Haitian revolutionary Toussaint L'Ouverture. The Ecstatic's pending release follows Mos Def’s 2006 album True Magic. The quality, clarity and ambition are there. “I want to give people some truth and positive heart lift. "I don't want to waste anyone's time or money,” Mos explained. "The aim is high," Mos Def told USA Today while sharing that his writing and rhyming skills have sharpened since arriving on the scene with the single “Universal Magnetic,” 12 years ago. Three years since highlighting his musical self, Mos Def is more than ready to reestablish himself in the eyes of the rap community with the release of his forthcoming opus The Ecstatic.įor the rapper/actor, the challenge lies in giving fans an album worth adding to their collection, as he admits that the “quality, clarity and ambition” behind his latest project is prevalent.
