Magnetic: Mos Def News

Mos Def has rejoined the Breed Love posse, and they are playing their first of two shows at the 9:30 Club tonight, which is about two miles south of where I now sit. I don’t have tickets, so I’ll be watching him in “The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy” on my TV about 30 feet south of where I now sit instead. A poor substitute to be sure.

If any readers out there are going to the show, send me your photos and videos of the show!

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In a recent interview on NPR, writer Walter Mosley reveals that Mos Def will star in the film adaptation of his book, The Little Scarlet, from the Easy Rawlins Mysteries series.

Mos Def will play the role of the lead character, Ezekiel “Easy” Rawlins, an engaging and multifaceted detective in Los Angeles. He will be joined by talented actor Jeffrey Wright, who plays Easy’s sidekick, “Mouse.”

The film, which has not yet started production, will be done with HBO films. Mosley states that they are “making the deal as we speak” in the NPR interview.

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Maybe it’s because Hollywood is so far away from DC (funky4u HQ), but I’m just hearing about a new Mos Def movie that’s in production. Journey to the End of the Night, which also stars Brendan Fraser, is set for a late 2006 release.

A gritty thriller of betrayal beyond redemption set against the harsh backdrop of a South American city defined by drugs, money, sex, and corruption, Journey to the End of the Night pits a tortured son against his father as they separately develop plans to escape the desolation of their lives through a lurid underworld. – Ropes of Silicon

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Once again, a post at the MosDefinitely forums leads me to more Mos Def media. This time, it’s a series of animated shorts called The Devil’s Music.

Mos is the voice of the film’s protagonist, a young playa named Shane McDaniel. The series of ten shorts (When we say short, we mean short. Each of them clock in at less than 3 minutes.), created and written by Cheo Hodari Coker, follow the character from through a rollercoaster of events and emotions—some real, some not so real. Here’s the official describes the story:

Shane McDaniel (Mos Def) wants to be a star, and he’d do anything to succeed in the hip hop world. As his star begins to rise, a brush with death makes him realize that the values of gangsta rap might not be ones he wants to promote after all. But when he tries to clean up his act, cosmic forces intervene, reminding Shane that his material is no longer up to him since he did business with the devil; now he must fight to regain his power over his own artistic expression.

The full series can be seen at urbanentertainment.com . You can also buy the DVD at Amazon or other online outlets.

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Most people are buzzing around here looking for Breed Love Odyssey Tour info or Katrina Klap downloads, and it’s been a slow Mos Def news day, so I figured I’d keep it light and link to an old interview Mos Def did on NPR with Fresh Aire host Terry Gross.

The interview is about half hour long and catches Mos talking about his music, his movies, his songwriting process, and the difference between the music business and the movie business.

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