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Mos Def - HOLLYWOOD, CA - OCTOBER 28:  Recording artist Mos Def helps Google announce new search capabilities to facilitate online music distribution during an event at the Capitol Records building on October 28 in Hollywood, California. Google is partnering with several companies including MySpace Music, Lala, Pandora and Imeem, all of which have licensing agreements with record companies to download samples and streams of millions of songs online. Among other services, Google is offering free steaming of songs in searches based on portions of the lyrics or musician names.

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HOLLYWOOD, CA - OCTOBER 28: Recording artist Mos Def helps Google announce new search capabilities to facilitate online music distribution during an event at the Capitol Records building on October 28 in Hollywood, California. Google is partnering with several companies including MySpace Music, Lala, Pandora and Imeem, all of which have licensing agreements with record companies to download samples and streams of millions of songs online. Among other services, Google is offering free steaming of songs in searches based on portions of the lyrics or musician names.
  • Mos Def - HOLLYWOOD, CA - OCTOBER 28:  Recording artist Mos Def helps Google announce new search capabilities to facilitate online music distribution during an event at the Capitol Records building on October 28 in Hollywood, California. Google is partnering with several companies including MySpace Music, Lala, Pandora and Imeem, all of which have licensing agreements with record companies to download samples and streams of millions of songs online. Among other services, Google is offering free steaming of songs in searches based on portions of the lyrics or musician names.
  • Mos Def - HOLLYWOOD, CA - OCTOBER 28:  Recording artist Mos Def helps Google announce new search capabilities to facilitate online music distribution during an event at the Capitol Records building on October 28 in Hollywood, California. Google is partnering with several companies including MySpace Music, Lala, Pandora and Imeem, all of which have licensing agreements with record companies to download samples and streams of millions of songs online. Among other services, Google is offering free steaming of songs in searches based on portions of the lyrics or musician names.
  • Mos Def - Hip Hop artist Mos Def speaks at a press conference for Google's new music service feature called OneBox, at Capitol Records headquarters in Los Angeles on October 28, 2009. Google said OneBox, a product of their newly announced alliance with Lala.com and MySpace-owned iLike, will stream line the process of searching for, listening to and buying music on the Web.
  • Mos Def - NEW YORK - OCTOBER 02:  Rapers Mos Def, Chuck D and Flavor Flav perform onstage during the 2008 Vh1 Hip Hop Honors at Hammerstein Ballroom on October 2, 2008 in New York City.
  • Mos Def - LAS VEGAS - AUGUST 27:  Rapper/actor Mos Def performs at the Undrcrwn Experience party at the Palms Casino Resort August 27, 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
  • Mos Def - LAS VEGAS - AUGUST 27:  Rapper/actor Mos Def is surrounded by guests as he performs at the Undrcrwn Experience party at the Palms Casino Resort August 27, 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
  • Mos Def - LAS VEGAS - AUGUST 27:  Rapper/actor Mos Def (C) performs at the Undrcrwn Experience party at the Palms Casino Resort August 27, 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
  • Mos Def - LAS VEGAS - AUGUST 27:  Rapper/actor Mos Def (C) performs at the Undrcrwn Experience party at the Palms Casino Resort August 27, 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
  • Mos Def - LAS VEGAS - AUGUST 27:  Rapper/actor Mos Def performs at the Undrcrwn Experience party at the Palms Casino Resort August 27, 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
  • Mos Def - LAS VEGAS - AUGUST 27:  Rapper/actor Mos Def (L) performs at the Undrcrwn Experience party at the Palms Casino Resort August 27, 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
  • Mos Def - PARK CITY, UT - JANUARY 20:  Actor/rapper Mos Def arrives at the screening of "Be Kind Rewind" held at the Eccles Theatre during the Sundance Film Festival on January 20, 2008 in Park City, Utah.
  • Mos Def - PARK CITY, UT - JANUARY 20:  Actor Jack Black (C) and Mos Def arrive at the screening of "Be Kind Rewind" held at the Eccles Theatre during the Sundance Film Festival on January 20, 2008 in Park City, Utah.
  • Mos Def - PARK CITY, UT - JANUARY 20:  Director Michel Gondry (R) and actor/rapper Mos Def arrive at the screening of "Be Kind Rewind" held at the Eccles Theatre during the Sundance Film Festival on January 20, 2008 in Park City, Utah.
  • Mos Def - NEW YORK - JUNE 11:  Recording artist Mos Def performs onstage at the Third Annual Apollo Theater Spring Benefit on June 11, 2007 in New York City.
  • Mos Def - LAS VEGAS - JUNE 1:  Rapper and actor Mos Def arrives for a concert by the band The Killers at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino June 1, 2007 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
  • Mos Def - NEW YORK - JANUARY 17:  Rapper Mos Def performs onstage with "Mos Def's Big Band" to open the Lincoln Center Songbook 2007 season at Jazz At Lincoln Center on January 17, 2007 in New York City.  (Photo by Scott Gries/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Mos Def
  • Mos Def - NEW YORK - JANUARY 17:  Rapper Mos Def performs onstage with "Mos Def's Big Band" to open the Lincoln Center Songbook 2007 season at Jazz At Lincoln Center on January 17, 2007 in New York City.  (Photo by Scott Gries/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Mos Def
  • Mos Def - NEW YORK - JANUARY 17:  Rapper Mos Def performs onstage with "Mos Def's Big Band" to open the Lincoln Center Songbook 2007 season at Jazz At Lincoln Center on January 17, 2007 in New York City.  (Photo by Scott Gries/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Mos Def
  • Mos Def - NEW YORK - JANUARY 17:  Rapper Mos Def performs onstage with "Mos Def's Big Band" to open the Lincoln Center Songbook 2007 season at Jazz At Lincoln Center on January 17, 2007 in New York City.  (Photo by Scott Gries/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Mos Def
  • Mos Def - NEW YORK - JANUARY 17:  Rapper Mos Def performs onstage with "Mos Def's Big Band" to open the Lincoln Center Songbook 2007 season at Jazz At Lincoln Center on January 17, 2007 in New York City.  (Photo by Scott Gries/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Mos Def
  • Mos Def - NEW YORK - JANUARY 17:  Rapper Mos Def performs onstage with "Mos Def's Big Band" to open the Lincoln Center Songbook 2007 season at Jazz At Lincoln Center on January 17, 2007 in New York City.  (Photo by Scott Gries/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Mos Def
  • Mos Def - US rapper and actor Mos Def (L) poses for a picture on the red carpet with festival chairman Abdulhamid Juma (R) and two unidentified guests as they arrive for the screening of "Babel" at the Dubai Film Festival, 16 December  2006. AFP PHOTO/Kamal MOGHRABI

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  • Mos Def - US rapper and actor Mos Def walks on the red carpet as he arrives for the screening of "Babel" at the Dubai Film Festival, 16 December  2006. AFP PHOTO/Kamal MOGHRABI

(Photo credit should read KAMAL MOGHRABI/AFP/Getty Images)
  • Mos Def - DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - DECEMBER 10:  Singer Mos Def arrives at the opening night gala premiere for 'Bobby' on the first day of the Dubai International Film Festival at the Madinat Jumierah on December 10, 2006 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.  (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Mos Def
  • Mos Def - DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - DECEMBER 10:  Singer Mos Def arrives at the opening night gala premiere for 'Bobby' on the first day of the Dubai International Film Festival at the Madinat Jumierah on December 10, 2006 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.  (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Mos Def
  • Mos Def - NEW YORK - APRIL 29:  (L to R) Actors Scott Glenn, Mos Def, director Eric Eason, actors Alice Braga and Brendan Fraser attend the "Journey To The End Of The Night" press conference during the 5th Annual Tribeca Film Festival April 29, 2006 in New York City.  (Photo by Paul Hawthorne/Getty Images for TFF) *** Local Caption *** Scott Glenn;Mos Def;Alice Braga;Brendan Fraser
  • Mos Def - NEW YORK - APRIL 28:  Rapper/actor Mos Def and actress Rosie Perez attend Rosie Perez's directorial debut celebration hosted Interview Magazine at Armani Casa during the 5th Annual Tribeca Film Festival April 28, 2006 in New York City.  (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images for TFF) *** Local Caption *** Mos Def;Rosie Perez
  • Mos Def - NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 27:  Actors Bruce Willis and Mos Def attend the Warner Brothers' premiere of "16 Blocks" at the Ziegfeld Theatre February 27, 2006 in New York City.  (Photo by Evan Agostini/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Bruce Willis;Mos Def
  • Mos Def - NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 27:  Actors Bruce Willis and Mos Def attend the Warner Brothers' premiere of "16 Blocks" at the Ziegfeld Theatre February 27, 2006 in New York City.  (Photo by Evan Agostini/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Bruce Willis;Mos Def
  • Mos Def - NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 27:  Actors Bruce Willis and Mos Def attend the Warner Brothers' premiere of "16 Blocks" at the Ziegfeld Theatre February 27, 2006 in New York City.  (Photo by Evan Agostini/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Bruce Willis;Mos Def
  • Mos Def - NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 27:  Actors Bruce Willis and Mos Def attend the Warner Brothers' premiere of "16 Blocks" at the Ziegfeld Theatre February 27, 2006 in New York City.  (Photo by Evan Agostini/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Bruce Willis;Mos Def
  • Mos Def - NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 27:  Actors Bruce Willis and Mos Def attend the Warner Brothers' premiere of "16 Blocks" at the Ziegfeld Theatre February 27, 2006 in New York City.  (Photo by Evan Agostini/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Bruce Willis;Mos Def


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