ChannelHopper.org > Yasiin Bey
Yasiin Bey
Yasiin Bey is a rapper, actor, and activist. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he rose to fame as part of the hip-hop duo Black Star and later as a solo artist under the name Mos Def. He has also acted in films such as The Italian Job and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Bey has been an outspoken advocate for social justice and human rights.
Titles credited to Yasiin Bey
Something the Lord Made
A dramatization of the relationship between heart surgery pioneers Alfred Blalock and Vivien Thomas.
Find out more, including where to stream or buy >
Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest
Having forged a 20-year run as one of the most innovative and influential hip hop bands of all time, the Queens NY collective known as 'A Tribe Called Quest' have kept a generation hungry for more of...
Find out more, including where to stream or buy >
Dave Chappelle: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize
An outstanding lineup of entertainers gathers in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall to salute Dave Chappelle, recipient of the 22nd annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.
Find out more, including where to stream or buy >
Prince Among Slaves
Abdul Rahman, an African prince who was sold into slavery, spent four decades in servitude before an amazing coincidence took him to the White House to meet President John Quincy Adams, where he was g...
Find out more, including where to stream or buy >
Begin Again
Gretta, a budding songwriter, finds herself alone after her boyfriend Dave ditches her. Her life gains purpose when Dan, a record label executive, notices her talent.
Find out more, including where to stream or buy >
God Bless the Child
Single mother, Theresa Johnson, becomes homeless, loses her job and tries to survive with her young daughter, Hillary, through charities and public shelters.
Find out more, including where to stream or buy >
Dave Chappelle's Block Party
The American comedian/actor delivers a story about the alternative Hip Hop scene. A small town Ohio mans moves to Brooklyn, New York, to throw an unprecedented block party.
Find out more, including where to stream or buy >
Monster's Ball
A prison guard begins a tentative romance with the unsuspecting widow of a man whose execution he presided over.
Find out more, including where to stream or buy >
The Italian Job
Charlie Croker pulled off the crime of a lifetime. The one thing that he didn't plan on was being double-crossed. Along with a drop-dead gorgeous safecracker, Croker and his team take off to re-steal...
Find out more, including where to stream or buy >
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Mere seconds before the Earth is to be demolished by an alien construction crew, Arthur Dent is swept off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher penning a new edition of "The Hitchhiker's...
Find out more, including where to stream or buy >