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Original Title: TIL rapper Mos Def began his career as an actor. Before the release of his critically acclaimed album ‘Black On Both Sides’ in 1998, he had already starred in multiple sitcoms, had a Visa commercial with Deion Sanders, and played a small role in the short film ‘Ghosts’ alongside Michael Jackson