The discography of Yasiin Bey (formerly known as Mos Def), an American rapper, consists of five solo studio albums, five collaborative studio albums, four compilation albums, one extended play, and 29 singles (11 as a featured artist). In 1994, Bey began his hip hop career in the underground rap group, UTD (Urban Thermo Dynamics), alongside his sibling group members DCQ and Ces, after which he pursued a solo career. In 1998, he made his mainstream debut on Rawkus Records in the duo Black Star, with rapper Talib Kweli. "Definition", the lead single from Black Star's self-titled debut album, reached No. 60 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 3 on the Hot Rap Singles chart.

In 1999, Yasiin Bey released his solo debut album Black on Both Sides, which was certified Gold in the US and featured the singles "Ms. Fat Booty", which reached No. 20 on the US Billboard Hot Rap Singles chart, and "Umi Says", which reached No. 60 on the UK Singles Chart. Bey performed on several compilations from Rawkus Records and other independent compilation albums. Among them was the single "Oh No" with Pharoahe Monch and Nate Dogg which reached No. 83 on the Hot 100 and No. 1 on the Hot Rap Singles. In 2001, his single "Jam on It" from Underground Airplay Version 1.0 reached No. 23 on the Hot Rap Tracks. In 2002, he appeared on the track "Brown Sugar (Extra Sweet)" on the soundtrack to the film Brown Sugar. Featuring Faith Evans, "Brown Sugar (Extra Sweet)" reached No. 71 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.

In 2004, Yasiin Bey released his second solo album The New Danger, in which he experimented with other genres such as rock and R&B. The single "Sex, Love & Money" reached No. 90 on the R&B chart. Later the same year saw the release of UTD album Manifest Destiny under the independent label Illsion Media, run by Bey's brother and fellow group member DCQ. The album featured a compilation of previously unreleased and re-released tracks recorded during the original UTD run. Bey's third solo album, Tru3 Magic, was released in 2006 to very little hype. Its single "Undeniable" charted only on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales chart but was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance in 2007.

Yasiin Bey's fourth solo album The Ecstatic was released in 2009 on Downtown Records with distribution by Universal Records. His fifth album Negus was exclusively premiered during Art Basel in Hong Kong on March 29, 2019. According to a press release, it will never receive a physical or digital release but will be displayed at sound installations around the world.

In April 2022, a release date for the long-awaited Black Star project was officially announced. The album titled No Fear of Time was released via Luminary on May 3, 2022. In 2024, Bey announced an extended play Money Christmas, his first solo project in five years. It debuted on December 15 as a pay-per-view livestream on Bandcamp, and is set to release on March 15 the following year. Also, the same month the EP was released, Bey announced a new project with the Alchemist titled Forensics, which premiered on February 7 with a pay-per-view Bandcamp livestream, and it set to release on March 28.

Albums Studio albums + List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Details Peak chart positions Sales CertificationsUSUSR&BUSRapAUSCANPeak positions in Canada: "The New Danger": "The Ecstatic": FRASWIUKPeak chart positions for albums in the United Kingdom: All except noted: Black on Both Sides and The Ecstatic: Black on Both Sides Released: October 12, 1999 Label: Rawkus, Universal Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download 25 3 — — — — — 110US: 913,000 RIAA: Gold BPI: SilverThe New Danger Released: October 12, 2004 Label: Rawkus, Geffen Format: CD, LP, digital download 5 2 1 — 12 103 50 56US: 513,000 RIAA: GoldTrue Magic Released: December 29, 2006 Label: Geffen Format: CD 77 25 12 — — — — —US: 97,000The Ecstatic Released: June 9, 2009 Label: Downtown Format: CD, LP, digital download 9 5 2 86 24 172 90 167US: 168,000Negus Released: November 15, 2019 Label: self-released Format: Sound installation — — — — — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Collaborative albums Title Details Chart positions US USR&B Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star(with Talib Kweli as Black Star) Released: September 29, 1998 Label: Rawkus, Priority Format: CD, digital download, LP 53 13 Manifest Destiny(with UTD) Released: October 26, 2004 Label: Illson Media Format: CD, digital download, LP — — December 99th(with Ferrari Sheppard, as Dec 99th) Released: 2016 Label: A Country Called Earth Format: CD, digital download, LP — — No Fear of Time(with Talib Kweli as Black Star) Released: May 3, 2022 Label: Luminary Format: streaming — — Forensics(with The Alchemist) To be released: TBA Label: ALC Format: streaming — —

Compilation albums Title Details We Are Hip-Hop: Me, You, Everybody Released: 2002 Label: Sattan Format: CD Mos Definite Released: April 20, 2007 Label: Frequent Format: CD We Are Hip-Hop: Me, You, Everybody, Pt. 2 Released: 2008 Label: Sattan Format: CD Audio 3 Released: 2008 Label: Oarfin Format: CD

Extended plays Title Details Money Christmas To be released: March 15, 2025 Label: Self-released Format: Streaming

Singles Solo Title Year Chart positions Certifications Album USBub. US R&B US Rap UK "Universal Magnetic" 1997 — — — — Soundbombing "Ms. Fat Booty" / "Mathematics"1999 — 54 20 85 Black on Both Sides "Umi Says" — — — 60 "Brown Sugar (Extra Sweet)" [featuring Faith Evans] 2002 — 71 — — Brown Sugar (soundtrack) "Sex, Love & Money" 2004 — 90 — —The New Danger "Close Edge" — 44 — — "Ghetto Rock" — — — — "Sunshine" 2005 — — — — "Undeniable" 2006 — 31 — — True Magic "Life in Marvelous Times" 2008 — — — — The Ecstatic "Quiet Dog Bite Hard" 2009 — — — — "Casa Bey" — — — — A. Charted only on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart, a 25-song extensions of the original Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. B. Charted only on the Hot Singles Sales or Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales charts.

Collaborative singles Title Year Chart positions Album US USR&B USRap UK"Body Rock" (with Tash & Q-Tip)1998—6521—Lyricist Lounge, Volume One "Definition" (with Talib Kweli) 60 31 3 — Mos Def & Talib Kweli are Black Star "Respiration" (with Talib Kweli featuring Common) 1999 — 54 6 — "Oh No" (with Pharoahe Monch featuring Nate Dogg) 2000 83 22 1 24Lyricist Lounge 2"Black Iz Back" (with Mau Maus)Bamboozled (soundtrack)"It Ain't My Fault" (with Preservation Hall, Trombone Shorty, Allen Toussaint)2012 "Sensei on the Block" (with Ski Beatz) 2015 — — — — A. Charted only on the Hot Singles Sales or Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales charts.

As featured artist Title Year Chart positions Album USBub. US R&B US Rap US Alt "The Love Song"(Da Bush Babees featuring Mos Def) 1996 17 66 15 — Gravity "Bullshittin' (B.S.'n...)"(N'Dea Davenport featuring Mos Def)1998 — 101 — — N'Dea Davenport "Travellin' Man"(DJ Honda featuring Mos Def) 13 76 17 — h II "B-Boy Document"(The High & Mighty featuring Mos Def and Skillz) 1999 — 63 7 — Home Field Advantage / Soundbombing II "A Brighter Day"(Ronny Jordan featuring Mos Def)2000 — 54 20 — A Brighter Day"Love Rain (Head Nod Mix)" (Jill Scott featuring Mos Def)"Hit On Me (Hi-Tek Remix)"2001Chapter 1: Love, Pain & Forgiveness "Six Days (Remix)"(DJ Shadow featuring Mos Def) 2002 — 38 — — Six Days 12""Wylin' Out" (with Diverse and Prefuse 73)—65——Urban Renewal Program "Wanna B Where U R (Thisizzaluvsong)"(Floetry featuring Mos Def) 2003 — 116 — — Barbershop 2: Back in Business (soundtrack) / Floacism "Live" "Magnetic Arts"(DJ Honda featuring Mos Def) 2009 — — — — DJ Honda IV"Cream of the Planet" (Ski Beatz featuring Mos Def)24 Hour Karate School "Stylo"(Gorillaz featuring Mos Def and Bobby Womack) 2010 3 — — 24 Plastic Beach"Bang Bien" (Nightmares on Wax featuring Yasiin Bey)2025Echo45 Sound System A. Charted only on the Hot Singles Sales or Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales charts.

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