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Yasiin Bey (Mos Def) to Portray Famous Jazz Musician in New Biopic

The Meadows Music And Arts Festival - Day 2

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Yasiin Bey, the artist formerly known as Mos Def, has taken on a new role.

He will play Jazz Icon Thelonious Monk in an upcoming biopic.

The movie begins production in the summer of 2022.

According to a press release, the film will "will center around [Monk’s] struggles for musical success, mental illness and the spiritual love triangle between his wife Nellie and one of the world’s richest women, Nica Rothschild."


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