NEW YORK - DECEMBER 01: Actor Mos Def attends the after party for the New York premiere of 'Cadillac Records' at Marquee on December 1, 2008 in New York City. Getty Images logo Getty Images 12 months ago

NEW YORK - DECEMBER 01: Actor Mos Def attends the after party for the New York premiere of 'Cadillac Records' at Marquee on December 1, 2008 in New York City.

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  1. 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.
  2. Musician Mos Def performs during a party for Google's new music search on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009, in Los Angeles.

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  1. Hip hop artist Mos Def performs during the "Discover Music!" event at Capitol Studios in Hollywood, California October 28, 2009. Google Inc partnered with Web services LaLa and MySpace's iLike to give music fans an easier way to find, sample and buy songs on the Internet.
  2. Hip hop artist Mos Def performs during the "Discover Music!" event at Capitol Studios in Hollywood, California October 28, 2009. Google Inc partnered with Web services LaLa and MySpace's iLike to give music fans an easier way to find, sample and buy songs on the Internet.
  3. Hip hop artist Mos Def performs during the "Discover Music!" event at Capitol Studios in Hollywood, California October 28, 2009. Google Inc partnered with Web services LaLa and MySpace's iLike to give music fans an easier way to find, sample and buy songs on the Internet.
  4. Hip hop artist Mos Def performs during the "Discover Music!" event at Capitol Studios in Hollywood, California October 28, 2009. Google Inc partnered with Web services LaLa and MySpace's iLike to give music fans an easier way to find, sample and buy songs on the Internet.
  5. Hip hop artist Mos Def performs during the "Discover Music!" event at Capitol Studios in Hollywood, California October 28, 2009. Google Inc partnered with Web services LaLa and MySpace's iLike to give music fans an easier way to find, sample and buy songs on the Internet.
  6. Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park (L), Ryan Tedder of OneRepublic (C) and hip hop artist Mos Def pose during the "Discover Music!" event at Capitol Studios in Hollywood, California October 28, 2009. Google Inc partnered with Web services LaLa and MySpace's iLike to give music fans an easier way to find, sample and buy songs on the Internet.
  7. Hip hop artist Mos Def speaks during a panel discussion during the "Discover Music!" event at Capitol Studios in Hollywood, California October 28, 2009. Google Inc partnered with Web services LaLa and MySpace's iLike to give music fans an easier way to find, sample and buy songs on the Internet.
  8. Hip hop artist Mos Def attends a panel discussion during the "Discover Music!" event at Capitol Studios in Hollywood, California October 28, 2009. Google Inc partnered with Web services LaLa and MySpace's iLike to give music fans an easier way to find, sample and buy songs on the Internet.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. Musician Mos Def performs during a party for Google's new music search on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009, in Los Angeles.
  13. Musician Mos Def performs during a party for Google's new music search on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009, in Los Angeles.
  14. Musician Mos Def performs during a party for Google's new music search on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009, in Los Angeles.
  15. Musician Mos Def performs during a party for Google's new music search on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009, in Los Angeles.
  16. Mike Shinoda, of the band Linkin Park, left, Ryan Tedder, of the band One Republic, center, and musician Mos Def pose together after speaking on a panel about Google's new music search on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009, in Los Angeles.

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