"16 BLOCKS" FILM PREMIERE
Actor Mos Def arrives for the February 27, 2006 New York premiere of his film "16 Blocks" (UPI Photo/Ezio Petersen)
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NEW YORK, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- The New York trial of Mos Def has been postponed because the rapper-actor's busy agenda caused a scheduling conflict.
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