Mos Def reveals more about his Gorillaz...
Mos Def: We'll I'm involved at this present time on the album as a vocalist but also as a character.
Interviewer: So you're going to be one of the animated.. [characters], you'll be like what, the 5th or 6th Gorilla?
Mos Def: Yeah I think so. I'll probably be the 5th or 6th. How many do they have now? I think it's 4. I'm a Gorillaz cameo. I think my character's name is Sun Moon Stars. He's a game vendor at this place called Plastic Beach. There's a carnival atmosphere, he [runs] one of the games at this place
Interviewer: So what's the joint like? Is it just one or have you done a couple?
Mos Def: I've got three on the Gorillaz record. And they're all really... what shall we say... 'Sweepstakes' is incredible. 'Sweepstakes' is one of the greatest things that I've ever done... because it's right on time the first song we ever recorded together and we did it in like one take. So 'Sweepstakes' is important to me.
Interviewer: Did you hook up with Damon when we was doing the Kanye West afterparty?
Mos Def: It was around that time. But he had been sending me music over a pretty steady time that entire year, you know. For like 5-6 months before we did anything, like January that time, he was like yo I'm gonna give you some music, and we kept in touch. And then he came to New York and we went at it and it was just sort of amazing. He's an amazing dude. I wanted all his beats! I was like hey, if you're not going to use any of these yknow.. [laughs]
Dec 14th