Mos Def's sweet soundtrack

Mos Def has been talking about ‘Brown Sugar (Extra Sweet)’, the first single to be released from the soundtrack to the movie ‘Brown Sugar’ in which Mos also stars. "The song is just a up-tempo party joint," he told reporters. "Get the girls dancing, get the party moving. I love doing songs about women, and women love to hear about themselves in songs, so it was good to do. And Faith [Evans] just adds a real element of class to it. I was glad to be able to get a chance to work with Faith." As well as starring in the film and making the track, he is also directing the video. "I'm really encouraged to see what was in my head come out and look good and not be like, 'Oh, I was trippin','" he said. "I'm having a real good time. Today has been my toughest day because I'm in it. Yesterday I wasn't in it at all. There are scenes where I'm driving, I can see the monitors nearby. The most difficult thing for me is when I'm in it, not being able to see every shot and having to wait for the playback.” The soundtrack to ‘Brown Sugar’ has a US release of 24 Sep and the movie opens there on 11 Oct. Mos has also just signed to play Half Ear (an explosives expert with a hearing aid!) alongside Mark Wahlberg, Ed Norton and Charlize Theron in F. Gary Gray's remake of ‘The Italian Job’. Music wise, other than the soundtrack, he is working on an album with his band Black Jack Johnson, which may well be completed this year.