Hip-hop artists Mos Def playing the Music Farm in August (updated)

Image by Flickr user prawnpieImage by 20090720-mosdef.jpg

Hip-hop artist Mos Def and opening act Jay Electronica will hit the Music Farm on Thursday, August 13, at 8 p.m.

Mos Def, born Dante Terrell Smith, is an Emmy and Golden Globe nominated actor and Grammy nominated artist. Critics hail him as a return to the conscious rap of the late 1980s.

Tickets for the show are $30 and you can snag yours online.

Update, August 10: TheĀ Charleston City Paper has a solid preview of the show and Mos Def's tour.