Something The Lord Made, 2004
In 2004, the multi-hyphenate rapper Yasiin Bey (who was then called Mos Def) got his full thespian on as he assumed the role of Vivien T. Thomas in the 2004 HBO film, Something the Lord Made alongside Alan Rickman and Gabrielle Union. The movie told Thomas’ incredible life story as the African American laboratory supervisor who developed a procedure used to treat blue baby syndrome (now known as cyanotic heart disease) in the 1940s.
Yasiin’s performance in this biopic was a true gem, proving that he not only can excel as a gifted emcee but also as an actor.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ocfm5sLlOM