"History" Mos Def and talib Kweli (Blackstar)

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So nice to see Blackstar coming back together, if only for one song (from Mos Def's 2009 album The Ecstatic). Something about this pairing works so well, especially for the sake of Talib who I'm reluctant to listen to when not alongside Mos in Blackstar formation.

True nuff : Mos Def back to form

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The other day I got a brief email from OKSG telling me that Mos was "back to form", there was a link attached but I didn't get a chance to click it. Skip to a few days later and I am on my second listen-through of Mos Def's new album The Ecstatic and I must concur that Mos is not half-steppin'. His flows are tight and the guests (Slick Rick, Georgianna Muldrow, Talib Kweli) and producers (Madlib, Chad Hugo, Preservation, J DILLA!!!) are top notch.

This album is heat and as much as OKSG hates me turning this blog into "hype of the moment" type blathery, I gotta big up it as already a 2009 classic -- fuck already a HIP HOP classic. It will be on steady BUMP this summer (and many other seasons to come) without doubt.


Stream it! Then cop it!

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IMO Talib Kweli sounds best when with Mos as Blackstar or over Madlib or Hi Tek beats, such as this track (produced by Madlib) off his last album. The song has an important message, especially in this age of childhood obesity.