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After the failed sophomoric effort, The New Danger, most would think Mos Def would give an expected release as all other hip-hop artists have done. Wrong, he's an artist and more credit has to be given to him, due to a very busy 2005-2006 schedule with his divorce of his wife of ten years and his work in movies as Lackawanna Blues and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.True Magic, obviously, was destined to be another concept album like Danger, but reaching back to hip-hop roots. This album was destined for a late October release, but was pushed for months and an Internet leak didn't help too well. Geffen, once again, leaves Mos in the dust as he tries to bring innovation back to hip-hop. Even though this album is a little lackluster due to it's rushed release, noticeably no album cover makes Mos seem to be the poster child of laziness for the year.This album sounds more like a mixtape done out of the basement due to rushed cuts and mixing. If more time was given, the production from producers such as Minnesota, Preservation, and Mos himself, to name a few, would have ben stellar. It seems that the tracks are good to listen to because of the hard hitting lyrics referring to the sociopolitical charges stemming back to the Hurricane Katrina tragedy in "Dollar Day" to the uplifting "THere Is a Way," which seems to be a sing along for everyone to stand strong and never give up.Other tracks like the very sad "U R The One" discusses his divorce. Some tracks seem to be filler like "A Ha".There is a track that was not released with the album but that was on his website called "Boogie Man". It's a perfect track and I would have thought not to put it on such an album.The album is not as long as his other two solo efforts and that doesn't give the album the Most Definate flair but it also has unfinished touches and shows a lack of time.
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