Mos DefThe EcstaticDowntown Recordsout June 9th[77][Rating Scale]7.7 out of 10 starsThe opening of Mos Def’s latest album, The Ecstatic, could hardly be more timely. His propensity for Arabic prayers and activist quotes seems particularly apropos given the fact that the album was released just three days before the Iranian election that has sparked protest [...]
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I don’t listen to a lot of rap or hip-hop, but I’m certainly not against checking something out when I read good things about a song, album, or artist. Mos Def has been on my radar for the past few years, mainly because I’ve always enjoyed his acting - either as a distrusting parole officer in The Woodsmen, as Jack Black’s video store partner in Be Kind Rewind, or as the legendary Chuck Berry i...
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Details on how Mos Def will be selling his new album literally though a t-shirt.
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I am admittedly not a big hip hop fan. Even if it’s “indie hip hop”, but there is something about Mos Def that I always seem to enjoy. Take this track for example, his rapping has a flow that is kind of lulling, and the music itself is mixed up with a great variety of [...]
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June 18, 2009 | In their debut week, hip-pop act the Black Eyed Peas hijack the top spot on the Billbaord 200 sales charts.
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The two records preceding Mos Def's 1999 solo début 'Black On Both Sides' never really lived up to the first's brilliance and though there were bits and pieces of genius lacing them both, it was almost a step backwards in terms of potential.
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/p>After enjoying some well deserved success collaborating with none other than Talib Kweli to form ‘Black Star’ in ‘98, Mos Def embarked on his solo career. His first album, ‘Black On Both Sides’ was released a year later. Confronting racial issues and expressing his love for his hometown Brooklyn, the album was hailed as a [...]
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Mos Def is many things. He is an MC, thespian, boogeyman and revolutionary. But one thing he is not is adherent to the pigeonhole that is placed upon him. When we tell him to go up, he turns upside...* Summary only. Visit the site for full article!
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With his last two albums receiving less than enthused reactions from fans and critics alike, is The Ecstatic really worth getting excited about? Short answer: Yes.
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don't know what to say but to go this after a worldwind relaunch was an incredible gift. for me it was somewhat religious. the jay-z unplugged record with the roots (real musicians, real instruments) has always been one of my top go-to records when i dont' know what to listen to. so when i heard mos def was doing this gig at yoshi's with a bunch of jazz cats, i paid out the ass through craigs...
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I remember Mos performin at U.C.R.'s Heat Festival back in March, all he would say his "YEE, THE ECSTATIC, THE ECSTATIC". Good to finally see he's releasing tracks for The Ecstatic! If you're feelin' this track, be sure you buy it on 11.4, oh yeaa and GO VOTEE as well!
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Looks like it's gonna be a good weekend for you, OKP. We've got some brand new Mighty Mos for y'all! It's a live version (so not the best quality, but still pretty good) of Mos Def performing "Twilight Speedball," a song he co-produced with Chad Hugo . The joint is off of Mos' upcoming album The Ecstatic dropping on Downtown Records. The recording is from a show Mos did back on [...] ~~
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All righty, we have some good stuff for you fine folks on the snow & ice encrusted morning. Well we've got snow & ice here in Halifax, likely most of you don't where you are, and I'm sure you're happy about that. Either way, get ready to get warmed up, Canadian hip hop style, as we present the second All-Canadian edition of our hip hop single-fest BOX! The previous All-Canadian edition seeme...
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Some people seem pretty surprised about the fact that Ye is singing on his new album '808's and Heartbreak' but the mighty Mos Def has been doing it for a long time now and he's doing it on his new Mr. Flash produced single 'Life In Marvellous Times' which you can get over at RCRB.LBL. [...]
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