The first proper track off the classic 1998 album "Blackstar", which united rising underground heroes Mos Def and Talib Kweli, this song features the two rappers exploring the meaning of “blackness” through rhymes that are both poetic and playful, trading off short verses and finishing each other’s sentences like vintage Run DMC.
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The first proper track off the classic 1998 album "Blackstar", which united rising underground heroes Mos Def and Talib Kweli, this song fe… read more
The first proper track off the classic 1998 album "Blackstar", which united rising underground heroes Mos Def and Talib Kweli, this song features the two rappers exploring the … read more
Black Star is a hip-hop group formed by MCs Mos Def & Talib Kweli. Affiliated with the group is Hi-Tek, who formed producer/MC duo Reflection Eternal with Kweli, for the album Train of Thought & produced a portion of Black Star's debut album. They're, also, part of the Native Tongues Posse, a collective that contains, amongst others A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, Jungle Brothers, Da Bush Babees & Common. Black Star arose from the underground movement of the late 1990s, which was in large part due to Rawkus Records, an independent record label stationed in Ne… read more