Black Star (Mos Def & Talib Kweli) - Definition

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From 1998 Album: "Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star"...[Artist info below].....
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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 New York City. They released one self titled album. Though the record achieved little commercial success, they (and other members of the Native Tongues Posse) helped shape underground alternative rap and helped bring it further into the mainstream eye. Both have gone on to greater commercial and critical success in separate solo careers.
Black Star's emergence into the hip-hop scene came at a crucial point in music history. Following the deaths of both Biggie Smalls and Tupac Shakur, hip-hop was consumed in a world of chaos. Black Star attempted to bring reconciliation in the wake of these violent deaths. The self titled album contains various references to Biggie and Tupac, and attempts to create reconciliation in the hip-hop world: "I said one, two, three. It's kinda dangerous to be an M.C. They shot Tupac and Biggie. Too much violence in hip-hop."
In 2001, Black Star performed "Money Jungle" with Ron Carter and John Patton for the Red Hot Organization's compilation album Red Hot + Indigo, a tribute to Duke Ellington, which raised money for various charities devoted to increasing AIDS awareness and fighting the disease. In 2005, hip hop website TheSituation.co.uk reported Kweli has said that a new Black Star album was "in the pipeline".[1] On Talib Kweli's Myspace he posted up a video saying that "We're going to find Mos Def and put it on camera that there will be a second Black Star album." In 2006, Mos and Kweli appeared together in the movie Dave Chappelle's Block Party, alongside Erykah Badu, Common, Jill Scott, Dead Prez and The Fugees, among others. They even contributed a new song, "Born & Raised", to the movie's soundtrack.
The first new Black Star song was leaked via DJ J Rocc from Stones Throw Records. The song is produced by Madlib and is titled "Fix Up". On October 5th 2011 they appeared on the Colbert Report and performed it for the first time.
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These young people don't know what real hip-hop is

[@MaJoSch22]

Who is over 40 and still listen to it?

[@Sureshot199-7]

WHO is listening in 2024? Made before I born but happy that I found it ❤

[@jacobkelley6491]

I grew up really vocally shy as a kid and never even remotely attempted to sing, learning all the lyrics to this song and rapping along with it helped me get over that and now i've been singing for years and love it.

[@victoralcantara5551]

This is one of their greatest works..Real HIP HOP to the fullest

[@alexeikuznetsov1450]

Mos Def is one of those once in a lifetime artists.

[@ddrt8824]

Just told my 10 year old while playing this, "Hear this? This is real hip hop."

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Are blunts still 50 cents?

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Hello everybody

[@williamabilamalinga3131]

Black star made a huge impact in Hip-Hop, it’s 2020 and real Hip-Hop Fans still here

[@djfedezaza]

Fucking jaw dropping song. Even after all these years it sounds so fresh and dope

[@makavelithelegend5738]

"my name is in the middle of equality"

[@suavobaby90]

3:06

[@brandonwood6459]

Yo this shit is legendary. Kweli and Mos riding around Brooklyn in the $1 van, just ryhming

[@chiarosuburekeni9325]

Some people said Mos rapped circles around Talib on this joint but I think both styles complimented each other perfectly. The way Def was attacking the beat perfectly, almost percussively, then Talib sliding around the drums without going off beat... dope as fuck

[@barriereid9244]

I carried this on a Sony MP3 player in the Sahara Desert for ten years...did not meet a nomad or traveller who did not like the album. This has brought back many happy memories....and now I get to see those who made this magic happen. Stay safe and my regards from Scotland.

[@hugoalmeidalima6363]

Look at Dead Prez all hyped in the van.

[@ayishasalvador2415]

now this is real Hip-hop. REAL MUSIC

[@tupacjarule186]

The first time I listened to this the Mos Def verses I was like WTF is this ? The way he delivered is just fatal .Talib killed it too but Mos Def was unbelievable on this beat .

[@giths19]

police : what are you deaf?