Kanye West and Kid Cudi have unveiled their new collaborative album. As well as features from Pusha T, Ty Dolla $ign, and Yasiin Bey (fka Mos Def). Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star is the only studio album by Black Star, a hip hop duo. The album deals with modern-day issues, philosophical ideas, and life in Brooklyn, New York City, as the two artists know it. Three/It's kinda dangerous to be a MC/They shot 2Pac and Biggie/Too much violence in hip hop, Y-O'.

Talib Kweli 1999 The late musician played the keys on the album's opening song, 'Astronomy,' which interprets the word 'black' in a positive way, and contains similes such as 'Black, like my baby girl's hair'. The next song, and first single, ', is a stern response to hip hop's fascination with death, and a dedication to slain emcees. As the chorus goes, 'One two three/ and /We came to rock it on to the tip top/Best alliance in hip hop, Y-O/I said, one two three/It's kinda dangerous to be a MC/They shot 2Pac and Biggie/Too much violence in hip hop, Y-O'. The chorus is also a play on ' anti-gun song ', as well as 'Remix For P Is Free' from their album. ' is a re-imagined version of 's original, which features Mos Def cautioning overly materialistic pursuits. [ ] 'Brown-Skin Lady' is an affectionate tribute to brown-skinned women.

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The song encourages black and brown women to be proud of their hair and complexion, and to not be influenced by Western beauty standards. Kweli rhymes, 'We're not dealin' with the European standard of beauty tonight/Turn off the TV and put the magazine away/Look in the mirror tell me what you see/I see the evidence of divine presence.' Mos Def 1999 'Thieves in the Night' was inspired by author 's novel. In the album's liner notes, Kweli explains that the paragraph 'struck me as one of the truest critiques of our society, and I read that in high school when I was 15 years old. I think it is especially true in the world of hip hop, because we get blinded by these illusions.' The excerpt interpolated in the song is as follows: 'And fantasy it was, for we were not strong, only aggressive; we were not free, merely licensed; we were not compassionate, we were polite; not good but well-behaved. We courted death in order to call ourselves brave, and hid like thieves from life.'

And the version on the track: 'Not strong, only aggressive/Not free, we only licensed/Not compassionate, only polite (now who the nicest?)/Not good but well-behaved/Chasin' after death so we could call ourselves brave, still livin' like mental slaves/Hiding like thieves in the night from life/Illusions of oasis making you look twice.' [ ] Critical reception [ ] Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating A− 8/10 3.5/5 10/10 A− Black Star was voted the 24th best album of 1998 in the, a poll of American critics nationwide published annually by., the poll's creator, wrote in a contemporary review that Mos Def and Talib Kweli 'devise a hip hop imaginary where hater players lose their girls-not-bitches to MCs so disinterested they give 'em right back. Lightroom hack serial number.

The rhymes are the selling point. But the subculture that cares most about these words is what you'll come back to.' According to writer, the album abandoned 'the negativity of ' in favor of 'a highly intelligent and searching examination of black culture, harking back to the classic era of rap epitomized. The album's sparse, hard-hitting rhythms were also in marked comparison to the overblown productions of, which dominated the rap mainstream.' Track listing [ ] # Title Producer(s) Performer(s) (in order of appearance) Length 1 'Intro'; co-produced by *Interlude* 1:11 2 'Astronomy (8th Light)' Talib Kweli,, 3:23 3 ' Mos Def, Talib Kweli 3:26 4 'Re: Definition' Hi-Tek Talib Kweli, Mos Def 3:02 5 'Children's Story' Shawn J.