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Molecules · 03-28-2009, 08:59 AM

Black Star - Mos Def & Talib Kwali Are Black Star (1998)

A hip-hop classic... Just first class in every aspect, over a decade old now but it's still a crowd-pleaser, forward-looking whilst utilising old skool, conscious hip-hop values to funky effect. There's more than a hint of ragga which is always good to see acknowledged, Barrington Levy gets a rep.
Unfortunately it's not on youtube for comparison here, but Mos Def delivers the first hip-hop cover version I've ever heard (Slick Rick's 'Children's Story') and flips the content to make it a scathing commentary on beat-pilfering mainstream fluff

The chorus from 'Definition' hijacks an old Boogie Down Productions refrain as well.
Essential!

03-28-2009, 08:59 AM	#1055 (permalink)
Molecules daddy don't Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: the Wastes Posts: 2,577	Black Star - Mos Def & Talib Kwali Are Black Star (1998) A hip-hop classic... Just first class in every aspect, over a decade old now but it's still a crowd-pleaser, forward-looking whilst utilising old skool, conscious hip-hop values to funky effect. There's more than a hint of ragga which is always good to see acknowledged, Barrington Levy gets a rep. Unfortunately it's not on youtube for comparison here, but Mos Def delivers the first hip-hop cover version I've ever heard (Slick Rick's 'Children's Story') and flips the content to make it a scathing commentary on beat-pilfering mainstream fluff The chorus from 'Definition' hijacks an old Boogie Down Productions refrain as well. Essential! __________________ [SIZE="1"]Eff em tumble her