Through my Youtube searching of artists in this thread, I got to the Black Star debut album. So, is this one of those good ones or am I an MTV sellout ?
I like this a lot.
Black Star is Mos Def and Talib Kweli. Both very good.
Talib did some songs with Dilated Peoples a few years back. Great stuff if you can find it.
Mos Def has definitely achieved 'greater' success out of the two. A bit 'MTV' these days, but definitely a poet and definitely outspoken and opinionated. Has some really good things to say though…
Woody, which one are you...the glasses or the no glasses? I love the Erikah Badu track, i have 2 of her albums. She so soft and smooth like some Sarah Vaughn and Billie Holiday.
Black Star is Mos Def and Talib Kweli. Both very good.
Talib did some songs with Dilated Peoples a few years back. Great stuff if you can find it.
Mos Def has definitely achieved 'greater' success out of the two. A bit 'MTV' these days, but definitely a poet and definitely outspoken and opinionated. Has some really good things to say though…
Black Star was a great CD. Most people don't know Mos Def as a rapper, but he is pretty good. I'm a huge fan of all his work, he is a fantastic actor. Check out the song 'Oh No' by Mos Def, Pharoahe Monch and Nate Dogg. Great song.
Another good Mos/Talib song is This Means You from Talib's Reflection Eternal CD.
^^^See, this is what i DO NOT consider quality Hip Hop. Kids talkin smack like they've been living the ruff life forever. They probably have curfews and Sunday dinners and cushy homes to go to.
If you've lived a hard life and wanna share it to teach a lesson to avoid that road, i'm all for it, but this is whack.
I've heard a few songs by Immortal Technique...I've been listening to some early 90's Wu-Tang stuff recently...especially the album Liquid Swords by GZA. The blend of audio from old Kung Fu movies with the tracks is awesome.
^^^See, this is what i DO NOT consider quality Hip Hop. Kids talkin smack like they've been living the ruff life forever. They probably have curfews and Sunday dinners and cushy homes to go to.
If you've lived a hard life and wanna share it to teach a lesson to avoid that road, i'm all for it, but this is whack.
They are from a small little potato farming town . It was filmed behind a pizza place in town .
They are all pretty much failures, they don't have sunday dinners, or curfews, because they're too cool for school