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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By C. Angel
Format:Audio CD
I'm ashamed to admit I thought Mos Def was an actor. After hearing one track on BBC 6 Music, I bought the CD and I'm thrilled with it. Every track is at least good and several are, in my mind, superb. My favourite is Twilite Speedball - who knew massed Tuber's would make a rap song sound so good?!
15 of 17 people found the following review helpful
By B Keeler
VINE™ VOICE
Format:Audio CD
This, along with DOOM's Born Like This, is one of the best hip-hop albums of the year so far, it could even be better than the aforementioned - I recently watched a video interview with Mos Def, where he discusses DOOM and his deep respect for him ("I'd bet a million dollars on DOOM against Lil Wayne"). These two rappers, in my opinion, are two of the most important and impressive working today, and tend to work with the right producers and collaborators with no doubt.
Mos spans a range of styles, thanks to production from his buddies including Madlib, Mr Flash (Ed Banger), and the late J Dilla (legend), and excellent appearances from Slick Rick and Talib Kweli. This album flows as well as Black on Both Sides, but overall is a beastier, more soulful effort, which really is exhilarating to listen to.
A lot of people might not agree, but this proves how cool Mos Def can keep, he really is keeping a consistently solid image which can't really be matched by anyone out there, flying solo like himself. I love the samples used throughout, especially the jazz tendencies and occasional Eastern skits. Even the most overproduced (by Mr Flash) track 'Life in Marvelous Times' manages to keep it together...but at least it's better than Kanye West or any R'n'B slaughter - in other words, its appeal doesn't deteriorate after the first listen. This album is sweet, and will stay so for quite a while, in my eyes. This is decent hip-hop and should not be ignored.
Mos spans a range of styles, thanks to production from his buddies including Madlib, Mr Flash (Ed Banger), and the late J Dilla (legend), and excellent appearances from Slick Rick and Talib Kweli. This album flows as well as Black on Both Sides, but overall is a beastier, more soulful effort, which really is exhilarating to listen to.
A lot of people might not agree, but this proves how cool Mos Def can keep, he really is keeping a consistently solid image which can't really be matched by anyone out there, flying solo like himself. I love the samples used throughout, especially the jazz tendencies and occasional Eastern skits. Even the most overproduced (by Mr Flash) track 'Life in Marvelous Times' manages to keep it together...but at least it's better than Kanye West or any R'n'B slaughter - in other words, its appeal doesn't deteriorate after the first listen. This album is sweet, and will stay so for quite a while, in my eyes. This is decent hip-hop and should not be ignored.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By ACMN1
Format:Audio CD
Love, love love Mos Def. Was gutted when I was too ill to make his London show last year... And this album rocks but I was a little annoyed to hear that several tracks used the same base sounds from Madlib's Beat Conducta in India (one of my fave albums). I love what Mos Def did with the tracks but I'd have prefered something totally new because innovation is what he does best... Still a wicked album though!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By Mister C
Format:Audio CD
I know it's eight years overdue. I know no-one gives a damn about `conscious' hip hop any more. I know there's nothing on there quite as good as `Umi Says'. But whatever, yeah? Kweli's on there. Dilla's on there. Fela's on there. SLICK RICK's on there. If Mos is only capable of making one record this good per decade then I say roll on 2019. Superb.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By Chaka Whyte
Format:Audio CD
All recording artist aim to do their own version of that one classic that defines what they truly want to produce, the album that sets them up as a classic artist. On the first time I listend to this album I had to listend to it again, it made so much sense to give it a repeat. Instantly I thought it was his finest work, it threw down a guantlet to others, not one single duff track on this album. It ranks along side "3 feet high and rising...", "it takes a nation of millions..", "straight outta compton", "illamatic". I try to think of some songs that can be singled out a true classics from this album "quite dog bite hard" "casa bey" but the album kicks off very well and carries on in the same vein. I would recomend this album to anyone who likes Hip hop but as 50 cent and Eminem still pollute a belching chasm of stale hip hop it get swamped down in the mire of dross which is a shame as this is possibly the album of the year.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By D. H. GIDZI
Format:Audio CD
This album has got soul. It's like listening to a 1 Track Song. The fluidity just fuels your listening from A to Z. It is superbly written and the production is awesome. I Love it.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By R. Rashid
Format:Audio CD
Mos def has clearly done it again. tracks like audiotorium will be an instant classic. personally i love audiotorium, supermagic, priority and the embassy. the beats are unreal and he is top of his game. the best music to listen to this summer. Trust me it has a unique and different feel to all the other commercial rappers.
By fredthe3rd
Format:Audio CD
I bought this album when it came out in 2009 (Currently four years ago) and I have never grown bored of it!
This is unusual for me, my favourite albums of all time are albums i've become obsessed with over a period of perhaps 6 months at the most and listened to loads of times to the point where I know each song so well that I lose interest.
The albums I consider my favourites... I never listen to them anymore! Perhaps the odd song from them every now then but thats it.
This album's different. It wasn't love at first listen but something about it kept drawing me back for another listen - now four years later I love it and listen to the album in full regularly while using my computer.
I firmly believe this album to be a modern classic.
This is unusual for me, my favourite albums of all time are albums i've become obsessed with over a period of perhaps 6 months at the most and listened to loads of times to the point where I know each song so well that I lose interest.
The albums I consider my favourites... I never listen to them anymore! Perhaps the odd song from them every now then but thats it.
This album's different. It wasn't love at first listen but something about it kept drawing me back for another listen - now four years later I love it and listen to the album in full regularly while using my computer.
I firmly believe this album to be a modern classic.
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Published on 29 Jun 2010 by Sofia
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Published on 29 April 2010 by Mr. C. Dave
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In my opinion this is a dissapointing album. I am too used to mos def having a cool style with sick beats, in this album, the beats sound more commercial and sound like beats the... Read more
Published on 21 Mar 2010 by M. H. Wolde Michael
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Published on 4 Feb 2010 by that Mash guy
2.0 out of 5 stars
Disappointing
Disappointingly, this album is pretty whack - a long way from the old Mos Def - it lacks the grooves, soul and experimental sounds as found on albums such as Black on Both Sides -... Read more
Published on 8 Jan 2010 by T. Wilson
3.0 out of 5 stars
lacking real tunes....
There's no disputing Mos Def's talents as a rapper - he's one of the very best. And it's this talent that made me approach this new effort, albeit with caution as I was... Read more
Published on 7 Oct 2009 by hermie wicked
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