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Kieran Dee – Photography/Banter/Dieticianīillboard Music Charts (North America) - album Chart (1998)īillboard (North America) - singles Chart (1998)ĭefinition – Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks. B-side: "Respiration (Flying High Mix)". B-side: "Twice Inna Lifetime" (featuring Jane Doe, Punchline & Wordsworth). Yo Yeah uses a sample from the track "Downlo Ho" by Scientifik. Respiration contains a sample from the film Style Wars. Respiration contains a sample from "The Fox" by Don Randi. (Determination) contains a sample from "Baby, This Love I Have" by Minnie Riperton #MOS DEF THE ECSTATIC ARTWORK SKIN#
Brown Skin Lady contains a sample from "We Almost Lost Detroit" by Gil-Scott Heron and Brian Jackson. Brown Skin Lady begins with a sample from the film Chameleon Street. Children's Story contains an interpolation of "Children's Story" by Slick Rick. Definition contains an interpolation of the chorus in "Stop The Violence" by Boogie Down Productions. Definition contains a sample, and interpolation from "The P Is Free" by Boogie Down Productions. Jane Doe, Wordsworth, Talib Kweli, Punchline, Mos Def The album's cover was designed by artist Brent Rollins. 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. We courted death in order to call ourselves brave, and hid like thieves from life. 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:Īnd 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. 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. The centerpiece of the album, "Thieves in the Night," was inspired by author Toni Morrison's novel The Bluest Eye. #MOS DEF THE ECSTATIC ARTWORK TV#
Kweli rhymes, "We're not dealin' with the European standard of beauty tonight/Turn off the TV and put the magazine away/In the mirror tell me what you see/See the evidence of divine presence."
The song encourages black and brown women to be proud of their hair and complexion, and to not be influenced by Western beauty standards. "Brown-Skin Lady" is an affectionate tribute to brown-skinned women. " Children's Story" is a re-imagined version of Slick Rick's original, which features Mos Def cautioning overly materialistic pursuits. The chorus is also a play on Boogie Down Productions' anti-gun song "Stop the Violence", as well as "Remix For P Is Free" from their album Criminal Minded. One two three/ Mos Def and Talib Kweli/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 next song, and first single, " Definition", is a stern response to hip hop's fascination with death, and a dedication to slain emcees Tupac Shakur and The Notorious B.I.G. The late jazz musician Weldon Irvine 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 stare". Both planned to release their solo albums around the same time, but they postponed their individual projects and decided instead to collaborate on a full-length LP. The album's fruition came about from the chemistry between the two emcees. The album deals with modern-day issues, philosophical ideas, and life in Brooklyn, New York City, as the two artists know it. The title is a reference to the Black Star Line, a shipping line founded by Pan-Africanist Marcus Garvey. The album was released on August 26, 1998, to critical acclaim. Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star is an album-length collaboration of emcees Talib Kweli and Mos Def. Period, Hi-Tek, Ge-ology, 88-Keys, J-Rawls, Mr.
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