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New York City, NY, USA (1998 – present)
There are, at least, three bands known as Black Star: 1) A USA hip-hop group (1998-present). 2) An Indonesian experimental rock band 2001-present. 3) A Jamaican reggae band, of the 70’s.
1) A hip-hop group formed by MCs Mos Def & Talib Kweli. Affiliated with the group is Hi-Tek, who formed producer/MC duo Reflection Eternal with Kweli, for the album Train of Thought & produced a portion of Black Star’s debut album. They’re, also, part of the Native Tongues Posse, a collective that contains, amongst others A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, Jungle Brothers, Da Bush Babees & Common.
Black Star arose from the underground movement of the late 1990s, which was in large part due to Rawkus Records, an independent record label stationed in New York City, NY, USA. They released one self titled album. Though the record achieved little commercial success, they (and other members of the Native Tongues Posse) helped shape underground alternative rap and helped bring it further into the mainstream eye. Both have gone on to greater commercial and critical success in separate solo careers.
A sample on the album from the film Chameleon Street has generated the often repeated and often misattributed quote, “I’m a victim brother. I’m a victim of 400 years of conditioning. The man has programmed my conditioning. Even my conditioning has been conditioned!”
Most recently Mos and Kweli appeared together in the movie Dave Chappelle’s Block Party, alongside Jill Scott, Dead Prez and The Fugees, among others. They even contributed a new song, “Born & Raised”, to the movie’s soundtrack.
1) A hip-hop group formed by MCs Mos Def & Talib Kweli. Affiliated with the group is Hi-Tek, who formed producer/MC duo Reflection Eternal with Kweli, for the album Train of Thought & produced a portion of Black Star’s debut album. They’re, also, part of the Native Tongues Posse, a collective that contains, amongst others A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, Jungle Brothers, Da Bush Babees & Common.
Black Star arose from the underground movement of the late 1990s, which was in large part due to Rawkus Records, an independent record label stationed in New York City, NY, USA. They released one self titled album. Though the record achieved little commercial success, they (and other members of the Native Tongues Posse) helped shape underground alternative rap and helped bring it further into the mainstream eye. Both have gone on to greater commercial and critical success in separate solo careers.
A sample on the album from the film Chameleon Street has generated the often repeated and often misattributed quote, “I’m a victim brother. I’m a victim of 400 years of conditioning. The man has programmed my conditioning. Even my conditioning has been conditioned!”
Most recently Mos and Kweli appeared together in the movie Dave Chappelle’s Block Party, alongside Jill Scott, Dead Prez and The Fugees, among others. They even contributed a new song, “Born & Raised”, to the movie’s soundtrack.
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XSeanybOiX wrote:
Best alliance in hip-hop.
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jussi_m wrote:
new http://www.last.fm/music/Black+Star/+images/73929612
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presspreston wrote:
in top 5 rap albums
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dzejman wrote:
Apparently Talib said they're focusing on dropping songs, not an album. :S
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Trautkidd wrote:
i wouldnt take plays seriously on this site. the amount of listeners who spam plays far outweighs the amount of listeners with actual plays
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luizprigol wrote:
Pretty much perfect hip-hop [2]
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scatm wrote:
new black star is at the top of my most anticipated list, by far. spring.
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vanyathebest wrote:
great
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david-1992 wrote:
over 4 million plays and they only put out 1 album! (although there's been a compilation of unreleased tracks but that doesn't really count)
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nklslinde wrote:
Little brother http://www.latenightwithjimmyfallon.com/video/black-star-little-brother-1-3-12/1376478
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UndeadMessiah wrote:
Pretty much perfect hip-hop
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Kxki_13 wrote:
I need new album
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JusRa wrote:
>>>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1Jac7qfy0o&feature=channel_video_title NEEDS TO BE IN THE NEXT XXL FRESHMAN CLASS!!!
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ChowsFM wrote:
The Throne is garbage. Peep: Chui, http://www.last.fm/music/Chui
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dzejman wrote:
V I feel the same way
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TheDragon6 wrote:
is it just me or does the studio version of Fix Up sound really weak compared to the live version? :c
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MetalFL0riO86 wrote:
Listening to Black on Both Sides, Quality and Black Star lately...Can't wait for part 2, Hopefully it's better then Reflection Eternal 2 which was boring.
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medlajn wrote:
Fix Up is dope. can't wait to hear the new album. :3
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jonpwnsu wrote:
i never thought i'd hear new Black Star. pretty amazing
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cliiv wrote:
Its coming!
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