Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star

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Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star
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Length
13 tracks, 48:58
Release Date
25 August 1998
"Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star" is an album-length collaboration of emcees Talib Kweli and Mos Def, it was released on August 26, 1998, to critical acclaim. The title is a reference to the Black Star Line, a shipping line founded by Pan-Africanist Marcus Garvey. The album deals with modern-day issues, philosophical ideas, and life in Brooklyn, New York City, as the two artists know it. View wiki
"Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star" is an album-length collaboration of emcees Talib Kweli and Mos Def, it was released on August 26… read more
"Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star" is an album-length collaboration of emcees Talib Kweli and Mos Def, it was released on August 26, 1998, to critical acclaim. The titl… read more

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Tracklist

Track number Play Loved Track name Artist name Buy Options Duration Listeners
1 Play track Intro
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 1:11 190,577 listeners
2 Play track Astronomy (8th Light)
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 3:23 253,395 listeners
3 Play track Definition
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 3:29 326,778 listeners
4 Play track RE: DEFinition
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 3:02 81,047 listeners
5 Play track Children's Story
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 3:32 188,726 listeners
6 Play track Brown Skin Lady
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 5:46 228,363 listeners
7 Play track B Boys Will B Boys
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 2:36 144,213 listeners
8 Play track K.O.S. (Determination)
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 4:49 130,687 listeners
9 Play track Hater Players
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 4:08 142,529 listeners
10 Play track Yo Yeah
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 1:10 181,822 listeners
11 Play track Respiration
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 5:02 251,604 listeners
12 Play track Thieves In The Night
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 5:12 274,477 listeners
13 Play track Twice Inna Lifetime
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 5:38 115,850 listeners

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Black Star is a 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 Ne… read more
Black Star is a 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 … read more
Black Star is a 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… read more

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