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, 49:57
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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 1:11 185,641 listeners
2 Play track Astronomy (8th Light)
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 3:23 217,637 listeners
3 Play track Definition
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 3:26 303,853 listeners
4 Play track RE: DEFinition
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 3:02 80,540 listeners
5 Play track Children's Story
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 3:32 183,480 listeners
6 Play track Brown Skin Lady
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 5:46 210,382 listeners
7 Play track B Boys Will B Boys
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 2:36 140,897 listeners
8 Play track K.O.S. (Determination)
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 4:49 115,349 listeners
9 Play track Hater Players
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 4:08 133,103 listeners
10 Play track Yo Yeah
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 1:10 177,198 listeners
11 Play track Respiration
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 6:05 226,777 listeners
12 Play track Thieves In The Night
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 5:11 244,437 listeners
13 Play track Twice Inna Lifetime
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 5:38 111,318 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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