Black Star is 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 Ne…
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