Mos Def & Talib

Rating

Album: Mos Def & Talib
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Intro Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	1:12
2)	Astronomy (8th Light) Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	3:24
3)	Definition Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	3:26
4)	Re:Definition Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	3:03
5)	Children's Story Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	3:33
6)	Brown Skin Lady Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	5:47
7)	B Boys Will B Boys Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	2:36
8)	K.O.S. (Determination) Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	4:49
9)	Hater Players Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	4:08
10)	Yo Yeah Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	1:11
11)	Respiration Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	6:05
12)	Thieves In The Night Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	5:17
13)	Twice Inna Lifetime Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	5:39

Album: Mos Def & Talib
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Intro Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	1:12
2)	Astronomy (8th Light) Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	3:24
3)	Definition Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	3:26
4)	Re:Definition Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	3:03
5)	Children's Story Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	3:33
6)	Brown Skin Lady Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	5:47
7)	B Boys Will B Boys Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	2:36
8)	K.O.S. (Determination) Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	4:49
9)	Hater Players Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	4:08
10)	Yo Yeah Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	1:11
11)	Respiration Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	6:05
12)	Thieves In The Night Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	5:17
13)	Twice Inna Lifetime Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	5:39

Performer Notes

Black Star: Mos Def, Talib Kweli (rap vocals).
Additional personnel: Apani, Common, Jane Doe, Vinia Mojica, Weldon Irvine.
Producers: DJ Hi-Tek, Talib Kweli, Mr. Walt, Shawn J. Period, J. Rawls.
Personnel: Mos Def (Fender Rhodes piano); Apani B Fly Emcee (vocals); Weldon Irvine (keyboards).
Audio Mixers: Steve Souder; Mr. Walt; Ken "Duro" Ifill; Kieran Walsh; Rick St. Hillaire.
Recording information: Bobalicious Studios, Sherman Oaks, CA; D & D Studios, New York, NY; D&D Studios, New York, NY; Funky Slice Studios, Brooklyn, New York, NY; Funky Slice, Brooklyn, NY; Streeterville Studios, Chicago, IL; Unique Recording Studios, New York, NY; Unique Studios.
Photographers: Jake Septimus; Eddie Otchere-Dhagren; Franck Khalfoun; Tasleem; Marcus Garvey.

Professional Reviews

Rolling Stone (10/29/98, p.77) - 3 Stars (out of 5) - "...not only an eagerly awaited rap album but also a desperately needed one....Black Star are socially conscious and lyrically sound--with their hearts close to the underground."

Entertainment Weekly (10/23/98, p.80) - "...Mixing rugged street beats and rhymes brainy enough for boho B-boys (they cite literary references and quote Nina Simone) makes this Black Star shine bright." - Rating: A-

The Wire (1/99, p.27) - Included in Wire's "50 Records Of The Year [1998]"

CMJ (1/11/99, pp.5-6) - "...Mos Def and Talib Kweli truly are 'the best alliance in hip-hop,' with Mos's stylized, grainy delivery serving as yang to the smart, spoken words of Kweli's yin..."

The Source (11/98, p.198) - 3.5 Mics (out of 5) - "...With a delicate balance of Black Nationalism, well-chosen interludes and lyrics to go, high-pitched metaphor specialist Kweli and straight-up showman Mos prove that they're more than just 'lyrically handsome'..."