Why were people disappointed with Mos Def?
What were you expecting?
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Most ppl thought that he's gonna perform...his popular songs like Travellin Man, Brown Skin Lady, and so on.
They thought that he's gonna be doing it Hip Hop style, but he was there for Jazzy Grooves
He did Ms Fatty Booty..in a Jazz tip though, he did Umi Says and The Boogie Man Song
Just that I don't know whether he still deserve to be label as a Hip Hop cat
I think we need to change our mindsets.
Obviously caused by two factors, one the local hip hop acts who never release enough material so whenever we see them they are bound to sing our favourites.
And two we wait so long for cats like Mos Def that when they get here they're in a different place or mindset in their career.
I gave up on hearing even stuff from the Black on Both sides (nevermind Blackstar) after three songs, not only was it obvious that they weren't coming, but he is also a magnetic, utterly impressive and effortless performer, fortunately for me I might catch him again on Thursday so I can get some hip hop but from what I experienced the cat was born to this and it was worth the money, trip to Cape Town.