MrC et al please remove your "undergroundboombappurist" ears when consuming this album.
It is not that & should not be judged as such. There is more to hip hop.
Really, those of you saying you didnt like Mos Def I'd like to hear what songs you didn't like and why? Perhaps we can discuss why some of us liked the songs we did vs those that didn't. Debate - may be a foreign concept to some of you.
Dead that Cuban Link comparissons.
lol @ "undergroundboombappurist" ears. for your information, im quite an eclectic young lad there old chap.
i don't really think it's such an experimental album at all, that it would go over us the so called "purists". songs like auditorium,wahid & Priority are pretty traditional sounding to me.
we know you love the album Tate, good for u. i said it was dope too but nothing really major for me.why is that such a problem that we have to start breaking down songs now ?
Now that's a name for a Fed track. "Undergroundboombappurist" BUCKA BUCKA!!!
The Mos is...OK. It's a competent, technically sound album that is not afraid to take risks. It's an admirable effort. But like Electric Circus, that doesn't mean it's going to be fun to listen to. I feel like when I'm listening to it I should be taking notes on the technique and style, which is not what I listen to music for. It takes itself too seriously.