![]() I just hope he goes on I hope he remains hip hop's great existentialist His alternative career should keep his star afloat. The Ecstatic will not trouble the mainstream indeed, it seems certain to keep Mos Def locked in glorious aloofness. ![]() Is that a new genre in itself?Ī refined selection of strong tracks, which skilfully tread the balance between tight beats and forthright exclamationsĪ musical comeback of any quality is unexpected, let alone one of such varied thrills. Such is the prevailing quality of the production, however … that it doesn't really seem to matter.Ĭonscious rap that's not condescending. The feeling that Mos has not really moved on since his heyday is palpable. We probably haven’t heard Mos this fired up since 1999’s Black on Both Sides – the rapper is obviously engaged with his material Offers a thrillingly accessible demonstration of hip-hop's limitless creative possibilities to those whose experience of the medium stretches no farther than the occasional random episode of Run's House ![]() This is Mos Def's small-globe statement, an album that comfortably jumps stylistically across continents on a hip-hop goodwill-ambassador tour, prefaced by a statement from Malcolm X during his 1964 appearance at OxfordĪn innovative, eclectic return to form that just might displace Q-Tip’s ‘The Renaissance’ as hip-hop album of the year, ‘The Ecstatic’ is a spectacular return to form for Mos Def, and a belated worthy successor to his phenomenal ‘Black On Both Sides’ debut of a decade ago Sort by ADM rating Sort by most recent review ![]()
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