picked up this one earlier today. or should i say, i downloaded and previewed it last night to see if it was good and THEN bought it earlier today . i've always supported mos def though. got all his albums. he's one of my favorites . was about the only one that was actually feeling true magic . still think it's a dope album . was reading some reviews of this new one and some are calling it his best since black on both sides, which is probably true. really no coming close to that one though, imo. just a classic joint, if there ever was one . love every song on that one. was grabbed initially by this album cuz of the immediacy of it. he seems so focused with this, unlike the last two albums, which while filled with some brilliant stuff, were very schizo (the new danger) and kinda half-baked (to some extent true magic). i can't honestly say i'm feeling all of the album, but enough of it. biggest complaint is that so many of the songs are so short. 1 and two minute tracks, but the way the album is crafted is nonetheless just about perfect. every song flows right into the next, which is great. the first two songs set the pace awesomely. two great "head nodders" . auditorium is the first real "standout" for me though. that beat is too sick, slick rick makes a cameo with an ill verse and only mos can turn the phrase "what it is?" into a meaningful hook . two more decent enough short tunes, then another favorite, quiet dog bite hard. saw folks hatin' on the snl reference with "simmer down, nah", but i think it's genius . the beat again, sick. loves it. not crazy about life in marvelous times . the embassy is another banger though . no hay nada mas is kinda odd. mos singing in spanish. it works, for about as long as the track goes on for . i dig pistola. the lyrics are very interesting, about love and relationships and all and love the hook, but don't like how the beat changes for it . decent though . pretty dancer is another low point for me. workers comp and revelations, both two more tight short tracks. especially digging the former . roses took me a couple listens, but i'm loving that song now especially and the female vocalist on it . history, great sample, decent, if unnecessary cameo from kweli. like it . casa bey ends the album fine. thought immediately of umi says when i first heard it, but it's not quite. a bit funkier. good stuff though . a bump or two in the road, but i really like this album. always great to have new stuff from talented, "forward thinking" artists like mos. highly recommended album from me . anyone agree/disagree, picked this album up yet?

great album...and i liked tru3 magic too

great review ....you should write for a music magazine or something

i think Rolling Stone is hiring




In the olden days of white culture, people used to look up to Kings and Princes. These were the people that they adored, and every night they wished and hoped that somehow they could wake up and be just like them. But with Royal Families crumbling, that role has been filled by one man: Mos Def.

He is everything that white people dream about: authentic (”he’s from Brooklyn!”), funny (”he was on Chapelle show!”), artistic (have you heard “Black on Both Sides?”), an actor (”he’s in the new Gondry film!”) and not white (”I don’t see race”).

He has done an amazing job of being in big budget movies (The Italian Job) and having one of his songs become a white person wedding staple (Ms. Fat Booty) but still retaining authenticity and credibility.

If you find yourself in a social situation where you are asked to list your favorite actor or artist, you should always say Mos Def. This way you can name someone that everyone has heard of and you don’t look like you are trying to one up anybody. The only possible negative consequence is some white people might think “I wish I had said that first.”

from www.stuffwhitepeoplelike.com

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Is Chris Dave on the cd?

SirPsycho said:

"oh lawwwwwd...save my SOOOOOulll..."

japanrocks said:

yeah, okay . thanks

Graycap23 said:

dunno. no credits on the album . great covers and dig the little note in the insert , but very bootleg and prince-ish with no info

wow-this thread died???

i thought we all loved mos!!

japanrocks said:

funny

I copped it on vinyl this week It's double vinyl!

punkofthemonth said:

Someone typed out the producer info though:

1. "Supermagic" Oh No 2:32
2. "Twilite Speedball" Chad Hugo 3:02
3. "Auditorium" (feat. Slick Rick) Madlib 4:34
4. "Wahid" Madlib 1:39
5. "Priority" Preservation 1:22
6. "Quiet Dog Bite Hard" Preservation 2:57
7. "Life in Marvelous Times" Mr. Flash 3:41
8. "The Embassy" Mr. Flash 2:45
9. "No Hay Nada Mas" Preservation 1:42
10. "Pistola" Oh No 3:03
11. "Pretty Dancer" Madlib 3:31
12. "Workers Comp." Mr. Flash 2:02
13. "Revelations" Madlib 2:03
14. "Roses" (feat. Georgia Anne Muldrow) Georgia Anne Muldrow 3:41
15. "History" (feat. Talib Kweli) J Dilla 2:21
16. "Casa Bey" Mos Def & Preservation 4:32