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04-08 The New Black Star Album
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A hip-hop group formed by MCs Mos Def & Talib Kweli. Affiliated with the group is Hi-Tek, who formed producer/MC duo
Reflection Eternal with Kweli, for the album Train of Thought & produced a portion of Black Star’s debut album. They're, also,
part of the Native Tongues Posse, a collective that contains, amongst others A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, Jungle
Brothers, Da Bush Babees & Common.
Black Star arose from the underground movement of the late 1990s, which was in large part due to Rawkus Records, an
independent record label stationed in New York City, NY, USA. They release ...read more
A hip-hop group formed by MCs Mos Def & Talib Kweli. Affiliated with the group is Hi-Tek, who formed producer/MC duo
Reflection Eternal with Kweli, for the album Train of Thought & produced a portion of Black Star’s debut album. They're, also,
part of the Native Tongues Posse, a collective that contains, amongst others A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, Jungle
Brothers, Da Bush Babees & Common.
Black Star arose from the underground movement of the late 1990s, which was in large part due to Rawkus Records, an
independent record label stationed in New York City, NY, USA. They released one self titled album. Though the record
achieved little commercial success, they (and other members of the Native Tongues Posse) helped shape underground
alternative rap and helped bring it further into the mainstream eye. Both have gone on to greater commercial and critical
success in separate solo careers.
A sample on the album from the film Chameleon Street has generated the often repeated and often misattributed quote, “I’m
a victim brother. I'm a victim of 400 years of conditioning. The man has programmed my conditioning. Even my conditioning
has been conditioned!”
Most recently Mos and Kweli appeared together in the movie Dave Chappelle's Block Party, alongside Jill Scott, Dead Prez and
The Fugees, among others. They even contributed a new song, “Born & Raised”, to the movie’s soundtrack.
In November 2009, members and collaborators of Black Star released a collaboration album with the alt-blues/rock band, The
Black Keys, under the title “The Blakroc Project.” Project members included RZA, Jim Jones, Mos Def, Q-Tip, and others.
According to hip hop website TheSituation.co.uk, Kweli has said that a new Black Star album is “in the pipeline”. On Talib
Kweli’s Myspace he posted up a video saying that “We're going to find Mos Def and put it on camera that there will be a
second Black Star album“. « hide |
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