DillaвЂ™s excellent production and memories of nostalgia arise of their time as BlackStar.

Mos Def and Talib Kweli reunite as BlackStar on the exquisite вЂњHistoryвЂќ as the two potent lyricists trade verses over the late J. вЂњWorkers CompвЂќ sees Mos flipping his socio-political wordplay to address the current state of the American economy while the sincere вЂњRosesвЂќ features Mos going into a short, but sweet tour de force. вЂњPistolaвЂќ is the ever-popular вЂњloveвЂќ song that every emcee HAS to do, but leave it to Dante to leave his listeners pondering: Is he talking about the gun or the woman? вЂњPriorityвЂќ and вЂњQuiet Dog (Bite Hard)вЂќ act as lyrical exhibitions for Mighty Mos before he blesses the Middle-Eastern influenced вЂњThe EmbassyвЂќ with his lyrical mindstate. Mos enlists the legendary Slick Rick to join him on вЂњAuditoriumвЂќ as the two drop conscious gems over MadlibвЂ™s almost mesmerizing backdrop (the latter dropping a show-stealing narrative). The Ecstatic begins MosвЂ™ return to prominence with вЂњSupermagicвЂќ as the Boogeyman bursts out of the gate with his unhinged brand of lyrical genius, declaring his return before switching up his flow to perfectly compliment the tuba-laced bassline of вЂњTwilite SpeedballвЂќ. Despite being well publicized during videos on YouTube in a drunken fashion as of late (thereвЂ™s a sense of irony that most will fail to realize until listening to The Ecstatic), fans of Mos Def has good reason to be ecstaticвЂ¦. After the release of experimental (yet still decent) opus, The New Danger in 2004 and the universally panned True Magic in 2006, fans watched in fear fear of whether Mos would revert back to the jazzy vibes and peerless lyricism that shone bright on his excellent debut, Black On Both Sides. It has been a long three years for fans of the legendary Mos Def.

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