The first of two “definition”-themed songs (peep the remix) on Mos and Kweli’s 1999 classic "Mos Def and Talib Kweli are Black Star". Flips several songs by Boogie Down Productions. Hi-Tek’s beat is a reworking of “The P is Free”, the hook is an interpolation of “Stop the Violence”, and Mos throws in a line from “The Bridge Is Over”. This song is Black Star’s take on violence in hip-hop and their dislike of it, this song comes a couple of years after 2Pac and Biggie Smalls were both shot dead. Producer Hi-Tek said the following about the track: "I went home to my Cinc… read more
The first of two “definition”-themed songs (peep the remix) on Mos and Kweli’s 1999 classic "Mos Def and Talib Kweli are Black Star". Flips… read more
The first of two “definition”-themed songs (peep the remix) on Mos and Kweli’s 1999 classic "Mos Def and Talib Kweli are Black Star". Flips several songs by Boogie Down Product… read more
Black Star is 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 Ne… read more