Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star este albumul de debut al trupei Black Star și a fost lansat în data de 29 septembrie 1998, prin Rawkus, Priority, EMI, MCA și Universal.
Track listing
# | Title | Producer(s) | Performer(s) (in order of appearance) | Length |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | "Intro" | Hi-Tek; co-produced by Talib Kweli | *Interlude* | 1:11 |
2 | "Astronomy (8th Light)" | Da Beatminerz | Talib Kweli, Mos Def, Weldon Irvine | 3:23 |
3 | "Definition" | Hi-Tek | Mos Def, Talib Kweli | 3:26 |
4 | "Re: Definition" | Hi-Tek | Talib Kweli, Mos Def | 3:02 |
5 | "Children's Story" | Shawn J. Period | Mos Def | 3:32 |
6 | "Brown Skin Lady " | J. Rawls | Talib Kweli, Mos Def | 5:46 |
7 | "B Boys Will B Boys" | Ge-ology | Mos Def, Talib Kweli | 2:36 |
8 | "K.O.S. (Determination)" | Hi-Tek | Talib Kweli, Vinia Mojica | 4:49 |
9 | "Hater Players" | Shawn J. Period | Talib Kweli, Mos Def | 4:08 |
10 | "Yo Yeah" | J. Rawls; co-produced by Talib Kweli | Mos Def, Talib Kweli | 1:10 |
11 | "Respiration" | Hi-Tek | Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Common | 6:05 |
12 | "Thieves in the Night" | 88-Keys | Talib Kweli, Mos Def | 5:16 |
13 | "Twice Inna Lifetime" | Hi-Tek | Jane Doe, Wordsworth, Talib Kweli, Punchline, Mos Def | 5:38 |
Samples
- Intro contains a sample of Cannonball Adderley speaking, taken from an interlude from his live album Music You All
- Definition contains a sample, and interpolation from "The P Is Free" by Boogie Down Productions
- Definition contains an interpolation of the chorus in "Stop The Violence" by Boogie Down Productions
- Children's Story contains an interpolation of "Children's Story" by Slick Rick
- Brown Skin Lady begins with a sample from the film Chameleon Street
- Brown Skin Lady contains a sample from "We Almost Lost Detroit" by Gil-Scott Heron and Brian Jackson
- B Boys Will B Boys contains an interpolation of "Stoop Rap" by Little Rodney C and K.K. Rockwell from the film Wild Style
- K.O.S. (Determination) contains a sample from "Baby, This Love I Have" by Minnie Riperton
- Respiration contains a sample from "The Fox" by Don Randi
- Respiration contains a sample from the film Style Wars
- Yo Yeah uses a sample from the track "Downlo Ho" by Scientifik