Mos Def one of the biggest wastes of talent in hip hop
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Clapsteel O'Neal
put a red dot on your head like a hindu
Mmm...mos is one of the rare occasions for me where I wished a rapper would just rap on the mic and keep it at that. Everytime he made straight forward hip hop it was stellar.
I loved so much 1988-2008 Hip-Hop its hard to pick a favorite rapper, let alone a favorite song, let alone a favorite verse....
But Mos' verse on Thieves in the Night on the Blakstarr album......Every single thing about the verse is awe inspiring.
To then have the B.OB.S album after and move back into a successful movie career...not sure what else I expected. He was never going to be on your radios like that.
But Mos' verse on Thieves in the Night on the Blakstarr album......Every single thing about the verse is awe inspiring.
To then have the B.OB.S album after and move back into a successful movie career...not sure what else I expected. He was never going to be on your radios like that.
Mos is the poster child for an artistic spirit that let his disillusionment sabotage his trajectory. I feel he went out of his way to not subscribe to what the expectations dictated and in his interview with Talib you can see and hear him tell it,he marches to his own drum and pressure seems to antagonize him.
Formerly known as...
Collector
Props. Interacting place for him to base himself these days. Can't fault it though, beautiful city with history, good food, beach, culture
I love Latina women
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Yeah, Barcelona is a very beautiful city, the architecture there is beautiful
One of the greatest rap talents ever. I always felt like if he chose to rap about other shyt, like the fantasy/street stuff the masses love so much, he'd be held in wayyyyyy higher regard by the people than he is. On some straight rap shyt he's way better than a lot of the people yall rank above him.
New Jeruzalem Journalist
Superstar
What yall know bout this
Low key probably my favorite Mos joint.
Rawkus, Fondle 'Em, Guesswhyld, and Brick Records dominated my headphones in '97 and '98. Mos was killing shyt on so many indie 12" gems around this time.
The thing with artists like Mos is that what makes them great and unique as artists is also what can make them frustrating to follow as a fan. They're idiosyncratic and refuse to conform to expectations and just take their own path instead of having a conventional career.
You see it with people like Andre 3000 and D'Angelo.
As a fan you get greedy and want more music but at the end of the day you have to respect the path they take.
You see it with people like Andre 3000 and D'Angelo.
As a fan you get greedy and want more music but at the end of the day you have to respect the path they take.
GreenGhxst
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Idk if he had charisma like that
Mac Ten
Class of 97 !!!
I’m in here listening to Black On Both Sides right now while smoking some Ganja…
That song Got was so real. Makes me wanna find a AC coupe.
I still have my copy in my book. I brought it off Amazon for a steal back in Summer 2016.
That song Got was so real. Makes me wanna find a AC coupe.
I still have my copy in my book. I brought it off Amazon for a steal back in Summer 2016.
