Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Blackstar Album Appreciation Thread
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Went to a black star show 3 weeks ago and left before they got on..
Saw opio and pep open up tho..
Saw opio and pep open up tho..
JulesWinfield
TheBrehdrenMovement
when i finally sat down and watched style wars i was like "I know that from somewhere" then it clicked and i was like
feelosofer
#ninergang
Not to sound elitist but that album was pure uncut hip-hop. So refreshing to listen to even to this day. Def a classic.
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The Pete Rock remix of Respiration featuring Black Thought is one of my favorite remixes of all time 
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Ronnie Lott
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This album was an absolute classic 
I still play "respiration" to this day. What happend to Rawkus 
We need more albums like this
Blackstar
Mos Def
Talib
Pharoe Monch
Hi-Tek
All had dope releases on Rawkus
I still play "respiration" to this day. What happend to Rawkus We need more albums like thisBlackstar
Mos Def
Talib
Pharoe Monch
Hi-Tek
All had dope releases on Rawkus
JulesWinfield
TheBrehdrenMovement
The Pete Rock remix of Respiration featuring Black Thought is one of my favorite remixes of all time
Blackstar - Respiration (Remix) ft. Black Thought - YouTube
didn't know pete rock produced this. black thought kills it.
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Majestyx
Duck Season
thats my hip hop... dont even exist like this anymore 
the kid
Real Esquire, Not the Magazine
Dope as hell til this day. This and Black on both sides are some albums that definitely shaped my life.
Rapmastermind
Superstar
This album is like a cult classic that was overshawdowed by so many amazing albums that came out in 98 but I remember the 1st time I heard it. I had just graduated and was getting ready to start my freshman year in College in September. I had heard "Definition" and then it was a wrap. There isn't a single weak song on this album. You can play it straight through. Hi Tek, J Rawls, 88 Keys, Genology and J Period came through on the production. "Respiration" is the best song on the album cause the beat and everyone comes through but it had so many great songs. This album really put me on to the whole Rawkus movement heavy in the late 90's. I will always have an appreciation for this album. Mos and Talib never quite topped it with their solo albums even though "Black on Both Sides" and "Train of Thought" are Classics in their own right. This joint brings me back to being 18 again:
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notorious8562
Sine Metu
All three are classic to me, and I don't throw that term around lightly.This followed by BOBS, and Train Of Thought was a like shift in the game for a second
Poetical Poltergeist
Precise and cold hearted
Classic shyt. Just ain't no words, they said it all on this album... beyond a breath of fresh air when you listen to this.