The New Danger was one of the most disappointing albums in rap history

[Street Knowledge]

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It kinda gets lost in the shuffle because it came out the same year an Eminem’s encore which was a complete disaster but this was bad and this man had us wait 5 years for this nonsense


People was ready for the follow up mos Def album after BOBS and he gives us this

You know it’s bad when the pitchfork hipster crowd which usually worships this man was like nah this is trash too bro

 

[AnonymityX1000]

Disagree, not as good as his first but a solid album. Minnesota from Money Boss Players did his thing.

 

[I love Latina women]

the people who think that just wanted Black on Both Sides Part 2

it was actually a good album

plenty of great songs on it

zimzallabim
sunshine
the panties
the edge
modern marvel
champion requiem
life is real
grown man business
sex, love, money
ghetto rock

 

[Tribal Outkast]

I think maybe every album after that was disappointing. I liked that album though. Modern Marvel is one of my favorite songs by him

 

[I love Latina women]

I think maybe every album after that was disappointing. I liked that album though. Modern Marvel is one of my favorite songs by him

you don't like The Ecstatic?

 

[Tribal Outkast]

you don't like The Ecstatic?

I need to revisit that album. I haven’t heard it in a long time.

 

[I love Latina women]

I need to revisit that album. I haven’t heard it in a long time.

such a great album

i listen to it more than Black On Both Side these days

 

[shazam]

true magic makes this one look fine in comparison but they both mostly suck

mos was a great rapper but he wanted to be a great progressive blues musician and he wasn't cut out for it

d'angelo took 10 years off to learn to play the guitar, he knew what he was making. mos just seemed to want to not be seen as a rapper anymore

ecstatic was excellent though

 

[Knucklehead]

Went to see Mos this summer opening for Erykah Badu.
Was reminiscing about how after Black Star, BOBS and the various Rawkus songs I had Mos at or near the top of my list.
Fast forward 20 some years and starting with The New Danger he never released another project that I even found decent, culminating in the new Black Star album that even with my extremely low expectations somehow managed to be worse than I expected. Lol.
Shocking.
Still love Mos though and he was very good live.

 

[radio rahiem]

I liked this album. It's different, but it was good.

 

[Da_Eggman]

Mos Def is like the Andrew Luck of hiphop

 

[Piff Perkins]

It's a very good album that leans closer to the experimental tracks on the first album (Rock n Roll, Climb, etc) than the boom bap people wanted. Basically since it's not a 1:1 replication of that album, people were thrown off and didn't sit with it IMO. There are multiple tracks of Mos spitting on there so it's not like he fell off rap wise.

Also gotta mention this, which was on the promo but not the album. Classic track:

 

[Metal Face]

It is but Mos basically dropped two classics out the gate with Black Star and his Solo

 

[Monoblock]

It's a very good album that leans closer to the experimental tracks on the first album (Rock n Roll, Climb, etc) than the boom bap people wanted. Basically since it's not a 1:1 replication of that album, people were thrown off and didn't sit with it IMO. There are multiple tracks of Mos spitting on there so it's not like he fell off rap wise.

Also gotta mention this, which was on the promo but not the album. Classic track:

This was on that Biker Boyz OST. Movie was complete trash but this song was and still is amazing.

 

[thaKEAF]

The Panties is a personal classic. Never really rocked with the rest though.