Blakroc: Ain't Nothing Like You feat. Mos Def & Jim Jones

Here it is Dame Dash's latest musical venture, Blakroc. It teams up The Black Keys with emcees such as Q-Tip, Ludacris, Raekwon, RZA, Pharoahe Monch & the late ODB to name a few. With the release of the video to their first single “Ain’t Nothing Like You (Hoochie Coo) featuring the talents of Mos Def and Jim Jones it becomes more than obvious that this blend of rock and rap will cause some major ruckus within the industry. Blakroc is expected to release their debut album on November 27th.

BET: Eminem, Black Thought, & Mos Def 2009 Cypher

The highlight of the 2009 BET Awards, at least for me, was without a doubt the 3 minute cypher featuring Black Thought, Mos Def, and Eminem. With DJ Premier on the wheels of steel these three emcees take turns dropping the best freestyle verses I've heard since the Slaughterhouse Greenlantern OnDaSpot cypher.

Mos Def: The Ecstatic Preview

Mos Def - Words - The Ecstatic - in stores Spring 2009


Mos Def hasn't dropped an cd in a while but that will just make his upcoming album, The Ecstatic, all the more enjoyable. This video is a promotional trailer for the album and personally reminded me his freestyle in the park from Freestyle The Art of Rhyme. If all the songs on The Ecstatic are this good then I'm pretty sure that the Mighty Mos Def has a classic on his hands.

K'Naan feat. Mos Def & Chali 2na: America

Here's your homework. Buy Troubador by K'naan on Feb. 24. In the meantime you can study with this song leaked off the album featuring Mos Def and Chali 2na from J5. Buy Mos Def's album too and you'll get extra credit.

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Mos Def: Life Is Good

New song off DJ Deckstream's Deckstream Sound Tracks 2. Mr. Def's next album will be in stores on The Ectastic February 24.

Quotable: "So plain, so sweet, and its so deep/ With all the blues in the news that's the news that I need"

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