Rectal Beats From Hell: Black Star

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Black Star - Mos Def & Talib Kweli are Blackstar (instrumentals)

My Thoughts:
An all time fav.... This is when Hi-Tek was actually servin up foo's, just for the respect!

Press Release:
If the RZA had not come up with his new theories on the postmodern than this would be unquestionably the best hip hop album of all time. Don't get me wrong - it may be the best ever. But it also might not be. Feel me?
I have cried listening to "Respiration" and "Thieves in the Night." If there has ever been a greater expression of the urban experience, well... I must have missed it. And I haven't missed much in hip hop. Trust me, if you don't own this album, you are missing out on something special. This is not just one of the greatest albums to emerge from hip hop's (semi) underground. This isn't just one of the greatest albums in hip hop history. This is one of the greatest albums to be produced - by any artist in any genre - in the past thirty years. This is, to our culture, what Foucault was to the original wave of postmodern thinking... in other words, the expression of our selves in this evolving musical landscape would not be complete without this group or these words or the ideas that are expressed.
If all you see it crime in the city when you listen to hip hop, you need to breath this in and let your narrative grow to help explain this existence that we are all participating in.

Tracks Below:

Black Star - Live Concert (May 30, 2009)

Press Release:
Blackstar held a doubleheader reunion show in the heart of Times Square in NYC this weekend and tore down Nokia Theatre. The duo celebrated the 10th anniversary release of their classic album by performing their hits as well their popular solo material. The crowd was live, the vibes were good and hip-hop was most definitely in the building. Since everyone couldn’t all be there for this memorable night, AllTheWayLive is proud to exclusively present the full, complete audio of their 2nd set of the night for your listening pleasure.

Tracklist not available yet

Tracks Below:

Vids Below:
Black Star - Brown Skin Lady (Live Concert 2009)

Black Star - Respiration (Live Concert 2009)

Word of Advice

We don't upload any of the links in this blog because, their are too many floating around anyway, and it's a waste of time. Some do it for points, while some do it for money. Well we don't do it that way here, as long as we can share and let you know what's cracking with those albums we're happy. These guys don't get a lot of exposure, and for damn sure some of them will never graze the mainstream air wave. By the way not sure if anyone actually read this stuff, but if you made it this far, The Beat Dangler thanks you.