Black Star!

My favorite group will forever be Black Star. It's plain and simple. If it wasn't for them, I wouldn't be the man I am today. No homo. I'd probably be stuck listening to...Lil' Wayne, Gucci Mayne, etc. Fuck, that sounds horrible. But anyways, their album Mos Def and Talib Kweli Are Black Star is in my estimation the essential album that every hip-hop fan needs.

That being said, I'm assuming you all have it. Now while we wait for Black Star 2 (which looks like it's becoming the underground Detox joke), I have their B-Sides and Rarities album. This shit could be an album all by itself, real talk.

Tracklisting:

1. Intro (0:36)
2. Respiration [Remix] Feat Black Thought (5:45)
3. Bright as The Stars (4:33)
4. Another World (4:08)
5. Beautiful [Remix] Feat Mary J Blige (4:42)
6. Get By [Remix] Feat Kanye West, Jay-Z and Busta Rhymes (5:44)
7. What’s Beef? (Live From Chappelle Show) (3:09)
8. Hard Margin (4:28)
9. “Tony Touch” Freestyle (2:57)
10. Little Brother (4:01)
11. Brown Sugar (Raw) (3:44)
12. Talking To You Feat Pharoahe Monch Rah Digga and A-Butta (3:09)
13. Fortified Live Feat Mr. Man (4:53)
14. Make it All Better Feat Q-Tip (4:03)
15. High Drama Feat Zoot and Consequence (3:06)
16. I Get High (3:05)
17. One Four Love Pt. 1 (4:02)
18. 5 Minute Freestyle (4:21)
19. Wake Up Show Freestyle Feat Juice and Thirstin’ Howl III (7:09)

DOWNLOAD!

Last.fm of Black Star

 
Black Star - Respiration Remix (featuring Black Thought)


Black Star - Beautiful Remix (featuring Mary J. Blige)


Shit, I should've posted this earlier. A must download.

The best rapper (other than Mos Def)

well in my opinion. but if you have not listened to him, do me a favor--as well as yourself--and start. i'm serious. best rapper at the moment. fucking ridiculous shit.




one of the best songs period. that's right, i'm not playing around, haha. well a little about him is...well he hasn't released an album yet. shit comes off the internet (mostly 2dopeboyz) and he's in the works of making an album. just read his Last.fm


But another snippet was released of Exhibit B (featuring Mos Def) and Exhibit C. Straight fire.


Exhibit A link @ 2dopeboyz.okayplayer.com

Exhibit B link

Two best rappers ever in one song? Fuck yes.