


Wale - Back To The Feature (Mixtape Review).MassFiveStar And Big Mike - I Am King Of Mass (Mix.Murda Mook - Misunderstood (Mixtape Review).Spectac & 9th Wonder - The Corner of Spec & 9th (M.Maino - If Tommorow Comes (Album Review).Z-Ro and Chill - The Rain (Album Review).If you can get into his style (more than I can) you will be rewarded here, 4/5. Overall, the album was a great release from Mos. The track Auditorium is definitely the most standout track on here, featuring old school innovator: Slick Rick. It is hard to predict the direction that he is going to go in next: from a song about magic and the boogey man to a song entirely in Spanish. This album follows suit to Mos’s desire to be different from the rest of the hip-hop world (this may have been what kept me away from him earlier in his career). Mos can seem corny at times, but I still feel like he is tasking hip-hop in the right direction. The mood on this album is strictly positive/uplifting and he reminds you with “having a good time…every daaay” repeated a few times throughout. I am sure that Mos fans will be ecstatic with the release of this new album.

However, his new release The Ecstatic has won me over (but only slightly). He is just one of those artists whose style I just didn’t blend with. I am not saying he isn’t great artist, but I never really identified with him. Mos Def has not been one of my favorite emcees in hip-hop.
