Mos Def-The Ecstatic Discussion

1. Supermagic (prod. by Oh No)
2. Twilight Speedball (prod. by Chad Hugo)
3. Auditorium (feat. Slick Rick) (prod. by Madlib)
4. Wahid (prod. by Madlib)
5. Priority (prod. by Preservation)
6. Quiet Dog (prod. by Preservation)
7. Life In Marvelous Times (prod. by Mr. Flash)
8. The Embassy (prod. by Mr. Flash)
9. No Hay Nada Mas (prod. by Preservation)
10. Pistola (prod. by Oh No)
11. Pretty Dancer (prod. by Madlib)
12. Workers Camp (prod. by Mr. Flash)
13. Revelations (prod. by Madlib)
14. Roses (feat. Georgia Anne Muldrow) (prod. by Georgia Anne Muldrow )
15. History (feat. Talib Kweli) (prod. by J Dilla)
16. Casa Bey (Arranged by Mos Def and Preservation)

Damn, Mos Def brought it with this one. No wack tracks on my first listen. The track with Kweli is piffness. The Slick Rick track is amazing. Dope album, check it.

Wow, leak. I will be giving this a listen later tonight.

I've anticipated this album since...Black On Both Sides, really. Hope it's the old Mos, 'cause few - if any - are better than that. 

Oh man, I always wished someone would rap over Madlib's Movie Finale 2 years ago. Thank god.

Album is good overall

Mos is performing on Jimmy Fallon tonight, should be on pretty soon.Orlando_Magic

His performance on Letterman was great.

So what are some impressions of this album? For me right now, I'm not liking it as much as some of you...I think it's wildly inconsistant in some areas...I've only bumped it about 4-5 times though, so I want to give it some more listens.

Early Grade: C

Favorite Joints (no order):

1. Pistola
2. Supermagic
3. History feat. Talib Kweli
4. Auditorium feat. Slick Rick

Seriously, WHY is the Talib song, arguably the best song on the album, only 2 minutes long.

I think Mos' voice has deteriorated. I find it slightly annoying on this album.

I think Mos' voice has deteriorated. I find it slightly annoying on this album.

bradleybhoy

Second best album of his career. Many will say it doesn't take much to upstage The New Danger and True Magic, but if it didn't, then we wouldn't have had to wait this long for a dope follow-up to Black on Both Sides from one of the game's most spirited emcees.

Production is on point throughout, top to bottom. This is where The Ecstatic most closely mirrors Black on Both Sides. Both albums had top-quality production, the kind that is built to stand the test of time.

I feel like Mos could have brought more to the table lyrically, but I'm not disappointed. I'm not saying the bars aren't there, because they are; 'Life in Marvelous Times', 'The Embassy', 'Workers Comp'and 'Auditorium'attest to that, as do many of the other joints. I just feel Mos didn't hit the level of variety he did on his debut. As in, there's no 'New World Water' on here. Tracks like that really solidified Black on Both Sides as an integral link in the grand tapestry of hip hop.

Bottom line, though: dope.