Talib Kweli
The Samples Behind Black Star’s ‘Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star’
In the late ’90s, rising Brooklyn rappers Mos Def (now Yasiin Bey) and Talib Kweli joined forces under the name Black Star. They would both go on to have successful solo careers, but not before releasing their classic 1998 album, Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star, on Rawkus.
The 13-track project, which featured future Aftermath producer, Hi-Tek, became an instant classic. It peaked at No. 53 on Billboard’s Hot 200 chart, with its singles “Definition” and “Respiration” featuring Common reaching No. 3 and 6 on the Hot Rap Songs, respectively.
In celebration of Mos’ birthday, Power 106’s Wax Only series has showcased the album’s most recognizable samples and lyrics. The show’s host Vin Rican is joined by Kweli on the episode.
Watch above.
Related: The Samples Behind The Pharcyde’s ‘Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde’
Popular
-
May 23, 2023
The Best Remixes for Wedding DJs 2023
Wedding season has arrived! DJcity’s Remix Director Sir Marcus has put together a list of wedding-friendly tracks guaranteed to freshen up your DJ sets and...
-
June 2, 2023
New and Notable Tracks: Jun. 2
New tracks that DJs should know about.
-
May 24, 2023
DJcity’s 30 Most Downloaded South Asian Tracks
Tesher. Two years ago, we added South Asian music to the DJcity record pool. To celebrate this addition and anniversary, here are the top 30 most downloade...
-
May 26, 2023
New and Notable Tracks: May. 26
New tracks that DJs should know about.
-
May 25, 2023
Meet Our South Asian Music Curation Team
DJcity's South Asian music curation team. Two years ago, we added South Asian music to the DJcity record pool. Yesterday, we celebrated this addition and a...
-
May 1, 2023
Must-Play Tracks for Cinco de Mayo 2023
DJcity has put together a list of Latin edits, remixes, and bootlegs for your Cinco de Mayo DJ sets. The list includes 21 DJcity Exclusives. Download the t...
-
June 18, 2021
Get Five Record Pools for the Price of One With DJcity’s New Global Music Page
Here at DJcity, we always strive to provide our customers with great value and the highest quality of content. We are proud to announce our new Global Musi...
-
December 20, 2022
Top 30 Remixes, Bootlegs, and DJ Edits of 2022
GRAYMATTER. Yesterday, DJcity revealed its most downloaded tracks of 2022. Today, we dive deeper to uncover the most popular remixes, bootlegs, and edits o...
-
February 15, 2022
New DJcity Pricing Plans Now Available
Here at DJcity, customer satisfaction is crucial, and therefore we always take input and feedback from our customers and DJ community very seriously. Due t...
-
January 14, 2021
‘TBT Hits’ Feat. Slick Rick, Donell Jones, and More
Slick Rick Check out this week’s edition of Beatsource’s TBT Hits list below: Slick Rick – Children’s Story One of the most sampled hip-hop records of all...