Mos def the ecstatic full album5/9/2023 It's a shame, because the entire album is good with the exception of this song, and it happens to be towards the very end of the album. However, he does misfire on "Roses" which is easily the albums lowest point. It's amazing that over time I've grown to really like this song, even if I don't understand a damn thing. Mos speaks in Spanish for the entire song, and the tracks sounds much more like a love song that a rap song. One example of this working is on "No Hay Nada Mas". Mos isn't afraid to take risks (as he proved on The New Danger) whether they pay off or not. One thing I love about Mos is that he isn't concerned with being "the best rapper alive" or any of the other trivial titles that all other rappers are concerned with. If anybody needed a reminder the Mos Def is one of the best lyricists of all time in hip-hop, this song (and album in general) is it. "Style and state radiate/love power slay the hate/truth killer flakey face/players say it to their face/ain't afraid to major straight/grace at the table straight/flow greatest like the greatest lakes/capes all greatest states/quiet water major waves". Nothing is simple about the wordplay he follows that up with though. "Peace before everything/god before anything/love before anything/real before everything/home before anyplace". It's a very powerful song, partly because of the message, but also because of Mos' delivery. "Priority" is one of the most spiritual songs on the album, as Mos outlines what our priorities should be in life. Mos has always been one of the most humble and honest rappers there is, and that makes this album very easy to relate to. The whole album is very down to earth, but uplifting at the same time. Mos simply raps about the high unemployment rate and the day to day munadane life of working a 9-5, living paycheck to paycheck to keep the lights on. Flash produces "Worker's Comp" which is the perfect song for the times we are in. The greatness of Mos isn't limited to the Madlib tracks though. Madlib produces 4 of the tracks on this album (Wahid, Pretty Dancer, Revelations, and the Slick Rick assisted Auditorium), and it's no surprise that these are 4 of the best tracks on the album. Most of the tracks have Middle Eastern influences regardless of who produces the track. Mos samples guitars (and the chorus) from an old Turkish song, and the rest of the album follows the theme of using Middle Eastern instruments throughout this album. The opening track "Supermagic" hits like a hammer. However, the production on this album is without question the best production since Black on Both Sides. Mos Def has always been a very talented rapper, and the strength of his albums has always been his lyrics. It's been a long time since I've heard an album of this caliber, and I still can't think of a better rap album to come out since this album was released nearly 3 years ago. It's been a long This album deserves a 12 out of 10 if I were basing my score on the relativity to other rap albums over the past 5 years. Beacoups respects everytime to Yasiin, Preservation & Downtown Records–and to the rest of you, you are all very welcome.This album deserves a 12 out of 10 if I were basing my score on the relativity to other rap albums over the past 5 years. Preservation came by the secret underground OKP headquarters earlier this year to play us some of the stuff he’s got in the works so I can say from firsthand knowledge this is going to be a banger…the album drops on Pres’ newly-established Mon Dieu Music imprint this summer–scroll down to watch a trailer for the comp with more info. Specifically: following closely on the heels of The REecstatic is the a debut compilation from Preservation, titled Old Numbers and featuring (yes) Yasiin Bey, as well as Jean Grae, Edo G, Jemini the Gifted One, Jim Jarmusch, Minnesota, 32 FX, Yahzeed, & Milly Mango. The REctatic is only one of a series of projects Preservation has been perculating on like a quiet dog waiting for the right moment to go full Baha-Men with it. ![]() The full album download will be available mid-May…so Yasiin obsessives mark your eye-calendars with a big fatty marker.īUT WAIT…it gets better. The official remix album– The REcstatic–is presented by Pres in conjunction with Downtown Records and will feature re-imaginings of all 16 tracks from the original plus one bonus cut, an unreleased vocal take of Bey’s hit single “Casa Bey” (featuring production by Minnesota). ![]() Even better we get to break the news that Preservation has taken on the mission of fully remixing The Ecstatic album from top to bottom, from the outer groove to the inner. ![]() World Puh-puh Premiere! OKP is amped to bring you this banging re-work of Yasiin Bey fka Mos Def‘s “Quiet Dog Bite Hard” from DJ Preservation–Bey’s DJ and Producer ( Tru3Magic, The Ecstatic) not to mention our homie and something of a secret weapon in the world of hip-hop.
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