![]() ![]() While commercial radio at the time was dominated by accessible tracks often built around recognizable samples of popular ’80s songs, Black Star strived to challenge its audience intellectually but still appeal to traditional hip-hop sensibilities. Released 20 years ago on Rawkus Records, it was everything “real” hip-hop fans were looking for. Happy 20th Anniversary to Black Star’s Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star, originally released September 29, 1998.ĭuring the late ’90s battle for the “soul” of hip-hop, few albums were as important or as revered as Mos Def and Talib Kweli’s collaborative effort released under their adopted Black Star moniker, Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star. ![]()
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