Beat switches in this song are lazy.

Sicko mode beat switch isnt

When Mos Def’s “Brooklyn” beat switches to “Who Shot Ya” at the end, it works so well because you’ve been listening to a whole song about Brooklyn and then it feels like you’re dropped right into a cypher there

To say this is just a case of “completely different songs pasted together”, wow man.

Like it’s so clear that Mos put it together intentionally and built the song like that, this isn’t a couple different records he had that he threw together he wrote it to be like this

but while we in here, here's the OG version of this song with the 1st beat.

'98 Yasiin Bey was hip hop Pablo Sanchez (IYKYK)

That post got me tight

I never heard the og version damn

Nigga how is this a bait thread? It’s an appreciation thread I’m saying mos def was ahead of his time

Hot take: @op put Mid Def to get attention. Well played

Mos the GOAT tho

"mid def" was just a typo?

if so, I'll take it back.

The Ecstatic is my favorite rap record ever. Don’t really keep Mos in my music tho- he has such a small catalogue that I’ve played to death over the last decade

why sadly

He didn't do himself any favors bro was as anti-industry as it can get.

Plus in addition bro is one of the few rappers that are actually great actors as well so he took some time off for that career too.

But between Black on Both Sides, The New Danger (Truly ahead of its time, and honestly sucks we couldnt get his full rock Black Jack Johnson band project all the way out due to the label because some of the best moments of that album was that), and the Ecstatic you could tell bro really could've been one of the f***ing greats if he gave a f*** about the industry lol.

I said TYPO underneath that comment 😭

ok I'll take it back. I apologize.

even with him phoning it in on black star 2 and the negus release, that's one of the few rappers I do stan over.

Highkey wanna see a 3000 & Mos Def Verzuz on here

Will take this opportunity to share this alternate version too :)

Mos said so much on this album crazy bars

I need to listen to his 2009 album

One of the best rap songs ever

3 Alc beats in one song. Styles killed all of em too. No hooks.

He did one with Aston Matthews too. Money Mackin Murda was 3 beats in one song.

And then there's this hidden gem off BTH. My favorite off the album. Only 2 beats though.