9/Mos Def/The Ecstatic
“What it is?”
“Magnetic, the flows are athletic/Dimensions are perfected/But the static or kinetic is power.”
I SAID, “Magnetic, the flows are athletic/Dimensions are perfected/But the static or kinetic is power.”
“You are rocking with the fresh. You are rocking with the fresh. You are rocking with the Def…So shocking, never stopping. Always keep the beat on popping.”
The Ecstatic.
“What it is?”
A 45 minute 16 track Hip-Hop LP steeped in the genre’s crate digging, knowledge droppin’ past. A headphone masterpiece, in which Mos does what he does, spit hot “fiyah”, drop that knowledge, croon, snicker, simply be he.
“What it is?”
A Hip-Hop LP steeped in that classic early to mid 90’s east coast Hip-Hop sound. A Hip-Hop LP that dips its feet in the musical terrains of soul, Afrobeat, jazz, funk, Latin Music, and Hip-Hop past and present.
“What it is?”
A Hip-Hop LP light on the skits and interludes (and those that do appear fit/work within the parameters of the album’s mood and flow), and light on the guest stars, save the instant head knock classic Auditorium feat. “The Ruler, a.k.a. Slick Rick.
“What it is?”
A Hip-Hop LP that rests on the head, shoulders, heat, and presence of the MC at the helm, asking you to ride along, listen, and hear what he has to say over the course of 16 tracks.
“What it is?”
A Hip-Hop LP starring an MC who “came here to win, and not to play”.
“What it is?”
“You know, we know, what it is. You don’t know? Here it is!”
“Ecstatic nature black imagination activated true and living elevated, you are rockin' with the greatest.”
Act like you know.
KEY TRACKS: Auditorium/Quiet Dog/Life in Marvelous Times
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