10. Mos Def - The Ecstatic-
Another avant-garde release from Mos Def, featuring soul, funk, bollywood samples, a Slick Rick feature and production by J Dilla, Chad of The Neptunes, Madlib and Oh No.
Up-tempo lead singles 'Casa Bey' and 'Quiet Dog Bite Hard' set the tone for what was to be a genre-straddling effort with no mention of cars, watches or money, but one that was resolutely Hip Hop.
Unfortunatley for Mos, the high point was arguably the Slick Rick verse on 'Audotorium', which was a story told from the perspective of a US soldier in Iraq, conversing with the locals via the medium of rap. Sounds silly, but isn't. In all, easily the best major label Hip Hop album of the year.
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Mos Def - Supermagic (Video)
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