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Black Star - Respiration (Pete Rock Remix)
Posted by: TheNotoriousMEX
Video duration: 345 seconds
Rare "Flying High" remix of Black Star's "Respiration" by Mos Def and Talib Kweli, featuring Black Thought of The Roots. Produced by Pete Rock.
Related: black, blackstar, def, flying, high, hip, hop, kweli, mos, pete, rap, remix, respiration, rock, roots, star, talib, the, thought
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Talib Kweli - Love Language
Posted by: TheNotoriousMEX
Video duration: 400 seconds
Very emotional track from one of rap's greatest MCs, Talib Kweli. Off of his 2000 LP, Reflection Eternal, and produced by Hi-Tek. Includes the relaxing 1:40 track conclusion, "Love Speakeasy."
Related: 2000, eternal, hi-tek, hip, hop, kweli, language, love, rap, reflection, speakeasy, talib
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Talib Kweli - Lonely People
Posted by: TheNotoriousMEX
Video duration: 282 seconds
One of Talib Kweli's best songs since the Reflection Eternal era, this track is from 2004's "The Beautiful Mixtape." Unfortunately, it was never released on "The Beautiful Struggle" due to clearance issues with the Beatles.
Features LaToiya Williams on vocals, and samples the Beatles' song, "Eleanor Rigby."
Related: beautiful, hip, hop, kweli, latoiya, lonely, mix, mixtape, people, rap, talib, williams
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Slum Village - Fall In Love
Posted by: TheNotoriousMEX
Video duration: 227 seconds
Track from Slum Village's 2000 LP, "Fantastic, Vol. 2." Produced by the late, great J Dilla.
Related: baatin, dee, dilla, fall, fantastic, hip, hop, in, jay, love, rap, slum, t3, village
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Black Star - K.O.S. (Determination)
Posted by: TheNotoriousMEX
Video duration: 289 seconds
Another instantly recognizable track for all you Black Star fans, and one of the best tracks from Mos Def and Talib Kweli's 1998 LP by the same name. Kweli does all the rapping on this track, with Vinia Mojica providing vocals.
Related: black, blackstar, def, determination, hip, hop, k.o.s., knowledge, kos, kweli, mojica, mos, of, rap, self, star, talib, vinia
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A Tribe Called Quest - We Can Get Down
Posted by: TheNotoriousMEX
Video duration: 259 seconds
Another great track from A Tribe Called Quest's classic 1993 LP, Midnight Marauders.
Related: called, can, down, get, hip, hop, marauders, midnight, quest, rap, tribe, we
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Outkast - Reset
Posted by: TheNotoriousMEX
Video duration: 275 seconds
One of my favorite rap tracks ever, although it's never gained much recognition. From Outkast's 2003 double LP, Speakerboxxx/The Love Below, featuring Big Boi, Khujo Goodie, Cee-Lo and Debra Killings on vocals.
Related: 2003, big, boi, cee-lo, hip, hop, khujo, outkast, rap, reset, speakerboxxx
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Black Star - Brown Skin Lady
Posted by: TheNotoriousMEX
Video duration: 346 seconds
Another classic track from Mos Def and Talib Kweli's 1999 LP.
Related: 1999, black, blackstar, brown, def, hip, hop, kweli, lady, mos, rap, skin, star, talib
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Hieroglyphics - You Never Knew
Posted by: TheNotoriousMEX
Video duration: 273 seconds
One of my favorite tracks of all-time, with timeless production and amazing lyricism, coming from the Hieroglyphics (consisting of the Souls of Mischief, Del tha Funkee Homosapien, Pep Love, and Casual, among others) collective's 1998 LP, 3rd Eye Vision.
Related: 3rd, del, eye, funkee, hieroglyphics, hip, homosapien, hop, knew, love, mischief, never, of, pep, rap, souls, tha, the, third, vision, you
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Little Brother - Starship
Posted by: TheNotoriousMEX
Video duration: 249 seconds
Emotional track from Little Brother's "The Chittlin Circuit Mixtape." Produced by 9th Wonder, who has sadly parted ways with one of the better hip hop groups left in the game.
Related: 9th, big, brother, chittlin, circuit, hip, hop, little, mixtape, ninth, phonte, pooh, rap, starship, the, wonder
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Common - G.O.D. (Gaining One's Definition)
Posted by: TheNotoriousMEX
Video duration: 287 seconds
Very emotional track from Common's classic 1997 LP, "One Day It'll All Make Sense." Features vocals from Cee-Lo Green, as well as an excellent guest verse.
Related: 1997, all, cee-lo, ceelo, common, day, definition, g.o.d., gaining, god, green, hip, hop, itll, make, one, ones, rap, sense
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Mos Def - Shinjiro
Posted by: TheNotoriousMEX
Video duration: 258 seconds
Rarely heard (and sick) track from the legendary MC Mos Def, off of DJ Krush's 1997 compilation album, Milight.
Related: 1997, def, dj, hip, hop, krush, milight, mos, rap, shinjiro
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Black Star - Bright As The Stars
Posted by: TheNotoriousMEX
Video duration: 273 seconds
Another B-side cut from Mos Def and Talib Kweli.
For those of you who are fans of the hip hop group Little Brother, you may recognize a familiar sample on this track: it's also used on the song "Speed" from LB's debut album, The Listening.
Related: as, black, blackstar, bright, brother, def, hip, hop, kweli, little, mos, rap, speed, star, stars, talib, the
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Talib Kweli - Expansion Outro
Posted by: TheNotoriousMEX
Video duration: 407 seconds
One of Talib Kweli's most amazing lyrical performances of his musical career, the "Expansion Outro" is found at the end of Kweli's 2000 LP, Reflection Eternal.
The track was inspired by Nina Simone's "Four Women," which Kweli mentions at the beginning.
Related: 2000, eternal, expansion, for, four, hip, hop, kweli, nina, outro, rap, reflection, simone, talib, women
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Black Star - Soundbombing Freestyle
Posted by: TheNotoriousMEX
Video duration: 261 seconds
Another filthy but rarely heard track from Mos Def and Talib Kweli - this time, a freestyle. From the Rawkus 1997 compilation album Soundbombing.
Also, the actual song doesn't begin until right after the 1:00 mark, so keep that in mind if you're disappointed by the beginning of the track.
Related: blackstar, bombing, def, freestyllack, hip, hop, kweli, mos, rap, rawkus, soundbe, star, talib
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