Evaluating the Greatness of Black Star

EarForGoodMusic · Post by **EarForGoodMusic** » Sat Apr 04, 2009 9:38 pm

kimani wrote: Speak up and defend your precious album.

I think the people talkin all this BS have never listened to Defintion.Re:definition,Astrology(8th light),K.O.S,. though it is not Completely classic from beginning to end, theres more than a couple great tracks on this cd.

thebigk · Post by **thebigk** » Sat Apr 04, 2009 11:12 pm

Yeah, calling this classic would be a lie, but I do think it's a solid album. No front, definitely enjoy more than half of the tracks.

djjeffresh · Post by **djjeffresh** » Sun Apr 05, 2009 12:14 am

ya forgot about 8th light. song is fresh.

Maceo1ne · Post by **Maceo1ne** » Sun Apr 05, 2009 1:17 am

It could have been a longer album. Seemed too directly connected to that Lyricist Lounge Ecko thing.... Manifesto was great for Kweli. They could have went without a track or three. Their soundbombing shit was kind of weak to me. They should have at least made another album after both solos. May get old but I know some people are blowing out of proportion how easily processed this album was. Its like til one official comes along its on pause and they say "Not that great" then everyone hates. A little sing song for me but the Definition-Re definition transition is something Ill always remember from the first listen. Hi Tek's sputtering 1200 was superb then. Kweli and Hi Tek came a long way from the Mission/Mood days, but that is probably where you will hear more of Kweli's decent material. Now Reflection Eternal was nice to me and this Black Star album accompanied it well. Borderline classic after the storm blows over if the label didn't say Rawkus.

The inside cover is comedy though with the No Limit parody (only on the first release). They were standing up for us though. Shit.

kimani · Post by **kimani** » Sun Apr 05, 2009 1:21 am

I enjoy Mood quite a bit more than this album, or any solo albums of theirs (haven't heard much Kweli cause I don't like him, Black On Both Sides I enjoy more than this album as well).

Maceo1ne · Post by **Maceo1ne** » Sun Apr 05, 2009 1:32 am

Actually Ill add that Universal Magnetic is fresh and whatever else on Soundbombing One was alright.

nestle quik · Post by **nestle quik** » Sun Apr 05, 2009 2:46 am

I always thought this album was pretty overrated by the newjacks, but it was a solid album all the same with even a few classic songs on it.

Thereallex · Post by **Thereallex** » Sun Apr 05, 2009 12:58 pm

Astrology is the ultra simple highly effective Beatminerz shit

The Two Mood Lps are just excellent, that was what Hi-tek was really about to me.

Kweli is just boring, a no-flow strategy as a technique aint a technique, its just long sentences. He thought he was P. Asia maybe. He really gonna lung collapse sometimes, and surely he aint Copywrite ot Percee P. Plus his supa preacher character is just annoying.

The cover of the BS LP was dope though

Maceo1ne · Post by **Maceo1ne** » Sun Apr 05, 2009 4:35 pm

The other Mood under Mission Control. Have not listened to this in a while n was about to post but searched the forum luckily it was already done in February. Just came in for the first time in a couple months and noticed this bullshucks that shouldnt be going on. The good olds are always decent. So I guess the world is better off without alot of exceptional shit. Done. :ignore:

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