album "Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star"

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"Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star" is a critically acclaimed 1998 hip-hop album by the duo Black Star, celebrated for its socially conscious lyrics and influential role in underground rap.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hip hop album
studio album
artist Black Star
associatedAct Rawkus Records roster
chronologyNext Black on Both Sides
chronologyNextArtist Mos Def
countryOfOrigin United States
criticalReception critically acclaimed
featuresArtist Common
Jane Doe
Punchline
Vinia Mojica
Wordsworth
genre conscious hip hop
hip hop
underground hip hop
hasCoverTheme Brooklyn imagery
black nationalism
hasTrack Astronomy (8th Light)
B Boys Will B Boys
Brown Skin Lady
Children’s Story
linked to: Children's Story

Definition
Hater Players
K.O.S. (Determination)
RE: Definition
Respiration
Thieves in the Night
Twice Inna Lifetime
Yo Yeah
influenced alternative hip hop artists
influencedGenre underground hip hop
language English
notableFor Afrocentric themes
political commentary
socially conscious lyrics
partOfMovement Native Tongues–influenced underground rap
performer Mos Def
Talib Kweli
producer 88-Keys
Ge-ology
Hi-Tek
J Rawls
Shawn J. Period
recordedIn New York City
recordLabel Rawkus Records
releaseDate 1998-09-29

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Mos Def notableWork album "Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star"
subject linked to: Dante Beze
Shawn J. Period contributedTo Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star
linked to: album "Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star"