Mos Def

Editor's Review:

Mos Def's whole Black Jack Johnson rock project had me worried about this one. I just wanted to hear him rap like the universal magnetic B-Boy that he built his rep off, but The New Danger is on a whole other plane. Mos Def is the rebel of the music industry in the same way free jazz held to no aesthetic. His music is bigger than rap, and too original to be shoved into a particular genre. The rock 'n' roll influence is thick, but you can't hate because it's authentic and there's nothing glamorous in the transition. Tracks like "Sunshine" and "Life is Real" bring it back to the raw rap, but make up a minority of the album. He's still talking to the streets even if he's not rapping, and sounds as potent as ever.
- Corey Bloom
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Record Label Geffen Records Released December 2004

Tracks The Boogie Man Song Freaky Black Greeting Ghetto Rock Zimzallabim The Rape Over Blue Black Jack w/Shuggie Otis Bedstuy Parade & Funeral March w/Paul Oscher Sex, Love & Money Sunshine Close Edge The Panties War Grown Man Business w/Minnesota Modern Marvel Life Is Real The Easy Spell The Beggar Champion Requiem

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