Black Star [PA]

Performer: Black Star
Artist: Weldon Irvine; Common
Engineer: Success; Pat Viola; Vaughn Sessions; Mr. Walt; Jim Godsey; Kieran Walsh; Charlie Mack...
Distributor: Universal Distribution

Notes: Black Star: Mos Def, Talib Kweli (rap vocals). Additional personnel: Apani, Common, Jane Doe, Vinia Mojica, Weldon Irvine. Producers: DJ Hi-Tek, Talib Kweli, Mr. Walt, Shawn J. Period, J. Rawls. Personnel: Mos Def (Fender Rhodes piano); Apani B Fly Emcee (vocals); Weldon Irvine (keyboards). Audio Mixers: Steve Souder; Mr. Walt; Ken "Duro" Ifill; Kieran Walsh; Rick St. Hillaire. Recording information: Bobalicious Studios, Sherman Oaks, CA; D & D Studios, New York, NY; D&D Studios, New York, NY; Funky Slice Studios, Brooklyn, New York, NY; Funky Slice, Brooklyn, NY; Streeterville Studios, Chicago, IL; Unique Recording Studios, New York, NY; Unique Studios. Photographers: Jake Septimus; Eddie Otchere-Dhagren; Franck Khalfoun; Tasleem; Marcus Garvey.

Rolling Stone (10/29/98, p.77) - 3 Stars (out of 5) - "...not only an eagerly awaited rap album but also a desperately needed one....Black Star are socially conscious and lyrically sound--with their hearts close to the underground." Entertainment Weekly (10/23/98, p.80) - "...Mixing rugged street beats and rhymes brainy enough for boho B-boys (they cite literary references and quote Nina Simone) makes this Black Star shine bright." - Rating: A- The Wire (1/99, p.27) - Included in Wire's "50 Records Of The Year [1998]" CMJ (1/11/99, pp.5-6) - "...Mos Def and Talib Kweli truly are 'the best alliance in hip-hop,' with Mos's stylized, grainy delivery serving as yang to the smart, spoken words of Kweli's yin..." The Source (11/98, p.198) - 3.5 Mics (out of 5) - "...With a delicate balance of Black Nationalism, well-chosen interludes and lyrics to go, high-pitched metaphor specialist Kweli and straight-up showman Mos prove that they're more than just 'lyrically handsome'..."

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