A few of the album highlights are where Mos Def strays from the confines of the convential rap song. It avoids ever being too repetitive, or uninspired. The throught-provoking lyrics and social commentary are still ever present, but this time around there is more variation in the sound, which is important due to the album clocking in at just over seventy minutes. The seeds that were planted on 1998's Black Star have grown somewhat and Mos Def has branched out slightly. It's an excellent way to round out the decade for hip-hop, which had rooted itself even further into mainstream culture throughout the decade and had become more and more commercially viable. Review Summary: An ambitious, intelligent and expansive hip-hop album.įollowing up on the critically acclaimed release of Black Star's self titled album, Mos Def flew solo and the end result was Black On Both Sides.
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