Album: The REcstatic by Mos Def (2013)
Genre: Hip-Hop | Style: Urban/R&B
Format: Album

Description: Yasiin Bey (f/k/a Mos Def) and Preservation released REcstatic—a free remix project of Mos' 2009 fourth solo album, The Ecstatic. The 16-track free effort (including "Twilight Speedball") comes from Preservation's Mondieu Music. Almost entirely produced by Yasiin’s tour deeajy and musical collaborator he work is heavy on samples and imagination, made with all the original tracks from the Downtown/Atlantic Records original.

Artist Background: Dante Terrell Smith (born December 11, 1973) is an American actor and MC, known by the stage names Mos Def (pron.: /ˌmoʊsˈdɛf/) and Yasiin Bey (pron.: /jæˈsiːnˈbeɪ/). He started his hip hop career in a group called Urban Thermo Dynamics, after which he appeared on albums by Da Bush Babees and De La Soul. With Talib Kweli, he formed the duo Black Star, which released the album Black Star in 1998. He was a major force in late 1990s underground hip hop while with Rawkus Records. As a so... Part of the Brooklyn, New York, USA music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Rap movement. Known for Urban/R&B style.

Music Scene: Part of the Brooklyn, New York, USA music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Rap movement. Known for Urban/R&B style.

Tags: Hip-Hop, Urban/R&B, 2010s, Album


Yasiin Bey (f/k/a Mos Def) and Preservation released REcstatic—a free remix project of Mos' 2009 fourth solo album, The Ecstatic. The 16-track free effort (including "Twilight Speedball") comes from Preservation's Mondieu Music. Almost entirely produced by Yasiin’s tour deeajy and musical collaborator he work is heavy on samples and imagination, made with all the original tracks from the Downtown/Atlantic Records original.

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