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Black Star - Respiration (Pete Rock Remix) Posted by: TheNotoriousMEX
Video duration: 345 seconds Rare "Flying High" remix of Black Star's "Respiration" by Mos Def and Talib Kweli, featuring Black Thought of The Roots. Produced by Pete Rock. Related: black, blackstar, def, flying, high, hip, hop, kweli, mos, pete, rap, remix, respiration, rock, roots, star, talib, the, thought |
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Talib Kweli - Lonely People Posted by: TheNotoriousMEX
Video duration: 282 seconds One of Talib Kweli's best songs since the Reflection Eternal era, this track is from 2004's "The Beautiful Mixtape." Unfortunately, it was never released on "The Beautiful Struggle" due to clearance issues with the Beatles. Features LaToiya Williams on vocals, and samples the Beatles' song, "Eleanor Rigby." Related: beautiful, hip, hop, kweli, latoiya, lonely, mix, mixtape, people, rap, talib, williams |
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Slum Village - Fall In Love Posted by: TheNotoriousMEX
Video duration: 227 seconds Track from Slum Village's 2000 LP, "Fantastic, Vol. 2." Produced by the late, great J Dilla. Related: baatin, dee, dilla, fall, fantastic, hip, hop, in, jay, love, rap, slum, t3, village |
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Talib Kweli - Love Language Posted by: TheNotoriousMEX
Video duration: 400 seconds Very emotional track from one of rap's greatest MCs, Talib Kweli. Off of his 2000 LP, Reflection Eternal, and produced by Hi-Tek. Includes the relaxing 1:40 track conclusion, "Love Speakeasy." Related: 2000, eternal, hi-tek, hip, hop, kweli, language, love, rap, reflection, speakeasy, talib |
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Outkast - Reset Posted by: TheNotoriousMEX
Video duration: 275 seconds One of my favorite rap tracks ever, although it's never gained much recognition. From Outkast's 2003 double LP, Speakerboxxx/The Love Below, featuring Big Boi, Khujo Goodie, Cee-Lo and Debra Killings on vocals. Related: 2003, big, boi, cee-lo, hip, hop, khujo, outkast, rap, reset, speakerboxxx |
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A Tribe Called Quest - We Can Get Down Posted by: TheNotoriousMEX
Video duration: 259 seconds Another great track from A Tribe Called Quest's classic 1993 LP, Midnight Marauders. Related: called, can, down, get, hip, hop, marauders, midnight, quest, rap, tribe, we |
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Hieroglyphics - You Never Knew Posted by: TheNotoriousMEX
Video duration: 273 seconds One of my favorite tracks of all-time, with timeless production and amazing lyricism, coming from the Hieroglyphics (consisting of the Souls of Mischief, Del tha Funkee Homosapien, Pep Love, and Casual, among others) collective's 1998 LP, 3rd Eye Vision. Related: 3rd, del, eye, funkee, hieroglyphics, hip, homosapien, hop, knew, love, mischief, never, of, pep, rap, souls, tha, the, third, vision, you |
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Black Star - K.O.S. (Determination) Posted by: TheNotoriousMEX
Video duration: 289 seconds Another instantly recognizable track for all you Black Star fans, and one of the best tracks from Mos Def and Talib Kweli's 1998 LP by the same name. Kweli does all the rapping on this track, with Vinia Mojica providing vocals. Related: black, blackstar, def, determination, hip, hop, k.o.s., knowledge, kos, kweli, mojica, mos, of, rap, self, star, talib, vinia |
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Common - G.O.D. (Gaining One's Definition) Posted by: TheNotoriousMEX
Video duration: 287 seconds Very emotional track from Common's classic 1997 LP, "One Day It'll All Make Sense." Features vocals from Cee-Lo Green, as well as an excellent guest verse. Related: 1997, all, cee-lo, ceelo, common, day, definition, g.o.d., gaining, god, green, hip, hop, itll, make, one, ones, rap, sense |
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Little Brother - Starship Posted by: TheNotoriousMEX
Video duration: 249 seconds Emotional track from Little Brother's "The Chittlin Circuit Mixtape." Produced by 9th Wonder, who has sadly parted ways with one of the better hip hop groups left in the game. Related: 9th, big, brother, chittlin, circuit, hip, hop, little, mixtape, ninth, phonte, pooh, rap, starship, the, wonder |
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Black Star - Brown Skin Lady Posted by: TheNotoriousMEX
Video duration: 346 seconds Another classic track from Mos Def and Talib Kweli's 1999 LP. Related: 1999, black, blackstar, brown, def, hip, hop, kweli, lady, mos, rap, skin, star, talib |
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Hi-Tek - Breakin' Bread Posted by: TheNotoriousMEX
Video duration: 234 seconds This deviates somewhat from my usual Black Star uploads, but is still closely tied in that this track is from the long-time producer of Black Star, Hi-Tek, and one of my personal favorite rap tracks - "Breakin' Bread." From Hi-Tek's 2001 album, Hi-Teknology, featuring Brian Digby Jr., Crunch, Donte, and Main Flow. Related: 2001, bread, breakin, breakin, breaking, brian, crunch, digby, donte, flow, hi-tek, hi-teknology, hip, hop, jr., main, rap |
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Talib Kweli - Expansion Outro Posted by: TheNotoriousMEX
Video duration: 407 seconds One of Talib Kweli's most amazing lyrical performances of his musical career, the "Expansion Outro" is found at the end of Kweli's 2000 LP, Reflection Eternal. The track was inspired by Nina Simone's "Four Women," which Kweli mentions at the beginning. Related: 2000, eternal, expansion, for, four, hip, hop, kweli, nina, outro, rap, reflection, simone, talib, women |
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Talib Kweli - The Blast (Remix) featuring Erykah Badu Posted by: TheNotoriousMEX
Video duration: 231 seconds Rarely heard remix of Talib Kweli's lead single from his classic 2000 LP, Reflection Eternal, featuring Erykah Badu on vocals rather than Vinia Mojica. Related: 2000, badu, blast, erykah, eternal, hi-tek, hip, hop, kweli, rap, reflection, remix, talib, the |















