Unfortunately, though, the album feels neither new or dangerous. Five years and countless non-musical endeavors later, Mos Def has returned with Black on Both Sides‘s successor, titled The New Danger. The album’s music was a cross-section of black history that also felt modern the lyrics deftly probed issues of identity (what it means to be African-American, to be American, to be human). He solidified his reputation as an MC (well-earned from the dynamite Mos Def and Talib Kweli Are Black Star album as well as various singles and guest appearances) while smoothly blending a broad array of styles and genres into his music. Mos Def’s 1999 album Black on Both Sides was an epic with true range, musically and intellectually.
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