Aside from his role in The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, I’ve never been a big fan of Mos Def, but I’m feeling his newest album The Ecstatic — production-wise at least. These are two of the best songs on there. “Auditorium” has an elegant, dark Madlib beat and “Twilight Speedball,” which is co-produced by Chad Hugo, doesn’t exactly have the trappings of a Neptunes beat, but it has loud, militant horns that remind me of “Simon Says” by Pharoahe Monch.
Download: Mos Def – Auditorium (ft. Slick Rick) (produced by Madlib)
Download: Mos Def – Twilite Speedball (produced by Mos Def, Chad Hugo)
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[…] for himself. The song fits in perfectly on The Ecstatic, which also features Stones Throw producers Madlib and Oh No. The addition of Mos Def on the song is definitely an upgrade; this song has been […]