Who's Black Star? A duo made up two of the best MCs ever

Yes, I said the best MCs ever. Yup I said it Talib Kweli is one of my all-time favorite rapper with Mos Def not far behind.

On the MC tip, Mos is a little better than Kweli here, but that's understandable since Kweli is a rookie here and Mos had done "Big Brother Beat" and Manifest Destiny. Although Kweli wouldn't truly finesse his style of rap until Quality, his performance was the opposite of wack. The production here is mostly done by a pre-Aftermath/G-Unit Hi-Tek. He along with Da Beatminerz, Shawn J Period, 88 Keys, etc. create a wonderfully mellow sound that reminds me of the Motherland.

Black Star stands as one of hip-hop's greatest albums in my book for how it influenced me and for how flawless it sounds to me in 2008.