Mos Def - The Ecstatic

The Ecstatic is the fourth solo album from New York MC, Mos Def.
The album is slated for a release on June 09, 2009.

Dante Terrell Smith (born December 11, 1973) is an Emmy- and Golden Globe-nominated American actor and a Grammy-nominated MC known by the stage name Mos Def.
Mos Def 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, who released the album Black Star in 1998.
He was a major force in the late 1990s underground hip hop explosion spearheaded by Rawkus Records.
As a solo artist he has released the albums Black on Both Sides in 1999, The New Danger in 2004, and True Magic, 2006.

In recent shows Mos Def has performed new songs from his upcoming album, The Ecstatic.
Crowds have heard tracks produced by Madlib and Oh No (Madlib’s younger brother).
Other confirmed tracks on the album are "Auditorium" featuring Slick Rick, produced by Madlib, "Super Magic" produced by Oh No and "Twilite Speedball" produced By Chad Hugo & Mos Def.
The album is expected to feature collaborations with Slick Rick, Talib Kweli, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Black Thought and Jay Electronica, as well as production by Mr. Flash and the late J Dilla.
The first single off the album is 'Life In Marvelous Times', the second single is 'Quiet Dog (Bite Hard)', and the third single is 'Casa Bey'. The song 'Casa Bey' was recently made into an official music video that was released via Mos Def's Myspace page.
On Wednesday, June 3rd, it was announced that the album had yet again been pushed back, this time to Tuesday, August 24, 2009.
This was later reported false by a representative of Mos Def.

Source: Wiki

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