

SIDES NEW VINYL RECORD Free shipping MOS DEF THE ECSTATIC VINYL 2017 RE-ISSUE Sealed,unplayed. Mos Def titled The Ecstatic after one of his favorite novels, the 2002 Victor LaValle book, believing its titular phrase evoked his singular creative vision for the album. The new album by American rapper Yasiin Bey, FKA Mos Def.


Its loosely structured, lightly reverbed songs use unconventional time signatures and samples taken from a variety of international musical styles, including Afrobeat, soul, Eurodance, jazz, reggae, Latin, and Middle Eastern music. Mos Def's raps about global politics, love, spirituality, and social conditions are informed by the zeitgeist of the late 2000s, Black internalionalism, and Pan-Islamic ideas, incorporating a number of Islamic references throughout the album. It was released on June 9, 2009, by Downtown Records. The album has been described by music journalists as a conscious and alternative hip hop record with an eccentric, internationalist quality. The Ecstatic is the fourth studio album by American rapper Mos Def. For its front cover, a still from Charles Burnett's 1978 film Killer of Sheep was reproduced in red tint. Singer Georgia Anne Muldrow, formerly of the record label, was one of the album's few guest vocalists, along with rappers Slick Rick and Talib Kweli. Flash, Oh No, and Madlib, the latter two of whom reused instrumentals they had produced on Stones Throw Records. He worked with producers such as Preservation, Mr. After venturing further away from hip hop with an acting career and two poorly received albums, Mos Def signed a recording contract with Downtown and recorded The Ecstatic primarily at the Record Plant in Los Angeles. The Ecstatic - Album by Mos Def Spotify Listen to The Ecstatic on Spotify. “The Ecstatic is the fourth studio album by American rapper Mos Def.
