Black Star - Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star

Artist: Black Star

Label: Rawkus

Catalogue No: RWK 1158-1

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo

Country: US

Year: 1998

Genre: Hip Hop

Style: Conscious

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Release Info Tracklist Streaming Videos Reviews

Notes

Marcus Garvey historical photos courtesy of The Marcus Garvey and Universal Negro Improvement Association Papers Project
and were downloaded from www.isop.ucla.edu/mgpp.

Includes folded color insert with liner notes and photographs.

On the label of side B the track „Thieves in the Night“ is not printed. Number 12 is „Twice Inna Lifetime“

Recorded between September 1997 and May 1998

Companies, etc.

Copyright (c)

Rawkus Entertainment L.L.C.

Mastered At

Sony Music Studios, New York City

Phonographic Copyright (p)

Rawkus Entertainment L.L.C.

Recorded At

D&D Studios, Bobalicious Studios, Funky Slice Studios, Unique Recording, Streeterville Studios

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode:	601617115813	Scanned
Barcode:	6 01617 11581 3	Printed
Matrix / Runout:	UR1A	Label side A
Matrix / Runout:	UR1B	Label side B
Matrix / Runout:	RWK-1158-1A -1A RJ	Runout side A, etched
Matrix / Runout:	RWK-1158-1B	Runout side B, etched

Credits

Art Direction

Black Star, Nobody Creative

Cover

Brent Rollins

Keyboards

Weldon Irvine [A2]

Lacquer Cut By

Ray Janos

Lyrics By

Apani Smith [B3], Dante Smith, Lonnie Rashid Lynn [B5], Rashaan Truell [B7], Talib Kweli Greene, Vinson Johnson [B7]

Mastered By

Chris Athens

Photography By

Eddie Otchere, Franck Khalfoun, Jake Septimus, Tasleem

Producer

Hi-Tek [A1, A3, A4, B2, B5, B7]

Tracklist

Position	Title	Credits	Duration
A1	Intro	Talib Kweli (Co-producer), Hi-Tek (Producer)	1:11
A2	Astronomy (8th Light)	Weldon Irvine (Featuring), Evil Dee (Producer), Mr. Walt (Producer)	3:23
A3	Definitíon	Hi-Tek (Producer)	3:26
A4	RE:DEFinition	Hi-Tek (Producer)	3:02
A5	Children's Story	Shawn J Period (Producer)	3:32
A6	Brown Skin Lady	J. Rawls (Producer)	5:46
B1	B Boys Will B Boys	GE-OLOGY (Producer)	2:36
B2	K.O.S. (Determination)	Vinia Mojica (Featuring), Hi-Tek (Producer)	4:49
B3	Hater Players	Apani B. Fly (Featuring), Shawn J Period (Producer)	4:08
B4	Yo Yeah	J. Rawls (Producer)	1:10
B5	Respiration	Common (Featuring), Hi-Tek (Producer)	6:05
B6	Thieves In The Night	88-Keys (Producer)	5:16
B7	Twice Inna Lifetime	Jane Doe (Featuring), Punch & Words (Featuring), Hi-Tek (Producer)	5:38

Listen on Streaming Platforms

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Videos

Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group Intro · Black Star Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star ℗ 1998 Rawkus Entertainment LLC Released on: 2002-01-01 Producer: Hi-Tek Producer, Co- Producer: Talib Kweli Composer Lyricist: Mos Def Composer

Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group Astronomy (8th Light) · Black Star · Weldon Irvine Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star ℗ 1998 Rawkus Entertainment LLC Released on: 2002-01-01 Producer: Mr. Walt Composer Lyricist: Talib Kweli Compos

Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group Definition · Black Star Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star ℗ 1998 Rawkus Entertainment LLC Released on: 2002-01-01 Producer: Hi-Tek Studio Personnel, Recording Engineer: Success Studio Personnel, Mixe

Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group Re:Definition · Black Star Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star ℗ 1998 Rawkus Entertainment LLC Released on: 2002-01-01 Producer: Hi-Tek Associated Performer, Rap Vocalist: Mos Def Associated Perform

Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group Children's Story · Black Star Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star ℗ 1998 Rawkus Entertainment LLC Released on: 2002-01-01 Producer: Shawn J. Period Composer Lyricist: Mos Def Composer Lyricist: Talib

Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group Brown Skin Lady · Black Star Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star ℗ 1998 Rawkus Entertainment LLC Released on: 2002-01-01 Producer: J. rawls Composer Lyricist: Talib Kweli Greene Composer Lyricist: Da

Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group B Boys Will B Boys · Black Star Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star ℗ 1998 Rawkus Entertainment LLC Released on: 2002-01-01 Producer: Ge-ology Composer Lyricist: Mos Def Composer Lyricist: Talib Kwel

Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group K.O.S. (Determination) · Black Star · Vinia Mojica Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star ℗ 1998 Rawkus Entertainment LLC Released on: 2002-01-01 Producer: Hi-Tek Composer Lyricist: Talib Kweli Composer

Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group Hater Players · Black Star · Apani Emcee Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star ℗ 1998 Rawkus Entertainment LLC Released on: 2002-01-01 Producer: Shawn J. Period Composer Lyricist: Mos Def Composer Lyr

Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group Yo Yeah · Black Star Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star ℗ 1998 Rawkus Entertainment LLC Released on: 2002-01-01 Producer: J. rawls Producer, Co- Producer: Talib Kweli Composer Lyricist: Talib Kweli C

Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group Thieves In The Night · Black Star Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star ℗ 1998 Rawkus Entertainment LLC Released on: 2002-01-01 Producer: 88 Keys Composer Lyricist: Talib Kweli Composer Lyricist: Mos D

Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group Twice Inna Lifetime · Black Star · Jane Doe · Punchline · Wordsworth Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star ℗ 1998 Rawkus Entertainment LLC Released on: 2002-01-01 Producer: Hi-Tek Studio Personnel, R

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