Black Star
Black Star is a hip-hop group formed by MCs Mos Def & Talib Kweli. Affiliat… Read Full Bio ↴Black Star is a hip-hop group formed by MCs Mos Def & Talib Kweli. Affiliated with the group is Hi-Tek, who formed producer/MC duo Reflection Eternal with Kweli, for the album Train of Thought & produced a portion of Black Star's debut album. They're, also, part of the Native Tongues Posse, a collective that contains, amongst others A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, Jungle Brothers, Da Bush Babees & Common.
Black Star arose from the underground movement of the late 1990s, which was in large part due to Rawkus Records, an independent record label stationed in New York City, NY, USA. They released their self titled debut album in 1998. Though the record achieved little commercial success, they (and other members of the Native Tongues Posse) helped shape underground alternative rap and helped bring it further into the mainstream eye. Both have gone on to greater commercial and critical success in separate solo careers.
A sample on the album from the film Chameleon Street has generated the often repeated and often misattributed quote, "I'm a victim brother. I'm a victim of 400 years of conditioning. The man has programmed my conditioning. Even my conditioning has been conditioned!"
Most recently Mos and Kweli appeared together in the movie Dave Chappelle's Block Party, alongside Jill Scott, Dead Prez and The Fugees, among others. They even contributed a new song, "Born & Raised", to the movie's soundtrack.
In November 2009, members and collaborators of Black Star released a collaboration album with the alt-blues/rock band, The Black Keys, under the title "The Blakroc Project." Project members included RZA, Jim Jones, Mos Def, Q-Tip, and others.
According to hip hop website TheSituation.co.uk, Kweli has said that a new Black Star album is "in the pipeline". On Talib Kweli's Myspace he posted up a video saying that "We're going to find Mos Def and put it on camera that there will be a second Black Star album. Black Star released their second album titled entitled No Fear of Time in 2022.
Discography
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Albums
Black Star (1998)
No Fear of Time (2022)
The Blakroc Project (2009) Collaborative album with The Black Keys
Singles
"Definition"(1998)
"Respiration" (1999)
Other collaborations
"Know That" from Mos Def's 1999 album, Black on Both Sides
"Joy" from Talib Kweli's 2002 album, Quality
"Supreme Supreme" from Talib Kweli's 2005 album, Right About Now
"Bright as the Stars" from Mos Def's 2005 single, "Ah Ha"
"What It Is" from Talib Kweli's 2005 mixtape, The Beautiful Mixtape Vol. 2
"Born & Raised" from the 2006 soundtrack, Dave Chappelle's Block Party
"This Means You", produced by DJ Hi-Tek on the album Train Of Thought
"What's Beef", live from Chappelle's Show
"Get By [remix]", from Kanye West's mixtape Freshman Adjustment 3
"Gitcha, Gitcha, Gitcha", from Talib Kweli's 2004 album The Beautiful Struggle
"Little Brother", The Hurricane
"History" from Mos Def's 2009 album The Ecstatic.
There is another band with the same name:
2) A dark rock band, formed in Jakarta, Indonesia (2000), based on the common taste of its members, Emir (vocal), Aloel (guitar), Yudi (guitar), Q-nos (bass), Ine (keyboard) and Roby (drum). They had always adored british bands such as Radiohead and Muse, and started playing to cover their music. The name "Black Star" itself was taken from a track in Radihead's album, The Bends.
In 2005, they started recording their own material. Swiftly they gained attention of indie music community and acquired got good reviews by the media, especially for their single "Schizofrenia". Their long-anticipated debut album has been released in March 2009. The first single from the album, Abnormal Aku, in collaboration with Cholil Mahmud from Efek Rumah Kaca, was a huge success in local indie scene. The album has a theme of diseases, from biological, social to psychological diseases. This shows the empathy from the band towards their surrounding envronment.
Their second album, titled "Luar Angkasa", was released on 14th February 2016 with Demajors Independent Music Industry (DIMI).
Free tracks can be downloaded at their offical website, http://www.blackstarid.com.
Buy their album at http://cdbaby.com/cd/blackstarpop
Black Star arose from the underground movement of the late 1990s, which was in large part due to Rawkus Records, an independent record label stationed in New York City, NY, USA. They released their self titled debut album in 1998. Though the record achieved little commercial success, they (and other members of the Native Tongues Posse) helped shape underground alternative rap and helped bring it further into the mainstream eye. Both have gone on to greater commercial and critical success in separate solo careers.
A sample on the album from the film Chameleon Street has generated the often repeated and often misattributed quote, "I'm a victim brother. I'm a victim of 400 years of conditioning. The man has programmed my conditioning. Even my conditioning has been conditioned!"
Most recently Mos and Kweli appeared together in the movie Dave Chappelle's Block Party, alongside Jill Scott, Dead Prez and The Fugees, among others. They even contributed a new song, "Born & Raised", to the movie's soundtrack.
In November 2009, members and collaborators of Black Star released a collaboration album with the alt-blues/rock band, The Black Keys, under the title "The Blakroc Project." Project members included RZA, Jim Jones, Mos Def, Q-Tip, and others.
According to hip hop website TheSituation.co.uk, Kweli has said that a new Black Star album is "in the pipeline". On Talib Kweli's Myspace he posted up a video saying that "We're going to find Mos Def and put it on camera that there will be a second Black Star album. Black Star released their second album titled entitled No Fear of Time in 2022.
Discography
===========
Albums
Black Star (1998)
No Fear of Time (2022)
The Blakroc Project (2009) Collaborative album with The Black Keys
Singles
"Definition"(1998)
"Respiration" (1999)
Other collaborations
"Know That" from Mos Def's 1999 album, Black on Both Sides
"Joy" from Talib Kweli's 2002 album, Quality
"Supreme Supreme" from Talib Kweli's 2005 album, Right About Now
"Bright as the Stars" from Mos Def's 2005 single, "Ah Ha"
"What It Is" from Talib Kweli's 2005 mixtape, The Beautiful Mixtape Vol. 2
"Born & Raised" from the 2006 soundtrack, Dave Chappelle's Block Party
"This Means You", produced by DJ Hi-Tek on the album Train Of Thought
"What's Beef", live from Chappelle's Show
"Get By [remix]", from Kanye West's mixtape Freshman Adjustment 3
"Gitcha, Gitcha, Gitcha", from Talib Kweli's 2004 album The Beautiful Struggle
"Little Brother", The Hurricane
"History" from Mos Def's 2009 album The Ecstatic.
There is another band with the same name:
2) A dark rock band, formed in Jakarta, Indonesia (2000), based on the common taste of its members, Emir (vocal), Aloel (guitar), Yudi (guitar), Q-nos (bass), Ine (keyboard) and Roby (drum). They had always adored british bands such as Radiohead and Muse, and started playing to cover their music. The name "Black Star" itself was taken from a track in Radihead's album, The Bends.
In 2005, they started recording their own material. Swiftly they gained attention of indie music community and acquired got good reviews by the media, especially for their single "Schizofrenia". Their long-anticipated debut album has been released in March 2009. The first single from the album, Abnormal Aku, in collaboration with Cholil Mahmud from Efek Rumah Kaca, was a huge success in local indie scene. The album has a theme of diseases, from biological, social to psychological diseases. This shows the empathy from the band towards their surrounding envronment.
Their second album, titled "Luar Angkasa", was released on 14th February 2016 with Demajors Independent Music Industry (DIMI).
Free tracks can be downloaded at their offical website, http://www.blackstarid.com.
Buy their album at http://cdbaby.com/cd/blackstarpop
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Black Star Lyrics
"Brown Skin Lady" Brown skin lady, hey hey Yes Where you goin This goes to …
"Respiration" Escúchela la ciudad respirando The new moon rode high in …
'Definition' Lord, lord have mercy All nice and peace and true, follow…
04. Re: DEFinition What what what, what what, what what, what what Whoa One two…
05- childrens story Once upon a time not long ago When people wore Adidas…
11 Thieves In The Night "Give me the fortune, keep the fame," said my man…
4 RE: DEFinition What what what, what what, what what, what what Whoa One two…
7. B Boys Will B Boys Yo yo, yo, whats up, yo yo Yo yo, we gonna,…
9. Hater Players Yes Every day somebody ask me where all the real MC's…
Another World (Talib Kweli) We fantastic, flippin on tracks like gymnasti…
Astronomy Against the canvas of the night Appears a curious celestial …
Astronomy (8th Light) mos def] Against the canvas of the night Appears a curious c…
B Boys Will B Yo yo, yo, whats up, yo yo Yo yo, we gonna,…
B Boys Will B Boys Yo yo, yo, what's up, yo yo Yo yo, we gonna,…
B Boys Will Boys Yo yo, yo, whats up, yo yo Yo yo, we gonna,…
Beautiful [mos def, kweli, background singers] (yes you areee, you're…
Beautiful feat. Mary J. Blige [Hook (Mary singing with words by Black Star)] Yes you…
Black Star Freestyle Ay ay ay (yo wassup) Whoooooweee! (You about to take a…
Blackstar (Talib Kweli) Yo Dee (What?) Come on (Yeah..) What? What?…
Brown Skin Lady Brown skin lady, hey hey Yes Where you goin' This goes to th…
Brown Sugar (Mos Def (Talib Kweli)) We here, we here, we here (yes…
Brownskin Lady Brown skin lady, hey hey Yes Where you goin This goes to …
Children Once upon a time not long ago When people wore Adidas…
childrens_story Once upon a time not long ago When people wore Adidas…
Definition Lord, lord have mercy All nice and peace and true, follow…
Definition ) Lord, lord have mercy All nice and peace and true, follow…
Definitions [Mos Def] Lawd, lawd have mercy All nice and peace and tru…
Fix Up [Intro] I told you! Thought – the creation of new energy Yes…
Freequency Yup, I rep the few that Could sell you their life…
Freestyle (DJ Evil Dee) Uh, this is Side 2, Evil Dee in…
Hater Players Yes Every day somebody ask me where all the real MC's…
Intro [Dave Chappelle] Our keynote speaker is about to come on an…
K. O. S So many emcees focusin' on black people extermination We kee…
K. O. S. So many emcees focusin on black people extermination We keep…
K.O.S. So many emcees focusin' on black people extermination We kee…
K.O.S. Determination So many emcees focusin on black people extermination We keep…
Little Brother 'Now listen' [Mos] ..doin this song for you. all my little …
MBrown Skin Lady Brown skin lady, hey hey Yes Where you goin This goes to …
My favorite band Yes sir, yes ma'am, yes y'all No Fear of Time Turn me…
New Song I have got no reason I have got no reason at…
No fear of time No fear of time His children will be like him If he's…
O.G This one is comin' hot Let's go Bismillah Welcome to the Bla…
Player Haters Yes Every day somebody ask me where all the real MC's…
RE DEFinition What what what, what what, what what, what what Whoa One two…
Respiration Escúchala, la ciudad respirando The new moon rode high in t…
Respiration (feat. Common) Whatd you do last night? We did umm, two whole cars It…
Respiration (Flying High Instr What'd you do last night? We did umm, two whole cars It…
Respiration ) Escúchela la ciudad respirando The new moon rode high in …
SBLU23-Brown Skin Lady Brown skin lady, hey hey Yes Where you goin' This goes to th…
So be it Haha Bey Bey Bey Yasiin, Yasiin, Yasiin Sharper than a stra…
Supreme alchemy Gotta celebrate life Pay tribute Celebrate and commemorate …
The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing Automatic Automatic, hey Automatic, uh Automatic, uh Automa…
Theves in the Night "Give me the fortune, keep the fame," said my man…
Time After Time No fear of time His children will be like him If he's…
Twice Inna Lifetime Hail Mary, 'matta fact hail Jane Niggas take my name in…
twice_inna_lifetime Hail Mary, 'matta fact hail Jane Niggas take my name in…
What's Beef (Talib Kwali): Yo, I was sold to a sick European by…
Yo Yeah Yo yeah yo yeah Yo yo yeah yeah Black is, black is…
Yonders Shots fired You say your block is like The Wire, I…
You Already Knew Fight for the whole purse (Black star) 'Cause life is a…