Mos Def Touches on Injustice & Beauty
Six years have gone since Mos Def released his last album The Ecstatic, and since then, we’ve only heard bits and pieces of new material. The Brooklyn emcee, also known Yasiin Bey, drops off a short recording titled “Basquiat Ghostwriter,” a two-minute track that sounds like a rough cut. The release comes just one week after challenging everyone to a rap battle on video.
No rap circuses. A Country Called Earth. Free the land. Love and respect to the Basquiat family and Mr. W.F. Flame. Let us be reminded of Sandra bland, Fegurson, Baltimore, and all the injustice of the world, as well as the beauty. Respect to the family of Sean Price and Brooklyn, from which I and Jean-Michel are from. Eternal love to my city. God bless the soul and keeping living, even when we die, we wont stay dead.Lyrics by Yasiin Bey, Music by Jean-Michel Basquiat’s band Gray, off of their album Shades Of, originally recorded between 1979-1981. Lyrics taken from Jean-Michel’s paintings, graffiti and notebook sketches. Make peace and be grateful. L T P F J – Yasiin Bey
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