{Taking a bit of a mini-break this week as I’m swamped with grading…good luck with this giveaway!}
One of the most beloved and celebrated post-Golden Era groups is finally back together and making music again, Black Star featuring Yasiin Bey aka Mos Def and Talib Kweli. Inexplicably the duo hasn’t recorded together (aside from a single or two) for over ten years and I can’t think of any better early holiday present than getting to see them perform live in Los Angeles at the Club Nokia! If you want to be entered into the ticket giveaway make sure you e-mail me at michael[at]meltingpotblog.com by 12noon on Wednesday December 14th!!!
It’s hard to believe that the first record came out all the way back in 1998 (I still lived in Atlanta back then!) but just in case you needed a reminder of why so many have been hoping and wishing this collabo would get it together once again, let me remind you:
Kweli & Yasiin Bey have finally gotten back together to record as well as perform, recently they debuted the track “Fix Up” on The Colbert Report, along with none other than J-Rocc on the turntables:
And another brand new track, hopefully also on the forthcoming release, “You Already Knew”:
Would be sweet to
witness their new material live in the flesh. New single is soo goood!