Music Capsule Review

MOS DEF (1999)

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Credits

Lead Performance: Mos Def; Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap

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By Matt Diehl

Mos Def brags that he makes the ''treacherous look effortless'' on ''Know That,'' and his solo debut is a tightrope walk across diverse hip-hop styles. He even throws in hardcore punk and a verse of the Red Hot Chili Peppers' ''Under The Bridge.'' Merging old-school bravado with new-school poetics, the Brooklyn legend spouts incisive Afrocentric reality that takes all sides into account. A-

Posted Nov 05, 1999

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