"You're living at a time of extremism, a time of revolutionĪ time where there's got to be a change. REAL Super magic, black origin, freshly out of dopeness Definitely out of dopeness, sketch another opus Knock off your set, Brooklyn we keep 'em open Again again Super magic, black origin, freshly out of dopeness Definitely out of dopeness, sketch another opus Knock off your set, come close and get 'em open Get it here, let it go! Ectasy The heavens expand the stars advance feel the boogieman Nice! Magic!īismillah ir-Rahman ir-Rahim In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Compassionate People in power have misused it and now there has to be a change and a better world has to be built and the only way is going to be built is with extreme methods and I for one will join with anyone, don't care what color you are as long as you want change this miserable condition that exists on this earth." Ecstatic Ecstatic, ecstatic Classic Flow Super magic, black origin, freshly out of dopeness Definitely out of dopeness, sketch another opus Knock off your set, Brooklyn, we keep 'em open The heavens expand the stars advance feel the boogieman Mojo hand healing power like Bang Snap, I rebuke these snitches We know the truth, you can't confuse me, bitches Great name, greater than all your riches Yah Dante Flaco Bey that's the business Repeat, I rebuke these snitches We know the truth, you can't confuse me, bitches Strong magic that bust all your wishes Cherokee Chief rock upon cha rock it don't stop And let's get Yes (background in Arabic: Mashallah Translation: As Allah has willed) You're now rockin' with the Def Lararara Oh Oh Oh Oh It's like heartbeat, you make me feel So. While touring with him as his DJ, Preservation began to develop remixes of the album’s songs, which he later released on the remix album The REcstatic in 2013.Bismillah ir-Rahman ir-Rahim In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Compassionate "You're living at a time of extremism, a time of revolution a time where there's got to be a change. He embarked on an international tour to support the record, performing concerts in North America, Japan, Australia, and the United Kingdom between September and April 2010. A widespread critical success, The Ecstatic was viewed as a return to form for Mos Def and one of the year’s best albums. Its sales benefited from its presence on Internet blogs and the release of a T-shirt illustrating the record’s packaging alongside a label printed with a code redeemable for a free download of the album. Released on June 9, 2009, The Ecstatic charted at number nine on the Billboard 200 and eventually sold 168,000 copies. Mos Def titled The Ecstatic after one of his favorite novels-the 2002 Victor LaValle book of the same name-believing its titular phrase evoked his singular creative vision for the album. Its loosely structured, lightly reverbed songs used unconventional time signatures and samples taken from a variety of international musical styles, including Afrobeat, soul, Eurodance, jazz, reggae, Latin, and Middle Eastern music. Mos Def’s raps about global politics, love, spirituality, and social conditions were informed by the zeitgeist of the late 2000s, Black internationalism, and Pan-Islamic ideas, as he incorporated a number of Islamic references throughout the album. The Ecstatic was described by music journalists as a conscious and alternative Hip Hop record with an eccentric, internationalist quality. For its front cover, a still from Charles Burnett’s 1978 film Killer of Sheep was reproduced in red tint. Singer Georgia Anne Muldrow, formerly of the record label, was one of the album’s few guest vocalists, along with rappers Slick Rick and Talib Kweli. Flash, Oh No, and Madlib, the latter two of whom re-used instrumentals they had produced on Stones Throw Records. He worked with producers such as Preservation, Mr. After venturing further away from Hip Hop with an acting career and two poorly received albums, Mos Def signed with Downtown Records and recorded The Ecstatic primarily at the Record Plant in Los Angeles. The Ecstatic is the fourth studio album by Mos Def.
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