Tuesday, December 29, 2009

19. Mos Def "Casa Bey"

Magnetic, the flows are athletic

Inspired by a trip to South America and a track by Banda Black Rio, Mos Def unleashed a whopper of a track, whetting the appetite for the ever faithful who patiently awaited a return to form from the gifted MC. Backed by a superb groove, chopped up and looped dizzying heights, Mos Def unleashes a spitfire of words that easily flow off his tongue and completely astounds you. The pure ease of this delivery, the relaxed cadence, it's clear that while Mos Def has recently found a place as an actor, his home is on the mic. His comfort with words, with rhymes is a joy to listen and it is a profound thing to hear a song to simply be about the beauty of words and flow.

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