Mos Def - The New Danger: Album Review

Mos Def, The New Danger (Geffen, 2004)
Attn Mos Def: Nobody wants to hear you sing or your untalented friends play guitar. Please shut the fuck up and rap like you used to.

BOOGIE MAN SONG

OK, this is bad already. I don't like it when he sings anyway, but even if you did, I don't think you could defend this crap. The lyrics are dumb and the melody is weak. Still, I can let that slide because it's the intro.

FREAKY BLACK

But what the fuck is this bullshit? This shit is like, straight up rap metal. Rap metal doesn't all of a sudden become a good idea just because a jig does it. Also, some lyrics or... you know, a point would be nice.

GHETTO ROCK

OK finally a rap song, but is it any good? Nope. Something's off with the mix; I can't hear the lyrics. Did Mos try to produce this shit himself? What would one have to be on for this to sound like a good idea? I can tell you it's not Miller High Life Light, because that's what I'm sipping right now.

ZIMZALLABIM

Oh goodie, a cross between tracks 2 and 3! As if I needed proof that 2 bad ideas don't equal 1 good one. I can't believe he just mentioned Limp Bizkit again. I used to take him seriously. I guess we were all young once.

THE RAPE OVER

OK, we get it, Mos: You don't like white people (especially the quarterwit). Me neither. I was hoping you would do something really interesting with this album, like go after the Chinese. I heard those fuckers were bootlegging your shit. In fact, that's where I got my copy.

BLACK JACK

Bruce Lee ain't got no sooooouulll / Mike Tyson is rock and roll / You may dig on "Yan Can Cook" / But Mexicans invented the Happy Box anyway...

BEDSTUY PARADE

See that's what he should've been singing about. Not that he should be singing anyway, but you know. Whatever this is, it's not any good either.

SEX, LOVE AND MONEY

Finally, a mediocre rap song! I mean, it ain't no good and in fact, it might've been the worst track on Black on Both Sides had it been on there, but compared to the first 7 tracks on this, it's fucking golden. Somebody get this jig an Emmy.

SUNSHINE

More mediocre rap goodness. This time with a sample of that "Let the Sun Shine in" record. Not used in any interesting way, just used.

CLOSE EDGE

Again, not as good as the worst song on BoBS. Actually, it might be better than that one where he was singing that wasn't "Umi Says," but is that the standard by which we're to judge new Mos Def records? I've taken shits that were better than that song.

THE PANTIES

Surprise, a rap song called "The Panties" isn't actually any good. Was the Miz involved in this crap? What the fuck?!

WAR

"War!" Huh! Yeah! What is it good for? Not a whole lot!

GROWN MAN BUSINESS

Take Ghostface's "The Watch," subtract all traces of goodness, add some jigs I've never heard of and what do you get? "Grown Man Business," baby.

MODERN MARVEL

I got about 2 minutes in and I turned it off. Sorry. It didn't sound like it was going anywhere.

LIFE IS REAL

Yeah it is. Real gay. Months at a time can go by without any good rap albums coming out.

THE EASY SPELL

Ooh, this is real bad! Like real bad. Like "stick at the end of an album that wasn't any good to begin with" bad.

THE BEGGAR

OK, I'm crying now. Somebody make it stop, please. Abortions aren't this bad.

CHAMPION REQUIEM

I didn't bother.

So yeah, this wasn't a very good album at all. In fact, it's bad enough that, if he wasn't already famous, he'd be working at a White Assholes after he put this crap out. I have no idea why it's this bad, but if it was because he was busy acting or whatever, couldn't he have just repackaged his old shit and put that out again? White people would've bought it anyway; they're wealthy like that.

On a related note: Does anybody else find it amusing that this kid hates white people so much and yet, these motherfuckers keep paying him out the ass? Hey, I hate white people too! Please send me your checks and your women.

Comments

[chiseven]

Hey I'm a self-loathing white person with a 16 year old sister. You want me to send her your way? She could bring me back some fries if it doesn't work out.

[Bol]

Yes. You're not hip-hop until I've banged your sister.

[tonymacq]

Im so disillusioned...a Mos Def album with no good songs on it?

[Bol]

Seriously.

[tonymacq]

There havent been many good mainstream rap albums this year(save for Dead Pres and a couple of others).
Nas save us from this hell

[TZA]

Im not suprised

Nas is gonna save us? What is it, 1994?

[BG&E]

sadly, i wasnt around for the original rap glory of Mos Def, and thus allways thought he was some B-grade famouse type playing off the 'prophet' Wyclef and being in shitty MTV movies....oh, to be naive

[J Station]

you need to review Tha Carter by Lil Wayne. that is the fire.

[Devin]

Damn. What a fucking disappointment. I've always loved Mos Def. It seems like every other rap album that's coming out this year is shit. I just bought The Tipping Point, what a disappointment. Beatiful Struggle = Shit. Not that Eminem has been any good for a long while, but you HAVE to listen to his new single. That made me literally puke all over my keyboard.

[Rollie Fingers]

Wait until Street's Disciple....Nas will certainly make an impact.

[Bol]

I think so too.

[tonymacq]

"4 albums in ten years, nigga i can divide/ thats one every lets say two/ two of them shits was due/ one was nah/ the other was illmatic/ thats the one hot album every ten year average"

Streets Disciple better be good

[j-station]

I thought his last two (three if you count The Lost Tapes) albums were pretty good.

[j-station]

This is Bol, btw.

[tonymacq]

I didnt really like God Son as much as i liked Stillmatic. Didnt really bother to listen to lost tapes, dunno why.

[FAB7]

I don t know about Mos haven t listened to it yet but don t fuck with talib new shit it s hot if ya know what real hip hop is

[tsumi]

I dunno, I expected a lot more from a man of talib's talent.. and yeah; tippin point disappointed me big time. I loved phrenology.

[decodergrizzly]

are u guys fucking kiddin? the tipping point is the best fucking rap album out this year! u can play that shit from front to back without skipping, all the songs r hot, especially stay cool, dont say nuthin, web, boom and duck down. Please listen to it again and this time, do it with ur head outta ur ass!

[Rondo]

Dam, who is the negeroo that caught feelins about Mos Def being hard on white folks feelings on an rap album? Do your feelings get hurt when somebody raps about blowing another black man's brains out.

[A.Poetica]

What a tough year for good hip-hop. I was looking forward to New Danger for such a long time and nobody seems to be feelin' it at all. I still haven't picked up The Beautiful Struggle because Talib turned me off when he released the (not-so)Quality album. The Tipping Point is a decent album; nowhere near as good as Phrenology, or Things Fall Apart, or my favourite, Do You Want More??!!?!? but it was rushed and they mostly did it to fulfill their contract and be on their own, so I'll give it to them. Really, when you look at it, who else do you have? Kanye West? I couldn't take his album seriously enough to begin with. De La Soul's Grind Date wasn't bad, but everybody's still lacking that consistency. I miss the days when hip-hop stood strong for something. Blackstar, Reflections Eternal, and Black on Both Sides where the defining moments in Tabli and Mos's "main stream" career. They've both fallen off. My hopes aren't high for Nas. I respected KRSONE's latest album, Get Right because he's still one of the few who is trying to bring Hip-Hop back to its former glory.
As for best album of the year...so far, I'll have to give it to K-OS for the Joyful Rebellion. He's got the idea and I wish so many others would wake up and pay attention. He's still one of the few MC's who gives this b-boy a beat to throw down to.
Let's all hope the end of this year and 2005 picks up because it's still not looking good.

[Russel Stover]

This album is almost as big of a dissapointment as Quality & The Beautiful Struggle. I think Kweli is up there in the top 5 emcees of all time but what happened to the production, bring back Hi-Tek somebody please!!! I know Mos Def doesn't match Kweli lyrically but he was a fresh voice for a minute. Black Star, Reflection Eternal, Black on Both Sites are up there with the classics, but what is this crap? Cheesy jiggy beats, the production alone makes me feel ill. Too much bad singing and nonsense lyrics. Get off the lame Kanye West productions! All hope is lost.

[apstatus]

First and foremost, mos def is back. His album is different obviously. But what he has changed has improved his whole insight on rap and hip-hop music totally. The New Danger is something artistic which most of you all do not seem to realize. The production is off the chains (Kanye West is to slick) and the mix of jazz, funk, rock and rap go together like P&J. Stop tryin to dogg Mos, he is artistic, and so is Talib Kweli. They both make up Black Starr and together they cant be stopped. The Beautiful Struggle is one of the top albums of the year, lyrically, production wise, and it is also very conscious of the streets, the world, the struggle and the political insight of our nation. Mos def is tight and thats the bottom line. But be sure to go out and get that album and support him, stop downloading illegally!!!!

[chris]

i like the new mos def album.

and NO nas is not going to save us. i saw him in osaka, japan @ the summer sonic concert and he sucked!

[A.Poetica]

Don't get me wrong. I'm glad that Mos Def came back, but he's taking a route that doesn't sit too well with me. Kweli is an amazing lyricist and Mos is a very created and talented person but when I listen to their latest offerings I feel disappointed. Quality, Beautiful Struggle and now New Danger don't come close to the level of social consciousness that Reflections Eternal and Blackstar attained. Kanye fails to walk the path his lyrics seem to be blazing for him. I respect these artists for their ability to rhyme, but I can't support the quality of their latest lyrical creations. Beautiful Struggle can be the top hip-hop album of the year when it comes to sales but not when it comes to social consciousness, or all around quality. I admire the eclectic sounds but they have not pulled it off as well as they used to. Think back to a Tribe Called Quest and their experimentation with sounds. Look at how they combined lyrical content with progressive, socially aware lyrics. Think back to The Roots and their beginnings. Now think back to Reflections Eternal and Blackstar and compare the beats and messages of those albums to the ones in Quality, Beautiful Striggle, and New Danger. Has there been progress or regress? Is hip-hop moving forward or is it just blending in with the "main stream" or sell-outs, violence, drugs, and sex. After listening to these latest offerings do you feel motivated to make a change in your society or is it simply just one "party track" after another? This is what I'm wondering. Every time I turn on my television and flip to BET or MTV or MuchMusic (I'm Canadian), the lyrics of Kweli's "For Women" and Blackstar's "Thieves in the Night" play over and over in my head. The message is clear. With this type of crap sitting on the shelves...the potential of hip-hop is fading and these albums are doing nothing to bring back the shine.

[Timi]

Did Russell Stover say that Kweli is one of the top 5 emcees of all time? What the hell? And Kweli is better than Mos Def lyrically? I think I'll slowly die a painful death now. What are you sippin on dude?

[Rollie Fingers]

Nas haters can keep Jy-Z's dick in their mouth so i don't have to hear them talk.

Anyway, Nas is comin back strong with Streets Disciple, thanks in big part to Salaam Remi.

Streets Disciple is what you call going against the grain....something not too many people are comfortable doing today in the industry (damn you Mobb Deep....still love the album).

Fuck 50 Cent, Fuck the Diplomats, and Fuck Jay-Z.

Nasty Nas is back muthafuckas....Whose world is this? The world is his, the world is his....

[heineken12]

i am so disappointed in the recent releases by mos def and kweli. it seems either mos is spending too much time on broadway or in hollywood that is he switching his game up. andre 3000 did it, and it worked, i want mos to stop with the singing shit and kick some flows we can relate to.

[Rollie Fingers]

The people who like this album are the same people that think the Black Eyed Peas are talented.

Mixing genres is not always a good idea.

[wax_]

mos def hates white people? cept the ones that get him emmys..pay him..or write poetry like some modern day fuckin george orwinz..fuck mos def and fuck mainstream hiphop

[a to the]

pick up devins (the dude yaknow) new lp if you're so disappointed with albums this year. if you're still sleeping on the consistently dope albums this man puts out then you have no right to be flapping your gums. truth.

[troy11484]

about mos def, i think the new album is good, not as good as black on both sides, but good. the way i see it is that he already knows he can make a good hip hop album, he's already proven himself in that aspect...i think his goal was to try something new and different and see where he could go with it...and while it isn't as good as black on both sides, i respect him for that...and on the white people thing, i don't think he necessarily hates white people...i mean, i don't think he sees a white kid and says "i hate that motherfucker," he hates certain white people, the white people that are racist and shit...but like most, common sense possessing people, he realizes that all white people aren't like that...there are many, but not all...so if there is a white person who is down with what mos def is doing and understands where he's coming from, i'm sure he appreciates that

[nathan]

mos defs album is very dissapointing but the few hip hop tracks on the album are kinda hot. I still have hope and he still does have the ability to make a killer hip hop lp.

PS> who ever said tipping point is wack needs to listen to it again. There getting mainstream love but still prove to be the truest music dudes out there.

[um u fag]

SHUT THE FUCK UP YOU PIECE OF SHIT AND GET A LIFE BIATCH, YOU AINT EVEN FUNNY PUNK ASS BITCH GO AWAY AND LISTEN TO LIL JON OR DUMB RAP MUSIC YOU LISTEN TO YOU MOTHERFUCKIN PIECE OF SHIT.

[nk]

go suck mos defs dick dont fackin say dumb shit i wasnt being funny you fuckin punk

[wtf]

well of course mos is better than any white artist...how many good white artists are there in hip hop? there is the beastie boys (who benefitted immensly from being associated with run dmc and rick rubin to get started, but still made many good albums after liscensed to ill)
and then there's eminem...eminem could be better, however he just chooses to recycle the same dre beats and rap about stupid shit...if half of eminem's songs were along the creative path of stan, he could be respectible, instead he's garbage...so yeah, you're right, mos is better than any white artist

[NEUTRO]

i think MOS DEF is still a dope man !!!!! DelAlma

[dan]

Rap is dead! werz all tha mad shkrillz gone bitch? dahm

[Rollie Fingers]

Who cares if Mos Def hates white people? dead prez are great artists but they dont exactly love white people.....so what? It's about the music.

[Kongo]

these feedbacks say:

- I like it
- I dont
- but I like it!
- Yes you like it, but I do not!
- ok BUT I hate it!...
- you know what?---I like it
- ah really....I hate it
- damn....i love it
- so what???? I hate it

where is the point?!

[WarriorMentality]

uh, i dunno if you got the memo, kongo, but the comments section is rarely geared toward revealing any important insight. IQ seems to drop precipitously w/ever successive post.

oh yeah, i almost forgot:

"mos def fukkin roxors my soxors, nas is da beest, jyz is a faaag, fuk u you gasy ass craka ass racist KKK fucki'n niggar bithc faggut pussy homo, my musik takste is hte only one tht conts, go suk a donkys dfick thru as straw fagg, i luv all goooooood hip poip mosuc, whatch me bus afreestyle on as comets post

eyo nggas can't fade me
i'm hot bust a cap and im swayze
i'm quotin nigga's rap lines all wrong
cuz i'm gaysee you can't plaaay me
ha hee hi ho huu
i'm 10 times the fuckin beter rappa than U"

etc, etc.

(lol...damn, that was pretty good, wasn't it?)

[Rollie Fingers]

(lol...damn, that was pretty good, wasn't it?)

not really, and what's worse is you seemingly went through alot of trouble to make that useless comment.

at least when I make useless comments it doesn't take more than 2 seconds of someones time.

[WarriorMentality]

>>>not really, and what's worse is you seemingly went through alot of trouble to make that useless comment.

oh, i most certainly did, my friend. anything worth doing, including wasting people's time, is worth doing right.

it seems that you didn't get the memo either, oh former baseball great who also is in posession of the fastest and most efficient typing skills in the history of the world, but i'll pose a question to you since you seem to have incredible and vast amounts of knowledge:

what use does any of this posting serve? other than to make all of us feel better about ourselves at the expense of others?

i better relax, because the last thing i want is an online beef. you see how serious these things can get, what with bol and o-dubs preparing for battles the likes of which haven't been seen in the E-world since, well...ever.

[Rollie Fingers]

"oh former baseball great"

where that came from i do not know....but regardless, the posting serves the purpose of discussion, and while you are certainly not the only person to post useless things, you were the person that posted at that time, and thus, it caught my attention.

not only that, but most people are sincere in their stupidity, whereas you were just being stupid for the sake of it.

nonetheless, it doesn't matter.

[Rollie Fingers]

"His album is different obviously. But what he has changed has improved his whole insight on rap and hip-hop music totally. The New Danger is something artistic which most of you all do not seem to realize. The production is off the chains (Kanye West is to slick) and the mix of jazz, funk, rock and rap go together like P&J."

Let me put it this way. Yes his album is different, but that doesn't make it good. Many other artists have done similar things and turned out a product that was both consistent and truly artistic.

Take mixing funk and hip-hop. EPMD, Redman, Snoop Dog, and Dr. Dre have all done it better.

Jazz and hip-hop? Guru's Jazzmatazz albums are fucking brilliant.

Rock and rap....never a good mix imo, but id at least listen to Rage against the Machine.

Basically, just because you're rapping over guitars doesn't make it artistic. Would you call Limp Bizkit artistic? Crazy Town? I know I wouldn't.

[chris]

i'm sorry but kayne is not good at all as an emcee

[WarriorMentality]

>>>where that came from i do not know....but regardless,

admittedly, i'm not the "hippest" guy in the world, so i dunno what rocker or rapper (or whatever you kids call 'em these days) has taken that name and made it cool enough so that you would in turn borrow it and use it for the purposes of "discussion" (to quote the individual who makes this all possible, "LOL" @ the use of that word to describe what usually goes on here) but, i gotta ask...

do you seriously not know who rollie fingers is?

[Rollie Fingers]

I got the name from Inspectah Deck of the Wu-Tang Clan.

Now, admittedly, I'm not the most knowledgeable guy in the world, so I don't know what baseball player you may have been referring to. On top of that, I'm not exactly a huge baseball fan per se. While I enjoy actually playing it(haven't for years though), I don't exactly get my kicks watching it.

[WarriorMentality]

it's nice that we can admit these things to each other, ain't it?

[Happy]

Cypress Hill has successfully mixed rap and rock and well as mixing in some latino influence. Sublime has successfully combined ska, punk, hip-hop and rock...on one song no less and it was an amazing song. The mixing of genres can be done skillfully with some artistic talent. If these guys want to mix it up thats fine but it might not work out for them, maybe due to a loss of talent??? I propose that mos and kweli have lost their hunger, their street edge. It has happened to many good rappers unfortunately, when you get caught up with the $$ and the popularity.

[sunrise]

You people crazy..That Kanye is Hot shit...his production is tight...lyrics tight...its too bad he cant flow tho because his flow is garbage but if he let Jay-Z flow on those lyrics that album would be even nicer...so I give it 9 out of 10 b/c of the flow. Now...on to Nas... I have to say I a Nas fan but I dont hate on Jay-Z still...Jay-Z sold out for paper..shit i would too but that dont mean his flow ain't still like that..the nigga gifted...anyways Nas is about to bring it bac to the streets...thank god his days of fur coats with puffy wore off...that was such a disgrace! But hey sometimes u got to put food on the table..i aint hating. Aint heard this Mos Def yet..but from the reviews I have read I think i will have to download before I invest my money in this...thas sad cause Mos Def is ona those i would mos def pick up just by seeing his name on it. Oh and Talib lyrics are the illist...beautiful struggle ain't a tru testamnet but its still not bad...its the production that is off here. But if you think hip hop is dissappointign right now I think Jill Scott and Angie Stone have got to be bigger disappointments in the R&B scence...JILL...maaan I expected more...ah well. And that after Erykah Badus garbage and that worldwide underground wasnt even a full album..theres no excuse. Music in general has just taken a turn for the worst...I am hanging it up and go listen to some international shit at this point where the heart's still in it...but then again when u got those artists like Kevin Lyttle and Beenie Man selling out too..what can u do..where can u turn??

[wtf]

wtf is this shiyt? the webmaster..how the hell a dumb nigga got a chance to run a website anyway..fuck, ..I'm an east african(not where slaves from)and we're beautiful.. so don't y'all think for a minute this was written by a white man,I'm a black man not a nigger(that word and the behavior comes with it don't apply to all blacks as ya know) and I was tired of this dumb nigga writing some dumb shiyt for other dumb niggas.fuck you should've stayed as a slave, plus your music taste not only sucks but it shows your intellegence level(let me guess a person with an IQ of 48) dumb nigger.. uhhhh,who hell made you a muisc reviewer anyway plus you got some nerve to talk shit about mos def? stfu and listen that lil jon shit, it was made for people like you anyways...fucken dumb nigger.

[Rollie Fingers]

Actually Bol has a pretty good taste in music IMO, and his reviews are solid. Nobody cares what you think. Go back to Pop life.

[meL]

you obviously dont know music at all...you're mad close minded bout it
when u 1st hear this cd you;ll prob be like what is this? but lisetn to it again and again and it grows on you...if you dont have an open mind to music..this cd prob isnt for you..but if you got an open mind..pick this upp...straight classicc..mos def has definitly done it again..

[hi i like to stir controversy]

I think the best rappers are
1. chingy
2. Murphy Lee
3. Ashlee Simpson
4. P. Diddy
5. Nelly
6. Mandy Moore
7. Lil Jon
8. Yin Yang Twins
9. Petey Pablo
10. and ummm i gues tupac? I meeean hes not as good as chingy and ashlee but i gues umm.... hes decent yah but Mandy could totally kick his ass in a battle. for real.

[Dave]

Hahaha comedy @controversy
heres my top rappers, rap groups, and mc's
rappers
1.2Pac
2.Yukmouth
3.Brotha Lynch Hung
4.Mac Dre
5.Keak da Sneak
6.E-40
7.X-Raided
8.Spice-1
9.Andre Nickatina
10.Mac Mall

Rap Groups
1.3XKrazy
2.The Luniz
3.Bone Thugs
4.Three 6 Mafia
5.11-5
6.The Click
7.RBL Posse
8.Outkast (not new shit)
9.Wu Tang Clan
10.Blackalicious
*Bonus 11.Northern Expozure (kinda, heated shit)
12.RUN DMC
13.GLP

MC's
1.2Pac
2.Biggie
3.Gift of Gab
4.Big L
5.Rakim
6.Treach
7.Nas
8.IceCube (NWA-95)
9.Aesop Rock
10.Immortal Technique

[Slate Rocka Rocka]

It's damn sad how bad this album is. I remember that verse he spit about time on the hurricane soundtrack with common and the roots. Whoa. Another emcee worth mentioning, J-Live. God damn.

[Jimmy NIgger]

I dont niggerz

[Fuck Y'all!]

In my opinion best tracks on this record are the songs where Mos are singing. There's some muffuckin "clubbeats" where Mos rappin on. This ain't bad record at all.

[RFT]

I like this album. Some of the rock ish is not cool, tho. I wish there were songs like Mathematics and Hip-Hop on here but, for what it is, it's alright.

Rollie Fingers, is retarded. These Nas fans are seriously wild. Nas hasn't made a great album in 10 years. The Lost Tapes was great, but doesn't count, because his record label chose those songs - you know he'd mess it up. Considering Nas' ear for beats, Street's Disciple will most likely be poor. Salaam Remi?! Where is ALC, Primo, 9th Wonder, anyone else? Boring singles don't bode well.

Whoever said the guy that runs this site had good taste in music -- I'd have to disagree. He liked Amerikaz Nightmare and Infamy, thinks Cappadonna is a good MC, and something else stupid I can't remember or may not have been said. He is funny tho, so all is good.

Get some good albums reviewed. Jean Grae, Royce, De La Soul, Masta Ace, Foreign Exchange. Even the ALC album is something to discussI guess the lackluster Kweli album is more likely the next review, though. Sad face.

[Izea Jones]

Unbelievable. The new Mos Def album, The New Danger, is UNBELIEVABLY great. I don't get why all you White faggots always over-analyze shit. Get the fuck over it if you don't like it and go listen to your Lil' Jon and Ludacris.

[substarringer]

Wow you're all so negative. I don't see how you can get mos hating white people confused with old white men raping the hip hop culture to make a profit. Obviously, you missed the message of this album. Go buy your f*ckin lil wayne or chingy cd and put some more dollars in some rich bastards pockets.

[substarringer]

Oh and this album is hot! This is true music with a message and its sad most of you cats are too ignorant to understand it. No famous guest appearances, just all mos def. I love Nas, but all you d*ckriders should at least be able to admit Mos Def is about 100 times more charismatic and has a stronger voice. It's also sad with the fact that Nas has made albums like Nastradamus, and self-admittingly completely sold out, yet it's hate on mos def time. Wow.

[Ur Daddy]

Yo..this cat that posted the "review" is wastin bytes on tha net. Dude definitely has no idea what Hiphop is.

Byron...you're a jackass && an idiot. That place in San Fran/Cali ought to shoot the server that your shit review are posted on. But fortunately for you being a first class ass isn't against the law. Hopefully if Bush get re-elected he will amend the Patriot Act and add a section for American's like you who just waste space and resources. Naa...I'm not a Bush supporter (I'm Black) But thinking of him reminds me of your shallowness. Two peas in a pod if you ask me.

Byron Crawford
12259 Kingshill Drive
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It's much different when bitch ass motherfuckers can't hide behind their little monitors anymore. Lean back or get leaned back...Bitch!

[Bol]

I don't use that email address (that was for my college) or live with my parents anymore, but if you want to see my real address, just check that post for the Alchemist's 1st Infantry album.

[Ur Daddy]

1st Infantry. Whatever. Motherfucker you couldn't hump a pack if your sorry ass depended on it. All these phoney cats talkin about being soliders and don't know the first thing about discipline or combat.

Ya’ll may let metal holla or the burner spit –
But you emptied 2 clips and ain’t hit shit –
I’ll give you a helpful hint, its called marksmanship –
U betta go see the doc son, you don’t want to take this pill –
What you know about one shot, one kill? – U.S. Marine Corps fa real! –
PI, SC in 93, 3082, India Company, Eh Yo! ya’ll devil dogs out there feelin me? –
So-called soldier’s wearin cammies like jammies –
Ya’ll never did a 20 mile hump or a 15 mile run –
Stop all that military talk cuz you fake son, wearing dog tags straight imposteran –
Yeah you got a vest ridin on doves but dun forgot his gas mask and gloves!
You don’t want me to bomb first, releasing agents when I attack –
Ya’ll keep talkin about splittin wigs and pushin’em back –
Bitch please! I’ve been trained to blow ya hole shit off the map!

Real recognize real.
Nuff said...fuckin imposters

[Andres Alvarez]

I agree, this MOS DEF guy (formerly known as "genious") didn´t put a great effort on this album, I'm completely dissapointed. This is just a randomly (badly) built experiment, with no introduction, no development, no arguments, no conclusions. It's like rapping over Norah Jones' tunes: the same old traditional stuff.

PS: I'm white, but it's not my fault... Couldn't choose!

[saliq]

Obviously you all too stupid to figure out what Mos is doin on this album. He's droppin knowledge, that rock and roll belonged to black people, and is staking a claim for black people in the genre. He is also connecting rock with hip hop, giving us a history of black music. Some of you all need to pick up a history book and read up on music before you open your mouth.

[fuck u byron]

Byron, what a fag ..get off lil jon's dick ..stupid nigga, wtf do you know about music, you lil bitch..how can you post a review like that? what a fuck are you retarded? or some shit...man I would love to woop your monkey so you won't waste anybody's time and resources...how the fuck did you get to run a website anyway, I'm shocked..with your music taste and intellegence level, I was waiting to see you on america's most wanted...fucken Bitch..people like you are an embarassment to all of us, while people like mos def work hard...damn there is always a dumb nigga...why is that? you definetely need a brain transplant or some shit, plus you went to college? damn, what a waste of affirmitive action/scholarship...haha dick head.

[MMP]

Fuck you. The New Danger is hot. Best album of the year. Because Mos doesn't want to do the same shit everyone else is you can't handle it? Don't diss on it.

[DIZ NUTS]

I came across this site while I was searching for mos def's album review, and decided to post this..........FUK U Byron, you're one dumb fuck and stupid as hell..fuck, this is my first time in here, and seeing how you handle shit, I've decided not to ever come back to this muthfacka...fuck this dumb nigga, keep suckin lil jon's dick..BITCH

[killabee]

Your flava for music is horrible dog.. Not only is Mos Def's album bring a change to hip hop, its smart and different...the transition w/rock and hiphop is not done all the time...Your'e probably on the Nelly and Chingy shit aren't you?? Open your mind "byron" or whoever u are..The same shit they play on the radio, video, clubs, and etc is not the only hot music out...Now go back and look @ the majority of these comments and see how they don't agree with u.... peace

[simon]

Byron, you really suck man, wtf were you smokin when you listened the album..stay off them drugs before you start reviewing someone's work..obviously you're not or can not be a reviewer.

[djxplicit]

uhhh...i wont go with the retarded "youre a commercial bitch, you suck, you dont know what talent is, suck a dick, bitch" rant that some idiots have posted, but youre (mostly) wrong. its not like this is blackstar or black on both sides, but its good, like 4 stars good.

[mindlessdrone]

I remember only a year ago talking with a friend on just how bad hip hop is and that Mos Def needed to get off his ass and make something dope to save it. This piece of crap he came out with makes me wish I could go back in time and cut my tongue out before making such a stupid statement.

[bug_spray]

why don't you fake fucks suck your opinions
thining someones gives a fuck what you got to say is gotta be the lamest thing next to taking dick.

.........FUCK YOU ALL AND HAVE A FUCKED UP DAY...

[BYRONS GAY LOVER]

Byron honey its larry hugs
don't forget to bring some incesnse boo k
and some vasaline we are fresh out ;)
i'm bringing some jam mmm tonight you can suck my hole all night long while we listen to mos def
mmmm kiss

[justlivin a.k.a. TH]

stupid ass review....MOS DEF - THE NEW DANGER
is tight as fuck but not as good as "b.o.b.s."...dislike this piece of art
and u sadly have no sense for art or "music"
at all!!!!!

[tonymacq]

Seriously i understand that your a Mos Def fan, but this album was terribly underproduced. Very few MC's can carry an album just on lyrics alone and Mos Def apparently isnt one of them

[Big Cat]

DO YOU LIKE ANYBODY???? GOD PUNISHED FOR FINDING THIS NEGATIVE ASS WEBSITE. DAM, OPEN YO FUCKIN TO SOME SHIT OTHER THAN WHATS ON THE FUCKING RADIO. MOS DEF NEW SHIT IS TIGHT, YOU TOO FUCKING NARROW MINDED TO SEE THAT(OR HEAR THAT). DONT BOTHER REPLYING, I'M JUST GOING TO DELETE WITHOUT READING. DUMBASS

[big willie]

you must take alot of black dick up the backside cuz our names stay comin out ya mouth. clearly a closet gay with repressive tendencies and a hellacious jungle fever complex. and ignorant to boot. rot and die

[switchblade]

lil jon is a horrible ugly wak rapper that is a discrace 2 hip hop so i chingy i would never buy a lil jon album he sounds like a retard having a seasure he says a crap rime the repeats it 82 freaking times CRUNK SUX

[switchblade]

any1 agree and also
mase is a cheesy shitty mc he used 2 be my favorite rapper but now i agree with the diplomats
go back 2 church lil romeo has no talent just a daddys boy

[switchblade]

any1 on

[erykah]

You hater! This album is tight, Mos has the black jack going on and phat beats. Total lack of respect for all you jackasses! Maybe yall should go buy the 50cent album and cuddle up with your radio shit!

[Fuck you]

Fuck who eve wrote the Album Review on Mos. U don't kno shit. Hes tryin somethin knew and im feelin it.BIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIITTTTTTTTTCCCCCCCCCCCCCCHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

[Apps]

Let’s just say that Mos Def should have gotten with Audio Slave, or something along those lines, if he wanted to experiment with rock. But I suppose they aren’t all black, and he would hate them or something. Blackjack Johnson is rather unimpressive, they put on an interesting live show, but it is little better than any open mic night at a college coffee house.

I don’t think anyone should be saying this album is complete crap, as it a much better than the majority of albums on the shelves, but there is a definite need to complain about the lack of consistency, both in the quality of his lyrics and the cohesiveness of the album.

As far as beautiful struggle and the tipping point are concerned, I think they are a step down from the last albums, but I don’t think there has been that substantial of a downgrade. To some degree, I think it is the result of the old albums, being drilled into out heads as a sense of perfection. Aesthetic appreciation relies heavily on the repetition of repeated exposure, and I think it is only a matter of listening to both albums to the degree that one listened to the previous offerings.

[Tony]

This album is incredible and i dont know y u douchebags r thinking that its bad. just because hes not like ur chingy and ja rule and jay z doesnt mean that hes bad. those other faggots suck balls, and deserve to die. and u byron, ur a selfish douchbag who listens to crap and doesnt know good music.

p.s. ja rule, jay z, 50 cent, chingy, and all g-uniters can suck my big fat hairy balls and the can go to hell because they are all posers who think theyre cool and think that they make good music when they dont deserve any of it.
and 50 cent can go to the candy shop and eat so much candy that he rots that gapped row of teeth. and i hope he experiences alot of pain after going to the dentist.

[speech]

f*ck this sh*t this album is ILL!! gay c*oksukkas, no way mos fell off...

[C***'z]

i love you mos def i'm from algeria and you are my favorite mc's after tupac shakur amaru god bless you...hip hop underground 4 life and fuck money

[aN]

Let our opinions be as it is and respect others.. Byron I do believe that ur insult of the album is a little over the edge.. I respect ur opinion but put it in a way that do not hurt others.. I find this album interesting as sophisticated.. a new level of hip hop.. but thats my opinion.. respect others as Allah loves those who love others..

[Dj]

I DONT KNOW WHAT IS REALLY GOIN ON IN THE HIP HOP WORLD,I AGREE THAT THINGS DON CHANGE IN THE GAME,BUT WHEN U TALK ABOUT MOS DEF BEING WHACK OVER HIS LAST ALBUM,I DONT THINK THATS KOO,SOME WOULD SAY HES HOT,AND SOME JUST CURSE ON HIS ASS,BUT THE TRUTH LIES,IF U SOUND THE SAME WHEN UR PRAISED THAT UR A GOOD RAPPER,SOME WOULD SAY U SOUND REPITITIVE,AND IF U DIVERSE UR STYLE,THEY'LL SAY UR WHACKED,WHY CANT U HATERS GET ON THE MIC AND SPIT SOME SHYT,I KNOW B4 U STEP IN FRONNA DA MIC,UR HEARTBEAT WOULD COUNT MORE THAN WHEN UR BEING SURROUNDED BY THUGZ STRAPPED WITH AK.

[Big Black Mandingo]

get over yourselves.

[alan]

Hey any body know where I can get that tight ass Cap with the little pop down shade he had on in that one music video "Ghetto Rock".

[tzakiel]

Why dont you all remember the words of Del "rap is alive and WELL" you just gotta know where to look and who to hear. MOS DEF is alive and well. HIP HOP is alive.

[Cory]

hiphop lives, if you think other wise then you don't listen to hip hop, you all dog mos def talking about he lost it, he hasn't lost anything, he's opened his eyes and his views, and i don't see how you can ever say anything bad about kweli or krs-1, that's like trying to bad mouth the creator of it all, krs-1 is a legend and anyone bad mouthing him should never be allowed to any hiphop at all... ever.

[Polocash7]

I like the LP a lot. No, it's not better than Black On Both Sides but it's better than a lot of albums out right now. Actually,it's refreshing to hear something different. Too many artists are scared to be creative. Too many sound the same and ryhme 'bout the same shit.

By the way the album review SUCKS. Go back and LISTEN to album. Not just HEAR it. Maybe u like what the radio is playing. If u do, then i understand your review

[iFrancis]

Whoever reviewed this album is a shitdick. Or at least has no sensibility as far as what constitutes good music. The New Danger is one of, if not the best albums to come out in 2004, period. Think about what makes Phrenology such a classic, then apply that same thought to Mos' new shit. 'Modern Marvel' is a mindblowing cut, with all the Marvin Gaye samples in there, and his weird new-wavey rap songs are at the cutting edge of what hip hop can do. Go check out C-Rayz Walz if you want more examples of how to make that kind of a beat work, and go fuck yourself for having such bad taste in music.

[Ronald]

And maybe they're impressed, with everything i do, but i don't give all of them a shit, i don't give all of them a shit. i'm just being used, so all they idiots can, go and breed 2 death with the 4 or 5 bullet in his shitbody, go and breed 2 death with the 4 or 5 bullet in his shitbody ( 50 cents was SUCK! )

[hahahaha...]

I don´t give a fuck if u are white, or are black...simple discussions for simple brains...Chris,the only woman here?,...explained it right.

The most of u are from USA, and I dont give a fuck if you vote or not to Bush...that´s not all folks...travel, read, evolution is necessary...

The hip hop is much more than your opinions,and much less too, only music, or a way of life, I don´t give a fuck bout that too...your market, your tv channels, your studios, your ways...much more than the better song of mos Def, and the worst attitude or sold soul of what "artist" you think about.

Even that...The Quannum people keeps making simply poetry sometimes...and the Anticon people, (mostly "whittys", are saving the attitude and innovation in HH) Even more...look around the rest of the world!!
Brazil is the future, France, Deustchland, and some in Spain, the present, and no one knows about that what will come with the ears, and brains open wide!!worldwide...don´t be sooooo little!!

And for the tastes, the colours...

[johnnilachingas]

Maybe part of the reason why so many people are giving The New Danger bad reviews is that they don't have a wider grasp on music of all genres, and because they aren't attuned to the fact that hip-hop is growing, changing and is on course to ultimately further converge with its roots--blues, rock, funk, jazz, etcetera--which is exactly what Mos is up to, mixing it all in and making music history, whether or not it's appreciated by musical conservatives. Mos, Kweli, and other rappers are growing and searching. Expect change and give these artists more credit. They saved hip-hop once and ya'll jumped on board. Now they have taken it to the next level and have obviously left all ya'll choking dust 'cause you are the ones who fell off, not them. Grow up and listen again. That's my advice.

[joey narcotic]

mos's problem on the new danger isn't mixing genres, it's the lack of ideas beyond "let's mix some genres" -- he's got nothing new to say lyrically, and adding rock guitars to hip-hop hasn't been innovative for at least twenty years.

for me the most amazing thing about the album is how sloppy it sounds, given the pedigree of the musicians mos is working with.

as for kweli, his problem isn't that he's "growing and stretching" it's that he's becoming more generic and less distinctive. rapping over soft rnb production is hardly taking it to the next level.

[CW]

Yo...on tha real, I wasn't really feeling The New Danger when it first came out, but the sh%t gets 100% better each time that i listen to it. It's hard to even compare it to BOBS, but that is because the albums have a totally different feel. When i first copped TND, i was feenin' for that "tru" hip-hop that Mos is known for. All i can say is keep listening to TND, the sh%t is tha hotness if you are willing to give it a chance. >CW<

[Albino Hater]

This ain't No Limp Bizkit motherfuka
This is Jacks Black Cock

u felt offended white boy that Mos was saying shit about white folks... poor little gay boy, awww come here hug black jack... he shall give you choclate bar, and i mean a hard one... you albino boy

[cece]

y da hell is all yall hatin on mos def? almost every fukin comment on here is stupid. nobody knoes poetry anymore...u gotta read between the lines. The words r far more deeper if u REALLY understand...but most of yall bitchezzzz r probably white anywayz so yall dont got NO RYTHYM OR SOUL! yall should listen to some poetry and then get bac at me and mos def and find out wat poetry iz really all about! fuk anybody who dont like his music! i love u dontea! the panties song is da best on here!

[makari]

I was really excited to hear his new album after cheching out b.o.b.s I was told that he integrated more rock into his music. As a rock musician I was very excited. Unfortunately I was very dissapointed in the album "the new danger". I felt robbed because alot of the music on the CD is strait up garbage!!!
I can understand being a little artistic but come on Mos Def! Don't get me wrong he had some great ideas, but he just failed to follow through with them. The rock riffs were hot but he didn't flow over them ... what was he thinking? there's a couple of, would be hot tracks but as I said earlier he just lost it by not following thru.
The only song worth listening too on this CD is "Sunshine" which was produced by Kanye west. Great song !!! Sadly I will not purchase music by Mos Def any longer.

[illD]

Wait a minute, is Mos Def black? I think he mentioned somewhere in the album that he's black, but I'm not sure.

[D-Money]

The New Danger was sick... I have no idea what you kids are thinkin. "Ha... I am a fighter and a lover I'm the freaky baby-daddy I'm a bad motherfuckkka...I'm the earth, wind, fire, and the thunda... I said I am go ask my motha."
"Close Edge" is fuckin fire and so is "Sex Love & Money." "Life is Real" is fuckin hard and "Sunshine" is dope. His slow jam "The Panties" definately gets panties wet. Even though I like BOBS better, this album was sick. I love this coky mofucka... I heard some new tracks from his next album coming soon...and they're absolute fire. BTW, The Tipping Point was a tight album...not the Roots best one but it was tight...they don't do wack shit. The Beautiful Struggle did suck tho. Late Registration was fire ... my favorite album of 2005 was The Minstrel Show -- LB baby. Cop it.
Peace clowns.

[deb deb_006]

I REALLY DON'T CARE HOW LATE I AM ON THIS but i recently found out about this website. as i was reading i came across these highly opinionated comments that not only insulted me but Mos Def. who da hell are you? some kind of rap nazi? you single handlingly posted your ignorant comments about The New Danger album for the world like you could do any better. if can though, holla atca gurl. i personally feel strongly about that album. the funny thing about it is that when my big brother (wussup son?!) bought that album for me, i wasn't feelin' it up until i finally had the time to sit down and LISTEN to it. THE N%#GA IS A F*&K'N GENIUS. he's practically all i listen to now. being that, i've been a die hard fan of underground rap since i was 13,14 years old. i know da deal. but hey, you are entitled to your own opinion and so am i faget: you don't know the significance of real music if you think every song on that album is wack. get outta here with your low budget Class D comments. in conclusion i'm late but so what. better late than never.

[gaas]

Champion Requiem was the best song by far!!!
haha