"Be Kind, Rewind" directed by Michel Gondry, starring Jack Black and Mos Def. (Looks really funny and could be a wry take on creativity and copyright control)
I know this is obviously not a new face on the scene, but i feel like the man is building up into something amazing. Aside from his great live shows which now feature a band that sometimes includes the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble and Robert Glasper …
(i really hope this version of Poison makes it onto his next album, even if it is a hidden bonus track!)
...Mr. Mos has also been pretty consistent on the acting tip.
I don't lump him into the "rapper-turned-actor" category because he was on The Cosby Mysteries before BlackStar came out. He's a mutli-tasker: poet, actor, musician. I didn't see 16 Blocks (maybe it was the voice), but he was good in The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy and his best performance so far was in Something the Lord Made on HBO.
As for the music, I wasn't feeling alot of "True Magic" (maybe it was my cousin's crappy bootleg), but i can't stop rocking U R The One (eff you!!!). But i was happy to see him stand up and make a statement for the survivors of Katerina.
On a different note, big up Jim who pulled me on stage for a crazy verion of "Award Tour" by A Tribe Called Quest (i was Phife!) last night at Plan B's hip hop karaoke! So much fun! (sorry Sean, they took your idea) but it really makes you respect MCs breath control and memory 'cause i broke down two-thirds of the way through.
o:{kay, i'm re-listening to "Tru3 Magic" and it's nice! I also like the Japan-only Good Night off of Kanye's new release}
oh, and respect Michel Gondry (he's got special powers!):
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