Mos DefBlack on Both Sides
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Boom-bap foundation with live instrumentation woven in — soul, jazz, and rock textures layered over grimy, sharp-edged drums. 'Mathematics' features DJ Premier on the boards while Mos rattles off societal statistics like a poet reading the newspaper on fire. 'Ms. Fat Booty' unspools a romance tale over a silky Aretha Franklin sample. 'UMI Says' is a freeform meditation radiating Black joy and spirituality, later used by Nike/Jordan Brand. The last great record of hip-hop's golden age.