The New Danger was one of the most disappointing albums in rap history

[Jasonmask]

It was way ahead of its time. I was a kid when this dropped abs didn’t understand it but still enjoyed some cuts on there. That ye produced song is hard and if this dropped in ‘20-now it would be fresh because rappers are doing this now but it was rare 20 years ago

 

[Ziploc]

His personal experiences in the industry kinda let him towards a darker sound/expression and I liked where he took it.

 

[Danie84]

Black On Both Sides made me think Mos Def was gonna be Hip-Hop Messiah into the new millenium

 

[MurderToCassette]

Thread reminds me, is there anyone who recycles beats other peoples beats more than Mos?

Going back to his first group, they rhymed on Diamond D's Stunts Blunts and Hip Hop intro.
BOBS he rhymed on Who Shot Ya, and the original version of Brooklyn was all other peoples beats (Incarcerated Scarfaces/Give Up the Goods)
The New Danger he Rhymed on Takeover, and No Ideas Original
True Magic he's rapping on Nolia Clap and Liquid Swords
The Ecstatic had a bunch of Oh No/Madlib beats from albums they already put out

The only rapper that might be more egregious with this is Busta

 

[iLLusoYuN_Da_Adidas_King]

Thread reminds me, is there anyone who recycles beats other peoples beats more than Mos?

Going back to his first group, they rhymed on Diamond D's Stunts Blunts and Hip Hop intro.
BOBS he rhymed on Who Shot Ya, and the original version of Brooklyn was all other peoples beats (Incarcerated Scarfaces/Give Up the Goods)
The New Danger he Rhymed on Takeover, and No Ideas Original
True Magic he's rapping on Nolia Clap and Liquid Swords
The Ecstatic had a bunch of Oh No/Madlib beats from albums they already put out

The only rapper that might be more egregious with this is Busta

Yeah he does do that a lot thanks for pointing that out ima go register t9 those joints can u drop the song titles 2, when u get a free minute.

 

[MeachTheMonster]

I liked it, but being honest Mos probably has the most diapointing career after a classic album. Dude ain’t dropped anything very good at all since bobs

 

[THE 101]

Thread reminds me, is there anyone who recycles beats other peoples beats more than Mos?

Going back to his first group, they rhymed on Diamond D's Stunts Blunts and Hip Hop intro.
BOBS he rhymed on Who Shot Ya, and the original version of Brooklyn was all other peoples beats (Incarcerated Scarfaces/Give Up the Goods)
The New Danger he Rhymed on Takeover, and No Ideas Original
True Magic he's rapping on Nolia Clap and Liquid Swords
The Ecstatic had a bunch of Oh No/Madlib beats from albums they already put out

The only rapper that might be more egregious with this is Busta

I always found that weird....made the albums feel more like mixtapes.

 

[u mad son?]

I think you're probably right

but the GOAT comeback was that track that made it to Fight Night Champions

 

[Da King]

Sadly true, all time disappointment follow up for one of the GOAT albums

 

[feelosofer]

The New Danger was a dope album in it's own right its just that Black on Both sides was such a seminal album it just set such a high standard that Mos could never reach again.

 

[I love Latina women]

The New Danger was a dope album in it's own right its just that Black on Both sides was such a seminal album it just set such a high standard that Mos could never reach again.

and I honestly think, Yasiin is the type of artist that likes to challenge himself and he did just that with The New Danger

The New Danger threw a lot of fans of Black On Both Sides for a loop, cause it was a culmination of different genres rolled into one

but to me, Yasiin is so talented, he pulls it off. He can do a Hip Hop song and then turn around and then do a Rock song and then a more R&B song singing and then pick right back up with a Hip Hop song.

He's just THAT talented

 

[I love Latina women]

If this album would’ve just had the hip hop songs not the Black Jack Johnson songs, people would’ve accepted it better


But for an artist that was coming off of BOBS and Black Star and a few years after those albums, this wasn’t the album an artist who set the bar so high for himself with a debut solo hip hop album would typically make for their second album

But because Rawkus shelved the Black Jack Johnson album Black b*stard, I think yasiin took 1 for the team and added the bands songs on his album.

If you trim the album down and keep these songs, you got a solid hip hop album

The Boogie Man Song
Ghetto Rock
The Rape Over
Sex Love and Money
Sunshine
Close Edge
The Panties
War
Grown Man Business
Modern Marvel
Life Is Real
Champion Requiem

 

[Doin2Much Williams]

Brown Sugar > The Entire new danger album.



Shoulda just had ye do an album for him, al la common.



.

 

[FlimFlam]

when i first heard it at its release i didnt enjoy it

years passed and i got deep in to all kinds of jazz and live instrumentation.

listened to the album randomly after some years and thoroughly enjoyed it. I had to grow into it

 

[iLLusoYuN_Da_Adidas_King]

It's a mature album. I love when hiphop artists make a more musical hiphop album.I respect it even if it isnt what i wanted.