Why was Mos Def's career such a disappointment?

[TEH]

He wasn't a mainstream rapper. Only the underground heads think he's a disappointment, but he was never gonna be bigger than what he is.

Revisionist history


He was mainstream 98-2001

 

[Tom Foolery]

Revisionist history


He was mainstream 98-2001

^^^Here is one of those delusional underground listeners I was talking about.

 

[TEH]

^^^Here is one of those delusional underground listeners I was talking about.

Check the charts, check the articles, check the video appearances and check the guest appearances back then.

 

[Tom Foolery]

Check the charts, check the articles, check the video appearances and check the guest appearances back then.

Better yet, Post it yourself. He wasn't as hot as you think he was.

 

[Baka's Weird Case]

At his peak he was the perfect MC IMO. It just lasted a little bit of time

couldn't agree more

 

[the cool]

He even had a dope name...Mos Def

 

[T.he I.nformant]

His debut album was a classic and so was that Black Star album and i really enjoyed The Ecstatic.

There been worse

Exactly, ain’t no way it could be considered a disappointment

LOVE BOBS!

 

[Michael's Black Son]

Cuz he out here cuffing thots 30 seconds after meeting them

im sure he probably tricked off some of that Umi Says/Jordan Brand money also. You know Nike handed him a bag for that shyt.

 

[Thatrogueassdiaz]

Mos had it. Which, sadly, allowed him to coast. He got too deep into character, speaking in his exaggerated blaccent, being a reckless alcoholic, and womanizing to an extent that would shame even a womanizer. That's pretty much all there is to that.

alcoholic? womanizer? Where's this coming from?

 

[Danktoker94]

BOB CLASSIC

 

[ℒℴѵℯJay ELECTUA]

alcoholic? womanizer? Where's this coming from?

From a white man, that's where.

 

[Trot LaRoc]

Better yet, Post it yourself. He wasn't as hot as you think he was.

He was between underground and mainstream. Both Oh No and Ms Fatbooty were top 20 on the hiphop charts on Billboard. Oh No got a ton of spins back in the day, lot of that due to Nate Dogg hook. He's on Kanye's first album

He never crossed over into true stardom but he def wasnt some coffeeshop backpack rapper

Had he been willing to play ths game, he coulda reach the lower levels of mainstream success. If Kweli could get a few hits, Mos def could have

His lack of crossing over is on Mos tho

 

[Trot LaRoc]

I remember he dropped this and lames on here negged me vicious bc I told the truth that this project was and that he was washed

 

[KingsOfKings]

 

[Bboystyle]

Its kind of hard to top 3 solid albums. Most greats have about just that except Biggie.