Mos Def

The Ecstatic

Until now, my only experience with Mos Def has been seeing him as that supporting black guy in films. In each movie (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The Italian Job, Be Kind Rewind, etc.) I have been 100% satisfied with his performance. His ability to satisfy remains strong in his music as well. While I have no desire to go buy the rest of his albums or join the Mos Def fan club I still enjoyed listening to his performance. My only problem is his voice. When rapping, A-OK. When he has to hit any note outside of his speaking range, ARRGH! It's bad. Thankfully he sticks mostly to the spoken word and lets other contributing artists handle the singing. Rap and Hip-hop fans: Go buy now. Other music fans: Go borrow now.