
It's no secret that Mos Def 's last couple albums haven't been very well received, by critics and fans alike. 2004's The New Danger was largely a misguided experimental foray into fairly baffling rap-rock territory, while 2006's True Magic felt like a phoned-in contract-filler for his last required album on Geffen Records. But this year, Mos Def has returned to form with the release of The Ecstatic on Downtown Records , easily his best since his incredible debut Black on Both Sides . A tempered [...]