The title is a reference to the Black Star Line, a shipping company founded by Pan-Africanist Marcus Garvey. The album deals with modern-day issues, philosophies and life in Brooklyn.
Black on Both Sides was the debut album of Mos Def,. The album features an emphasis on live instrumentation and socially conscious lyrics and has features from Q-Tip, Busta Rhymes and Talib Kweli.
A great 2015 collaborative album by MED and Blu with producer Madlib and featuring MF DOOM, Aloe Blacc, Mayer Hawthorne, Jimetta Rose, Dâm-Funk, and Oh No.
The 7th installment in his Madlib Medicine Show, a jazz album with his Yesterdays New Quintet called High Jazz. The name itself a tribute to the landmark jazz-fusion album released by Stanton Davis and shows a marked development in Madlib’s craft.