A landmark of underground hip-hop, now available again on tape and wax.
Artist: Mos Def
Label: Rhymesayers
Format: available as 1x Cassette and 2xLP (Ruby Red Coloured Vinyl)
Tracklist:
Side A: Supermagic / Twilite Speedball / Auditorium (feat. Slick Rick) / Wahid
Side B: Priority / Quiet Dog Bite Hard / Life in Marvelous Times / The Embassy
Side C: No Hay Nada Más / Pistola / Pretty Dancer / Workers Comp.
Side D: Revelations / Roses (feat. Georgia Anne Muldrow) / History (feat. Talib Kweli) / Casa Bey
Released independently in June 2009, The Ecstatic marked a creative rebound for Mos Def after two lukewarm-received albums — earning a Grammy nomination for Best Rap Album and reaching No. 9 on the Billboard 200. The record leans into jazz, soul and Middle Eastern-tinged production from a lineup including Madlib, J Dilla, Georgia Anne Muldrow and Preservation.