The Ecstatic

by Mos Def

The Ecstatic cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 9 June 2009
  • Label: Downtown
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 45:35
  • Community rating: 3.73/5 from 7 ratings

Artists on this release: Georgia Anne Muldrow

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Mos Def returns to form with this global, eclectic hip-hop masterpiece. 'The Ecstatic' features samples from Turkey, Brazil, and India, with production from Madlib and J Dilla. It is a loose, spiritual, and politically charged record that reasserted his status as a rap legend.

Genres

Descriptors: political, sampling, islamic, rap, conscious, experimental, spirituality

Tracklist

  1. Supermagic (2:33)
  2. Twilite Speedball (3:03)
  3. Auditorium (4:34)
  4. Wahid (1:40)
  5. Priority (1:23)
  6. Quiet Dog Bite Hard (2:57)
  7. Life In Marvelous Times (3:42)
  8. The Embassy (2:46)
  9. No Hay Nada Mas (1:42)
  10. Pistola (3:03)
  11. Pretty Dancer (3:31)
  12. Worker's Comp. (2:03)
  13. Revelations (2:04)
  14. Roses (3:41)
  15. History (2:21)
  16. Casa Bey (4:32)

Credits

  • Bernie Grundman - mastered by, Mastering
  • Jan Fairchild - Mix, Recording
  • Yasiin Bey - Executive Producer, Arranger, Producer
  • Oh No - Producer
  • Preservation - Remixer, Producer, Arranger
  • Chad Hugo - Producer
  • Danny Betancourt - Recording
  • Sayyd Droullard - Additional Engineer, Recording
  • Myron Kingsbury - Assistant Engineer, Additional Engineer
  • Slick Rick - Guest Performer
  • Madlib - Producer
  • Josh Blair - Additional Recording, Additional Vocal
  • Josh Grant - Additional Engineer
  • Zack Hancock - Additional Engineer
  • Mr. Flash - Producer
  • Fernando Aponte - Recording
  • Georgia Anne Muldrow - Guest Performer, Producer, Recording
  • Talib Kweli - Guest Performer
  • J Dilla - Producer
  • Ben Yonas - Additional Recording

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