Black Star released their self-titled album September 29, 1998
Written by Mister Anderson on September 29, 2022
Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star (often called simply Black Star[6][7]) is the debut studio album by Black Star, a hip-hop duo consisting of emcees Talib Kweli and Mos Def (the latter of whom now goes by Yasiin Bey). The album was released on September 29, 1998, to critical acclaim. The title is a reference to the Black Star Line, a shipping line founded by Pan-Africanist Marcus Garvey. The album deals with modern-day issues, philosophical ideas, and life in Brooklyn, New York City as the two artists know it…. [source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mos_Def_%26_Talib_Kweli_Are_Black_Star]