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	Taking break from acting career, icon of alt-rap returns with bold new album (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Both Mos Def’s new album, The New Danger, and his 1999 solo debut, Black on Both Sides, begin with the same words, spoken before any music hits the listener’s ears.
		Black on Both Sides was released in 1999, just after Mos and Talib, as Black Star, presented their manifesto for rap based more in the people, less in bling-bling.
		This is a different side of Mos Def, but one that is a natural development from his younger self, an earlier incarnation that could not have foreseen the last five years of this man’s life.
	maroon.uchicago.edu /voices/articles/2004/10/17/taking_break_from_ac.php (1058 words)

	AlZaid.Net's Store :: Black on Both Sides (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Black on Both Sides is a manifestation of compelling, honest hip-hop.
		Comment: this is a masterpiece of an album that shines both lyrically and musicly I was blown away by mos' lyrics (the rap about water and and the mathematics rap was amazing) I think he was much better when he was working with underground producers and overseeing the project himself.
		Rap is an extention of the human condition in America, therefore, were it not for white oppression fls perhaps would never have wanted to create rap, or felt the need to be vocal and expressive in that manner, fls might be classical composers.
	www.q8boats.com /Black_on_Both_Sides-B00001XDNV.html (663 words)

	Black on Both Sides
		PHAT on both sides: The hype surrounding this release was so much when it came out that i couldnt help but be a little skeptical, but the hype was totally justified.
		TSL: 10/14/99: Mos Def, Black on Both Sides :...
		Both Sides Court Black Churches in the Debate Over Gay Marriage: Both Sides Court Black Churches in the Debate Over Gay Marriage 01 Mar 04 12:00 AM EST WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 - Speaking recently to a group of fl evangelical ministers and lay people here, Genevieve...
	www.elipsiselectronics.com /B000067CMV/Black_on_Both_Sides.html (889 words)

	Black On Both Sides Review
		With Black On Both Sides Mos proves beyond doubt his status as a multi-talented artist - the only male MC to remotely challenge the creativity and versatility of Lauryn Hill.
		Black On Both Sides is a joy to listen to from start to finish as Mos stretches his creative limits to the point of breaking.
		On Black On Both Sides Mos raps, scats, produces, sings and performs, but most of all he highlights.
	www.geocities.com /mosdef2002/blackrev.html (502 words)

	Mos Def: Black on Both Sides ---Ink Blot Magazine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Those records lead to Mos becoming somewhat of a darling of the New York music community, and landed him guest spots with a wide range of artists, from DJ Honda and The Roots to Whale and Scritti Politti.
		The ability to mix that diversity with both insightful fl power politics and raw emotion makes this album special.
		Black on Both Sides is an articulate testament to the power of the soul in music.
	www.inkblotmagazine.com /rev-archive/Mos_Def.htm (527 words)

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		He met them all with Black on Both Sides, a record every bit as dazzling and visionary as Black Star.
		Black on Both Sides strives to not only refine but expand the scope of Mos Def's talents, turning the solo spotlight on his intricate wordplay and nimble rhythmic skills -- but also his increasing eclecticism.
		In short, Black on Both Sides is a tour de force by an artist out to prove he can do it all.
	mp3.cnet.com /albums/388566/reviews.html (357 words)

	The FlipSide: Review Archive: Black On Both Sides / Internal Affairs
		"Black On Both Sides" is Mos Def's flawless piece of work, that exceeds all of his previous material, and has probably set new standards for future Hip Hop releases.
		Mos presents this as both a praise of Hip Hop culture as well as an assessment of the state of the Hip Hop nation: "Hip Hop went from selling crack to smoking it".
		Although both albums won't be considered classics ten years from now, Rawkus gets 10 out of 10 for releasing two quality albums in such a short space of time.
	www.hiphop.co.za /flipside/archive/reviews/1999/rawkus_duo.html (760 words)

	Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Black On Both Sides [PA] - Mos Def at Epinions.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		One-half of the rap alliance Black Star (or one-third if you’re inclined to count Hi-Tek), Mos has unfailingly tried to remain true to the essence of Hip Hop with lyrical skill, intelligence, positivity, and a respect for the culture, while still making music to keep fans’ heads nodding.
		Mos Def’s album Black on Both Sides shows the emcee’s love for all forms of music, borrowing rhythms and sounds from soul, jazz, reggae, rock, classic rap, and almost anything else he could get his hands on.
		While too many rappers are content to let some faceless producer lace the track for their vocals, Mos has the ability to slide behind the boards himself and create his own beats, or pick up a keyboard, bass, or percussion instrument and make his own music.
	www.epinions.com /content_44284022404 (1508 words)

	Amazon.com: Black on Both Sides [EXPLICIT LYRICS]: Music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Black on Both Sides is one of those albums that you listen to once and go, "oh." Its imperfections are ignored, and its importance is assumed.
		this is a masterpiece of an album that shines both lyrically and musicly I was blown away by mos' lyrics (the rap about water and and the mathematics rap was amazing) I think he was much better when he was working with underground producers and overseeing the project himself.
		Continuing with the same energy from the Black Star collabo with Kweli, "Black On Both Sides" is a very reflective album, mainly on being fl, the values of society (explained on the intro, "Fear Not of Man"), accepting responsibilities in life, and last but not least pure Hip-Hop (as heard in the second track "Hip-Hop").
	home.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00001XDNV?v=glance (1798 words)

	Mos Def : Community (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Black On Both Sides changed my perspective on music, religion, politics, family values, even romance.
		Until 99's Black On Both Sides, I didn't believe such progress was possible in the nearly-dead genre of hip-hop.
		I coped Black on both sides about 2 months back and it is now always in constant rotation.
	www.mosdefmusic.com /community/discography_comment.asp?AssetID=36933 (1220 words)

	SFBG A+E \| November 3, 1999 \| Grooves (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Black on Both Sides challenges the listener by invoking spiritual and activist legacies as varied as Gil Scott-Heron, Weldon Irvine, and Boogie Down Productions and an array of sounds that includes 88 Keys' jazz organics and DJ Premier's funk-pumped thunder.
		It's ambitious and not always successful, but he anchors Both Sides with songs that reinvigorate hip-hop's capacity to educate, entertain, and excite.
		In this powerful homage to his home borough, Mos Def stitches together a trio of verses drawn over Brooklyn's musical traditions, including the moody vibes of Roy Ayers and the hip-hop adrenaline of the Notorious B.I.G. Brooklyn is thus transformed into a honeycomb mirror of Mos himself, reflecting his passions, outlook, and contradictions.
	www.sfbg.com /AandE/34/05/grooves.html (733 words)

	Welcome to CampusNut.com -- Music Reviews
		Mos Def’s Black on Both Sides (October 1999) is one of the first buzzworthy albums released since the deaths of hip-hop icons Tupac Shakur and Christopher “Biggie” Wallace in September 1996 and March 1997, respectively.
		It is with the intention to represent as well as to inspire people that Mos Def created “Black on Both Sides.” His statement as well as his lyrics are part of what he calls a “personal revolution” to effect change.
		Though Black on Both Sides may never gain the popularity of an album like The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, it is as important to hip-hop as the latter is to R&B, in terms of both its message and the quality of the music itself.
	www.campusnut.com /music.cfm?article_id=398 (887 words)

	Unofficial Black Star Page
		The staff at hiphopsite.com just reviewed Black On Both Sides and gave it a perfect score of 5 @'s which is rated as a hip hop classic!
		Mos Def "Black On Both Sides" - Rawkus
		What makes “Black On Both Sides” such an excellent piece of work is that it truly represents the person that Mos Def is, inside and out.
	www.angelfire.com /biz3/BlackStar/mosdefsolo.html (560 words)

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	Black on Both Sides -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Black on Both Sides -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
		'Black on Both Sides is an (Click link for more info and facts about alternative rap) alternative rap album by (Click link for more info and facts about Mos Def) Mos Def, released on October 12, 1999 (see (Click link for more info and facts about 1999 in music) 1999 in music).
		Intended as a return to the roots of (Click link for more info and facts about hip hop) hip hop, the album was hailed as a classic soon after its release, despite poor sales.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/b/bl/black_on_both_sides.htm (186 words)

	Mos Def - Black On Both Sides
		I liked Black Star very much but though it was way too short and not hard enough.
		I want fl people to be free, to be free, to be free...." Now, this may not sound very hardcore due to the "light-shining" metaphor and the singing but the fl-power sentiments come in strong again.
		The song is both somewhat psychedellic and somewhat feminine.
	www.geocities.com /Paris/Tower/2111/mosdef.html (4817 words)

	urban smarts . com \| Mos Def - Black On Both Sides \| review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Mos Def - Black On Both Sides
		And the title of it, "Black On Both Sides" does give away much of his agenda.
		But to fully comprehend and discover what there is to the man, born Dante Smith, one has to really sit down and listen to him bless the world with his song.
	www.urbansmarts.com /reviews/albums/mosdefalbumE.html (627 words)

	News: Both Sides Court Black Churches in the Debate Over Gay Marriage
		Black Christians, she said, must speak out against advocates of gay marriage.
		Wood has been brokering alliances to oppose gay marriage, Donna Payne, a board member with the National Black Justice Coalition, a fl gay and lesbian organization formed to increase acceptance of gay rights among African-Americans, has been appealing to liberal fl clergy members.
		As debate escalates around same-sex marriage, advocates on both sides are busily seeking support from the same source: fl clergy members.
	pewforum.org /news/display.php?NewsID=3131 (273 words)

	Black on Both Sides by Mos Def on CD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Black on Both Sides by Mos Def on CD Black on Both Sides by Mos Def
		Consumer CD Review: If you're like me and you love to sit around and think of your "Top 5" albums of all time in different genres and such, then you will love Mighty Mos' debut solo effort.
		Talib may be the better-known half of Blackstar, but Mos deserves just as much attention because this album's bananas and it's a must-have for so-called conscious hip hop heads.
	www.cdmusicandreviews.com /cd1/B000067CMV.htm (276 words)

	SOHH.com Global Forum - Black on Both Sides = The Love Below? Discuss amongst yoselfs.
		I know that Black on Both Sides isn't anywhere near as experimental as The Love Below, but listening to it doesn't give me the feeling of a complete Hip-Hop album.
		I really meant to say that Black on Both Sides wasn't 100% Hip-Hop, which would be fine for a short CD like The Return of the Boom Bap, but not in the middle of a 17 track LP.
		Black on Both Sides experimented with music other than hip hop, then Dre comes out with the Love Below years later.
	forums.sohh.com /showthread.php?t=448638 (790 words)

	Black on Both Sides
		I tried a few times to order this, the CLEAN version of Mos Def's album Black on Both Sides, since the website lists different tracks than the songs that appear on the Advisory version.
		Following the smash success of Mos Def and Talib Kweli's "Blackstar"(at least it was in the underground)Mos Def capitilized on the peak of interest in his music with this marvelous piece of literature.
		"Black On Both Sides" has it all, bass to rattle your trunk, lyrics to make you wear out the rewind button, and a priceless amount of exuberance he puts into his music.
	www.literacyconnections.com /0_B00001XDNZ.html (406 words)

	Visiting scholar to discuss strategies for engaging black population on both sides of research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Researchers are experiencing difficulties in recruiting fls for clinical trials for a variety of reasons, Picot said.
		Recruiting fl subjects can be made easier, she said, if research teams are aware of these challenges.
		Attracting fl students to research-oriented educational programs is just as prominent a challenge, said Picot.
	www.unc.edu /news/archives/nov00/picot111500.htm (304 words)

	Mos Def - Black On Both Sides - Album Reviews - The Elements - Your One Stop For Hip Hop and Rap Music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Growing and gaining respect ever since ‘94 MOS DEF has finally emerged with his long-awaited solo debut, Black on Both Sides.
		After the Black Star album dropped people were waiting on both Kweli and MOS to drop some shit solo.
		Black on Both Sides is a welcome mat to enter the life of MOS DEF.
	www.hiphop-elements.com /article/read/2/5112/1 (585 words)

	Guardian Unlimited \| The Guardian \| Jesus the black icon tops list of greatest
		According to the fl newspaper New Nation, the individuals most worthy of iconic status are Jesus, the Rev Martin Luther King and Malcolm X. As such they have been allotted the top three places in a 100-strong list of the greatest icons ever.
		The figures placed fourth and fifth, Nelson Mandela and Muhammad Ali, are both still alive but also share the common trait of having rebelled and prevailed against overwhelming odds.
		At number 12 is Tupac Shakur, the controversial rapper and actor whose advocacy of gangster rap is reviled by mainstream America although his thoughts on fl life resonated with many in fl communities on both sides of the Atlantic.
	www.guardian.co.uk /uk_news/story/0,3604,1335132,00.html (740 words)

	Observer Newspaper - Scene
		Boasting an extensive list of hip-hop's premiere producers, Black on Both Sides is a truly marvelous debut for an MC that has graced so many other artists' tracks with his unrivaled flow and lyrical genius.
		There is a definite difference in beat production for Black on Both Sides as compared to his previous album, a duo project with Talib Kweli of Reflection Eternal (Mos Def and Talib Kweli are Black Star).
		The tracks on Black on Both Sides cover a range of styles, ranging from intense duets with Busta Rhymes on "Do It Now" and Talib Kweli on "Know That," to relaxing jazz pieces reminiscent of Digable Planets.
	www.nd.edu /~observer/12071999/Scene/2.html (384 words)

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		Mos Def - Black on Both Sides - Rawkus - 1999
		Even though he may not be the best at singing, his effort is stellar only contributes further to the high level of creativity and quality of this album.
		“Rock N Roll,” one of the two controversial songs on here is about how many white rock stars stole their style from fl rockers.
	uncommon.sphosting.com /reviews/bobs.html (584 words)

	sonomu: Black On Both Sides (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Mos Def and Talib Kweli's "Black Star" had been one of the standout hip-hop records of the year thus far, so this new solo disk for Rawkus was very keenly anticipated indeed.
		Black Star hosted a bookstore benefit at NYC's Knitting Factory in September, and Mr.
		In fact, on this cut it becomes clear what a unique style Mos Def has now - a synthesis of East Coast rap, 70s soul, and reggae toasting, either moving across the beat (a lazily, peaceful drift as on "Habitat" - an angry snarl as on "Brooklyn"), or driving the rhythms, hitting the one.
	sonomu.net /text/~475 (355 words)

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