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Black Star is tagged as: hip-hop, hip hop, rap, underground hip-hop, alternative rap

There is more than one artist with this name: |1. American rap/hip-hop group 1998-present.|2. Blackstar is a British heavy metal band, formed as a retooling of the band Carcass in 1995|3. Indonesian experimental indie-rock band 2001-present. |4. Obscure Jamaican reggae band from the 70’s.
|(1) Black Star is a rap group formed by MCs Mos Def and Talib Kweli. Affiliated with the group is DJ Hi-Tek, who formed producer/MC duo Reflection Eternal with Kweli for the album Train of Thought and produced a portion of Black Star’s debut album.
Black Star is part of the Native Tongues Posse, a collective that contains, amongst others A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, The Jungle Brothers, Da Bush Babees and Common.
Black Star arose from the underground movement of the late 1990s, which was in large part due to Rawkus Records, an independent record label stationed in New York City. They released one self titled album. Though the record achieved little commercial success, they (and other members of the Native Tongues Posse) helped shape underground alternative rap and helped bring it further into the mainstream eye. Both have gone on to greater commercial and critical success in separate solo careers.
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Top 10 Black Star Songs
Definition
Respiration
Thieves In The Night
Brown Skin Lady
Children's Story
Astronomy (8th Light)
Intro
Yo Yeah
B Boys Will B Boys
Hater Players
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Top 10 Black Star Albums
Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star
Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are BlackStar
Mos Def and Talib Kweli Are Black Star
Blackstar
Just Black Star
Rawkus Hip Hop Classics Vol. 1
The Singles
Respiration
The Hurricane: Music From And Inspired By The Motion Picture
Nyota
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