Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star is the only album by Black Star, a collaboration of emcees Talib Kweli and Mos Def. The album was released on August 18, 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. Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star is the only album by Black Star, a collaboration of emcees Talib Kweli and Mos Def. The album was released on August 18, 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. false 2025-10-04 00:54:28 2002 2002-06-04 2002-06-04 50 Hip Hop 112808 2120785 66df81d2-9787-3838-85fa-fa0de57990f3 02708fd6-0fe6-4738-a27d-0561ace8b4c6 aaa445c1-5f73-37c0-b53a-2444b279c538 /media/data/media2/Music/Black Star/Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star/folder.jpg /media/data/media2/Music/Black Star/Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star/backdrop1.jpg Black Star Black Star feat. Apani B. Fly Black Star feat. Common Black Star feat. Vinia Mojica Black Star feat. Weldon Irvine Black Star feat. Wordsworth, Punchline & Jane Doe Black Star 05:46 1 1 01:11 1 2 03:23 1 3 03:26 1 4 03:03 1 5 03:32 1 7 02:36 1 8 04:49 1 9 04:08 1 10 01:10 1 11 06:05 1 12 05:16 1 13 05:38