The DJ Booth… We never miss a beat…

Mos Def - Life in Marvelous Times

Mos Def
Artist:Mos Def
Title:Life in Marvelous Times
Producer: Mr. Flash
Album:The Ecstatic
Label:G.O.O.D./Downtown
Twitter:@MOSDEF
Website:Mos Def's Website

Average Rating:   32101   3.8
Total Ratings:       32

For those unfamiliar with the musical résumé  of Mos Def, we suggest you check out his legendary work on Black on Both Sides, which provides all the introduction Booth-heads should need.  On February 10, 2009, this talented emcee will return with his fourth solo album, The Ecstatic.  On the project’s first single, Mos paints a visual picture of Brooklyn, New York, in 1982, complete with all the low-level apartments, street scuffles, and love lost that, to the artist born Dante Smith, add up to Life in Marvelous Times.  To match his classic lyricism, producer Mr. Flash supplies a beat that screams “epic” – fitting for a comeback record that fans have been longing for.  Check back with the Booth over the next three months for more Ecstatic features and an exclusive interview.


Related Songs

Submit a Review and/or Rating

comment-box

Member Reviews and Ratings

Jewelz
DJ Booth Member

 
Total Ratings: 104
Rating:  54321
Mos Def is a legend, and this record proves that. 5 Stars


Posted on Oct 26, 2008    

J Worthy
DJ Booth Crew

J Worthy
Total Ratings: 334
Rating:  32121
Mos Def has to be one of the most underrated artist of all time. I wish you people would just listen to his lyrics!!! Song isn't a top single, but still has its high moments =]


Posted on Oct 26, 2008    

Nikky
DJ Booth Member

Nikky
Total Ratings: 49
Rating:  43211
I agree with J, the song is on point, but not his best work. I give it a banger


Posted on Oct 26, 2008    

aspiring dj
Resident DJ

aspiring dj
Total Ratings: 359
i listened to this earlier, but mos def didn't thrill me. I like lyrical joints, but the production/delivery were not enough to capture me. I like what i hear from mos def (a graduation bonus track happens to be the exposure i listen to the most) just not this; but I won't rate


Posted on Oct 26, 2008    

Dj Baer
Resident DJ

Dj Baer
Total Ratings: 431
Rating:  43211
Although I like his soulful stuff better, this is still out there, which Mos Def has always been.


Posted on Oct 26, 2008    

pjtime
DJ Booth Member

 
Total Ratings: 359
Rating:  32121
mos def ... nuff said


Posted on Oct 26, 2008    

pjtime
DJ Booth Member

 
Total Ratings: 359
Rating:  32121
sorry ment to make it a 4 star banga


Posted on Oct 26, 2008    

UnLucky
DJ Booth Member

UnLucky
Total Ratings: 238
Rating:  43211
Mos def is pretty underrated. Production is banger.


Posted on Oct 26, 2008    

TN1F
DJ Booth Member

TN1F
Total Ratings: 131
Rating:  43211
Sounds hot. May grow on me.


Posted on Oct 26, 2008    

Aussie_Pride
Resident DJ

Aussie_Pride
Total Ratings: 1177
Rating:  43211
Mos Def is a living legend in my eyes, great rapper and a great actor, probably the only rapper ever to be acclaimed this highly in both music & film. As for the song its a 4, ive heard better from him, though this is nice, hopefully theirs a Talib Kweli collaboration in the new album.


Posted on Oct 26, 2008    

Guest
Rating:  32121
       
J Worthy: i call him the Most Disappointing Rapper of all time. Black on Both Sides was fiiire. The New Danger? Was aight... Tru3 Magic? What the hell? He just doesn't seem to have that passion he had wit Black or Black Starr. And his singin doesn't help lol. He needs to come out with a really good album this time. Once every 10 years like Nas?? This is better than what i've heard from him in a few years, but still sub-par.


Posted on Oct 26, 2008    

Mike Dreams
Resident DJ

Mike Dreams
Total Ratings: 2133
Rating:  32121
The production immediately reminded me of some 80s sample style ish! This is definitely a hot comeback track from Pretty Flaco. I disagree with donjon. I think Mos Def has stayed relevant throughout his career, his singing is eclectic and he still is high up there on the list. I will agree though that this joint would be banger or classic if it was focused more.


Posted on Oct 26, 2008    

DX Music
DJ Booth Member

 
Total Ratings: 77
Rating:  32121
Dope song, Mos Def always comes proper


Posted on Oct 26, 2008    

justokhall
DJ Booth Member

 
Total Ratings: 347
Rating:  32121
wasnt expecting this, i was expecting sum mellow j-dilla style production lol, guess it doesnt pay to assume, this is cool, in rotation for me


Posted on Oct 26, 2008    

peezee
DJ Booth Member

 
Total Ratings: 177
Rating:  43211
nice tune


Posted on Oct 27, 2008    

~WOW~
DJ Booth Member

 
Total Ratings: 1468
Rating:  32121
beat wuda been betta w/ sum-1 else. it wuz aight tho...kinda hott....he needz to step it up tho. in rotation.


Posted on Oct 27, 2008    

BDF44
Resident DJ

BDF44
Total Ratings: 2283
Rating:  43211
JonJon that 10 year line ended in regards to Nas as soon a Jig spit it out. We all know he won that battle by the way. Mos Def has been putting it down for a long time. Great Mc, Good actor, and decent singer too. This man's talent crosses many lines and what he stands for stands out in a time when depth is rare. I'm digging this single right here.


Posted on Oct 27, 2008    

Guest
Rating:  32121
       
can anyone name me a hott mos def track from the past 4 years, that non-die-hards would have heard? can anyone tell me how many copies Tru3 Magic sold? does anyone thing the New Danger was better than Black? i aint sain mighty mos aint talented, i'm sayin he hasn't lived up to that talent. he's had hotter stuff on mixtapes.


Posted on Oct 27, 2008    

Adi
Rating:  43211
Posted on Oct 27, 2008    

Sky1787
DJ Booth Member

Sky1787
Total Ratings: 96
Rating:  43211
Aussie_Pride, Mos Def isn't the only rapper, you are also forgetting Common.
----
This song is nice, it's something different from Mos, and it's nice. His flow rides this beat, Banger!


Posted on Oct 27, 2008    

Bo-SoxKiD09
DJ Booth Member

 
Total Ratings: 622
Rating:  54321
Hip-hop is back!...


Posted on Oct 27, 2008    

DJ Z
DJ Booth Crew

DJ Z
Total Ratings: 8062
Rating:  43211
You know what is amusing? Most people know Mos as only an actor, and not an emcee.

Things might change with this new album....
line



Posted on Oct 27, 2008    

boombangin
Resident DJ

 
Total Ratings: 242
Rating:  43211
This one is a banger. Good to have Mos back recording some tracks


Posted on Oct 27, 2008    

Marcus W. Somerville
Resident DJ

Marcus W. Somerville
Total Ratings: 222
Rating:  54321
Mos Def at large...great song.


Posted on Oct 27, 2008    

evisuman
DJ Booth Member

 
Total Ratings: 77
Rating:  32121
decent


Posted on Oct 27, 2008    

The5Rings
Resident DJ

 
Total Ratings: 950
Rating:  54321
classic!! enough said


Posted on Oct 27, 2008    

lzfreshtadeath
DJ Booth Member

lzfreshtadeath
Total Ratings: 72
Rating:  14321
just cus he's mos def doesnt mean you can't be subjective. Is Mos trying to become Kanye with this beat? This is no Brooklyn Heights beat. or song for that matter, seems lil wayneish too. He's a legend, stop playing with the kids.


Posted on Oct 27, 2008    

Mike Dreams
Resident DJ

Mike Dreams
Total Ratings: 2133
Rating:  32121
It's called evolving lzfreshtadeath. Get with it or you are contributing to the death of hip hop by not embracing anything new.


Posted on Oct 27, 2008    

IronManObama
DJ Booth Member

 
Total Ratings: 15
Rating:  21321
Not feel'n it


Posted on Oct 27, 2008    

blkmajk1
DJ Booth Member

 
Total Ratings: 11
Rating:  43211
BANGER FOR SURE. NEVER DOUBT MOS DEF


Posted on Oct 28, 2008    

luvhiphop
DJ Booth Member

luvhiphop
Total Ratings: 212
Rating:  54321
MOS is the TRUTH! Dudes got the slickest flow. He def. is a great actor but I <3 his music more. Much respect to him!


Posted on Oct 28, 2008    

FredRico
Resident DJ

FredRico
Total Ratings: 1308
Rating:  54321
Didn't know him as a rapper Z, till bout 2005! lol But I'm more than convinced now! Love the beat, love the confidence, the flow/lyrics and having something intelligent to listen to.


Posted on Oct 30, 2008    

Sticky
DJ Booth Member

 
Total Ratings: 6
Rating:  43211
Mos Def!! Great music


Posted on Oct 30, 2008    

Egull
DJ Booth Member

 
Total Ratings: 102
Rating:  54321
This is very very good. Mos Def comin back baby. Banger no doubt.


Posted on Nov 01, 2008    

Aussie_Pride
Resident DJ

Aussie_Pride
Total Ratings: 1177
Rating:  43211
Sky1787 thanks, yea i did forget about Common, but outside of those 2, not many rappers have actually been accepted by both the acting community & the hip hop community. I forgot to rate also


Posted on Nov 04, 2008    

supagirl3000
Rating:  32121
Posted on Nov 05, 2008    

Post a Rating




Editor's Picks

[Single]  Hi-Rez  “Music In Me”
The Fort Lauderdale up-and-comer has hip-hop flowing through his veins on his latest mixtape leak (a Booth-exclusive world premiere).
[Single]  M-Phazes  “Another Classic (M-Phazes Remix)”
The Australian beatsmith joins forces with Burke and Torae to deliver "Another Classic" off his Phazed Out album.
[Single]  Young Scolla  “Take What's Mine”
Scolla isn't content to sit back and see what comes - he's going to Take What's Mine.
[Single]  R. Kelly  “Share My Love”
The R&B icon unleashes the first official single, a self-produced steppin' number, from his forthcoming album, Write Me Back.
[Mixtape]  The Cranberry Show “Paranormal Karaoke”
The Milwaukee twosome step into the Booth to bring us their sophomore street release.

Best Hip Hop of 2011

RefinedHype Reup

DJ Booth Newsletter

Sign up to receive a weekly recap of our top stories, downloads, and mixtapes.