Limited vinyl picture disc LP pressing. MOS DEF & TALIB KWELI ARE BLACK STAR was released on August 18- 1998 to critical acclaim. The title is a reference to the Black Star Line a shipping company founded by Pan-Africanist Marcus Garvey. The album deals with modern-day issues philosophies and life in Brooklyn. The two MCs had planned to release solo albums around the same time but decided instead to collaborate on a full-length album. - - - 1 Intro - 2 Astronomy (8th Light) [Feat. Weldon Irvine] - 3 Definition - 4 Re:Definition - 5 Children's Story - 6 Brown Skin Lady - 7 B Boys Will B Boys - 8 K.O.S. (Determination) [Feat. Vinia Mojica] - 9 Hater Players [Feat. Apani Emcee] - 10 Yo Yeah - 11 Respiration [Feat. Common] - 12 Thieves in the Night - 13 Twice Inna Lifetime [Feat. Punch]