For The Max-Approved Mixtape: Mos Def & Talib Kweli (as Black Star) - "Respiration"






Artist: Mos Def and Talib Kweli (as Black Star) featuring Common

Title: "Respiration"

Producer: Hi-Tek

Album: Mos Def & Talib Kweli are Black Star (1998)



I'm pretty sure I've mentioned this before, but September 29, 1998 was easily one of the most important release dates in hip hop history.  I'm not sure exactly how it happened, but the stars aligned that day, making it far too easy

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