i don't even think black star is a good album, let alone one worth mentioning as the best from BK. talib kweli was unlistenable, there were a bunch of songs about rappity-rap shit, and the beats were yawn-inducing. it's an album that only has significance to people who were too young to enjoy BDP, public enemy and cube, but craved something "substantive." the idea that it's better than "blueprint" or "black album" is wildly absurd to me.