Label/distro/streaming debates on this project aside, Kweli's joint w/Diamond D earlier this year was pretty lackluster imo ... the whole project felt phoned in but a lot of his rhyming was just sloppy and uninteresting. I don't remember a single cut.

And I can't think of a single standout verse from him in a while, let alone a song that he helped really make. (His extra-musical persona doesn't help, lol, but I do my best to keep it separate.)

I'll take Mos over Madlib beats any day, including now, but do we really think that that BlackStar magic is just going to magically manifest? Hard to get excited about a potential project that is a) lost in weeds that at least seem to be partially of their own making and b) a crucial component of the potential project is, more often than not, a slog to listen to.

-thebigfunk

~ i could still snort you under the table ~