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| n/a by www.eonline.com |
A funky, soulful flashback to the works of outspoken jazz and R&B greats like Gil-Scott Heron and Miles Davis. |
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| n/a by www.rapreviews.com |
The range on "The New Danger" is as broad and deep as the Brooklyn Renaissance itself. |
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| n/a by Billboard |
A breathtaking refresher in all things Mos Def. |
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| n/a by www.cokemachineglow.com |
It’s largely half-baked in its execution. |
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| n/a by neumu.net |
The New Danger is overambitious and undercooked, adventurous and bland all at once. |
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| n/a by uk.launch.yahoo.com |
Troublingly short on tunes. |
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| n/a by www.villagevoice.com |
A couple of creative notches below 2000's gleaming Black on Both Sides. |
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| n/a by Pitchfork Media |
[A] disappointing release. |
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| n/a by www.pastemagazine.com |
Unfortunately, irrational moments like “The Rape Over” make you question the entire 17-track outing. |
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| n/a by avclub.theonion.com |
A sprawling mess. |
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| n/a by www.stylusmagazine.com |
When (and I mean, when) he raps, he's barely conscious. |
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| n/a by www.nytimes.com |
Although Mos Def sometimes finds the casual groove he's looking for, this disc is surprisingly dreary and oddly abstract. [1 Nov 2004] |
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| n/a by Popmatters |
It's not without its bright spots, yet it reaches dramatically but clumsily for the diversity and freshness of the first album, and comes up short. |
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| n/a by www.tinymixtapes.com |
It features the same schizophrenic, influenced-by-everything quality of Dre's The Love Below, but where people were able to overlook the many boring-to-terrible tracks while skipping to "Hey Ya" or "Roses," The New Danger fails to feature as strong a centerpiece. |
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| n/a by www.dustedmagazine.com |
A messy, disappointing record that would be a miss from any artist, but from an artist of Mos Def’s talents, it’s a minor disaster. |
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