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Mos Def
New Danger
Release Date: 2004 10 19
Label: Geffen

When it takes you five years to follow up a debut of near-landmark stature, you're setting yourself up for failure. Mos Def's second solo album is not disastrous, but it's a sprawling, overambitious mess. A handful of songs from this 75-minute affair feature Black Jack Johnson, the rock band Mos set up with some very respected musicians: bassist Doug Wimbish (Sugar Hill house band, Living Colour), drummer Will Calhoun (Living Colour), guitarist Dr. Know (Bad Brains), and keyboardist Bernie Worrell (Parliament/Funkadelic). Unsurprisingly, the hottest moments tend to come when Mos sticks to what he does best. One slight exception to this is "Modern Marvel," a nine-minute suite smeared with a series of Marvin Gaye samples. Mos sings in whispers (he makes Pharrell sound like Luther, but he has the required spirit), momentum floats in as easy as a light breeze, and then the MC shifts into goose pimple-raising mode. Throughout the whole thing, his conviction is apparent. Andy Kellman, All Music Guide

Tracks:

	Title	Composer	Time
1	Boogie Man Song	Mos Def	2:23
2	Freaky Black Greetings	Worrell, Mos Def, Black Jack Johnson	2:20
3	Ghetto Rock	Mos Def	3:53
4	Zimzallabim	Mos Def, Black Jack Johnson	3:41
5	Rape Over	Mos Def	1:34
6	Blue Black Jack	Minnesota, Mos Def	5:47
7	Bedstuy Parade & Funeral March	Oscher, Mos Def, M.D.	4:32
8	Sex, Love & Money	Mos Def, Campbell	4:09
9	Sunshine	Mos Def	4:25
10	Close Edge	Mos Def	3:10
11	Panties	Mos Def	4:11
12	War	Mos Def, Black Jack Johnson	3:07
13	Grown Man Business (Fresh Vintage Bottles)	Mos Def	3:24
14	Modern Marvel	Minnesota, Mos Def	9:19
15	Life Is Real	Mos Def	3:11
16	Easy Spell	Mos Def	5:32
17	Beggar	Worrell, Mos Def, Black Jack Johnson	5:19
18	Champion Requiem	88 Keys, Mos Def	4:53