The New Danger

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

All Music Guide

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

Associated Press

Splitting the difference between hip-hop and clichéd riff-rock, Mos pulls them off surprisingly well - his singing on "The Beggar" is genuinely moving. Jake O’Connell