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If rappers of today want to keep it real and need someone to look up too.  Mos Def would be that man.  Lyrically awesome, culturally aware and damn he can act for real too.  Most rappers act, but don’t do great jobs, he seems like he took classes or something.  But since Mos came out, he always had lyrics that sound good, has a good flow and makes you think about what he says.  Goes against the grain of the latest Hip Hop format, that’s the irony, Hip Hop isn’t supposed to have formats.  Hip Hop is supposed to be an expression of yourself through where you’re from and what you been through.  Not everyone in the world is a gangsta or Don Juan.  Through all the 50 Cent and Jay Z wanna bees, here’s Mos Def with the reallness.  True magic released in ’06 was his last album, it was a wonderful effort and showed the lyrical greatness of the rapper.  His new album which is titled, “The Estatic” set for release August 24th, 2009.  The last few albums Mos released were good, some of his production choices weren’t that great.  I guess he plans to change all of that this time because the producers he’s enlisted are all great so far.  Chad Hugo (the other Neptune), Oh No, J Dilla, Mr Flash, Madlib, Preservation are just the producers I’ve heard about thus far.  So his long awaited comeback should be chock full of good beats and rhymes.