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Russell Simmons presents Def Poetry, better known as simply Def Poetry Jam or Def Poetry, is a spoken word poetry television series hosted by Mos Def and airing on HBO between 2002 and 2007. The series features performances by established and up-and-coming spoken word poets.
"Mathematics" is a b-side single from Mos Def's solo debut album, Black on Both Sides. It contains lyrics about various social issues and asks the listener to add them up and come to conclusions about them. Many references to numbers are found in this song and at times, Mos Def rhymes statistics in numerical order.
True Magic is the third studio album by American rapper Mos Def, released on December 29, 2006, by Geffen Records.After Geffen had absorbed Mos Def's former label Rawkus, the album was released haphazardly to fulfill a contractual obligation; its physical release lacked a booklet, cover art, lyrics, or credits.
The music reflects Mos Def's varied interests in jazz, poetry, Eastern rhythms, psychedelia, Spanish music, and the blues. [18] The tracks on the first half are, as The Observer ' s Ben Thompson describes, "predominantly Eastward-looking", while the second half indulges more in Latin and reggae influences. [19]
Co-written with Vidal Davis, the soul song describes a young couple's summer romance, including sexually graphic lyrics and weather metaphors. Scott employs spoken word as well as breathy and syncopated vocals, while a remix includes a verse by American rapper Mos Def .
Black on Both Sides is the debut solo studio album by American rapper Mos Def, released on October 12, 1999, by Rawkus and Priority Records. Released after his successful collaboration Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star, [2] [3] Black on Both Sides emphasizes live instrumentation and socially conscious lyrics. [4] [5]
"Bin Laden" is a hip hop song by Immortal Technique, Mos Def and DJ Green Lantern. [2] [3] [4] [5]The song appeared on mixtapes since November 2004, [6] but was not released until the summer of 2005.
Lord Byron (1788–1824) used multisyllabic rhymes in his satiric poem Don Juan.For example, he rhymes "intellectual" with "hen-peck'd you all". Ogden Nash (1902–1971) used multisyllabic rhymes in a comic, satirical way, as is common in traditional comic poetry. [4]