The New Danger

The New Danger
Studio album by Mos Def
Released October 19, 2004
Recorded 2003-2004
Genre Hip hop, neo soul, rock, jazz, blues
Length 74:51
Label Rawkus/Geffen
Producer Mos Def, Kanye West, 88-Keys, Minnesota, Warryn Campbell, Psycho Les
Mos Def chronology
Black on Both Sides
(1999)		 The New Danger
(2004)		 True Magic
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Robert Christgau (A-)[2]
Entertainment Weekly (C+)[3]
The Independent [4]
The New York Times (unfavorable)[5]
Pitchfork Media (5.4/10)[6]
PopMatters (mixed)[7]
Rolling Stone [8]
USA Today [9]
The Village Voice (favorable)[10]

The New Danger is the second studio album by American hip hop artist Mos Def, released October 19, 2004 on Rawkus and Geffen Records in the United States. The album was also released in Canada and continental Europe through Geffen, and it featured distribution in the United Kingdom on Island Records.[11] It is the follow-up to his breakthrough solo effort Black on Both Sides (1999), after which he further involved himself in a film and stage career.[12]

Production for the album was handled by Mos Def, Kanye West, 88 Keys, Minnesota, Warryn Campbell, and Psycho Les. Primarily a hip hop album, it also exhibits musical styles such jazz, blues, and rock music with an experimental, jam session-atmosphere.[10][13] It also features contributions from Mos Def's rock musical project Black Jack Johnson, which was named after boxing champion Jack Johnson and consists of guitarist Dr. Know, keyboardist Bernie Worrell, bassist Doug Wimbish, and drummer Will Calhoun.[12] Upon release, The New Danger received generally mixed or average reviews from music critics, based on an aggregate score of 59/100 from Metacritic.[14] Critics of the album were divided in their responses by its uneveness and sprawl.[5][12][15]

Contents

Track listing

# Title Producer(s) Length
1 "The Boogie Man Song" Mos Def, Raphael Saadiq 2:22
2 "Freaky Black Greetings" Mos Def 2:20
3 "Ghetto Rock" Minnesota 3:53
4 "Zimzallabim" Easy Mo Bee, Mos Def 3:41
5 "The Rape Over" Kanye West 1:34
6 "Blue Black Jack" (feat. Shuggie Otis) Minnesota 5:47
7 "Bedstuy Parade & Funeral March" (feat. Paul Oscher) Mos Def 4:32
8 "Sex, Love & Money" Warryn Campbell 4:09
9 "Sunshine" Kanye West 4:25
10 "Close Edge" Minnesota 3:10
11 "The Panties" Minnesota 4:11
12 "War" Mos Def, Psycho Les 3:07
13 "Grown Man Business (Fresh Vintage Bottles)" (feat. Minnesota) The Alchemist 3:24
14 "Modern Marvel" Minnesota 9:19
15 "Life Is Real" Molecules 3:11
16 "The Easy Spell " Mos Def 5:32
17 "The Beggar" Mos Def 5:19
18 "Champion Requiem" 88-Keys 4:52
19 "The Jump Off" (feat. Ludacris) Minnesota 4:21

Notes: Track 19 is a bonus track on the UK release only. The song was also released on his mixtape "Mos Definite" in 2007.

Chart history

The album debuted at number #5 on the Billboard 200 and at number #2 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums with 90,664 copies sold in the first week. To date, the album has sold more than 222,449 copies.[16][17]

Album
Year Album Chart positions
Billboard 200 Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums
2004 The New Danger #5 #2
Singles
Single information
"Sex, Love & Money"
  • Released: September 28, 2004
  • B-side: "Ghetto Rock"

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Kellman, Andy. Review: The New Danger. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2009-09-25.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Consumer Guide: The New Danger". The Village Voice: November 2, 2004. Archived from the original on 2009-09-25.
  3. ^ Fiore, Raymond. "Review: The New Danger". Entertainment Weekly: October 22, 2004. Archived from the original on 2009-09-25.
  4. ^ Quinn, Anthony. Review: The New Danger. The Independent. Retrieved on 2009-09-25.
  5. ^ a b Sanneh, Kelefa. Review: The New Danger. The New York Times. Retrieved on 2009-09-25.
  6. ^ Warren, Jamin. Review: The New Danger. Pitchfork Media. Retrieved on 2009-09-25.
  7. ^ Heaton, Dave. Review: The New Danger. PopMatters. Retrieved on 2009-09-25.
  8. ^ Moon, Tom. Review: The New Danger. Rolling Stone. Retrieved on 2009-09-25.
  9. ^ Jones, Steve. Review: The New Danger. USA Today. Retrieved on 2009-09-25.
  10. ^ a b King, Jason. Review: The New Danger. The Village Voice. Retrieved on 2009-09-25.
  11. ^ The New Danger (Album). Discogs. Retrieved on 2009-09-25.
  12. ^ a b c Cromelin, Richard. Try Telling Him He Can't Do It All. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved on 2009-09-25.
  13. ^ Simon, Andrew. "Review: The New Danger". Vibe: 215. December 2004.
  14. ^ The New Danger (2004): Reviews. Metacritic. Retrieved on 2009-09-25.
  15. ^ Lurie, Matthew. "Onstage, Mos Def Is Just as Perplexing as His New Album". Chicago Tribune: 2. December 7, 2004.
  16. ^ "Previous Album Sales Chart". HITS Daily Double. 2004-10-18. http://www.hitsdailydouble.com/sales/archcht.cgi?cht916. Retrieved 2011-04-17. 
  17. ^ http://www.hitsdailydouble.com/search/se_charts.cgi

External links

Mos Def
Albums

Black on Both Sides · The New Danger · True Magic · The Ecstatic
Singles

"Ms. Fat Booty"/"Mathematics" · "Umi Says" · "Jam On It" · "Brown Sugar (Extra Sweet)" · "Sex, Love & Money" · "Ghetto Rock" · "Sunshine" · "Undeniable" · "Life In Marvelous Times" · "Quiet Dog Bite Hard" · "Casa Bey" · "Supermagic" · "History"
Collaborative singles

"The Love Song" · "Body Rock" · "Definition" · "Respiration" · "B-Boy Document '99" · "Oh No" · "Ms. Fat Booty 2" · "Bin Laden" · "Magnetic Arts" · "Ain't Nothing Like You (Hoochie Coo)" · "Stylo" · "Just Begun" · "It Ain't My Fault" "Really Cool Wig"
Filmography
See also