If you know me personally, you would know that I’m referred to by friends as B-Sides and often get cursed out because I’m also a quasi-non-reggae listener. Coming from my pedigree, it’s actually a sacrilegious act. It’s not that I don’t like reggae — I do — I just don’t like listening to “new” reggae. I gravitate more toward the oldies—the 70s and 80s reggae classics. When I heard about Mos Dub, without listening to it, I instantly knew I’d love it. Mos Def has always had a “reggae” way about his flow, which was realised more on his first solo album, Black on Both Sides, on the track “Umi Says.” Mos Dub was put together by Brooklyn-based producer Max Tannone, who uses some of reggae’s ultimate classics, from The Harder They Come soundtrack to Horace Andy.
It’s a pretty dope collection. Check it out and let me know what you think. You can get the free download of Mos Dub from here!
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