0007: Mos Def: Ms. Fat Booty

It was the Aretha sample that got me hooked on this. And then the beat. And then the flow. Mos has an eerily effortless flow no matter what he performs. If I could choose an artist's style to mimic, it would be his. Maybe Boots Riley. But definitely Mos.

All the words are put together so well - the story is nonchalant but in full-color commentary. Clever analogies, relevant references, a call-back to musical pioneers, meter, simplicity, flows like a subdued machine gun; an overgrowth of aural substantiality. 

For a much younger me, this song was quintessential hip-hop. I'm sure there are finer examples of hip-hop as an art form, but this is where modern hip-hop history begins in my mind. 

In fact I love this song so much I've even performed this song at a karaoke bar. With DEFT ACCURACY. No joke.