Limited vinyl picture disc LP pressing. MOS DEF & TALIB KWELI ARE BLACK STAR was released on August 18, 1998, to critical acclaim. The title is a reference to the Black Star Line, a shipping company founded by Pan-Africanist Marcus Garvey. The album deals with modern-day issues, philosophies and life in Brooklyn. The two MCs had planned to release solo albums around the same time, but decided instead to collaborate on a full-length album.
 
Tracklist
1 Intro 
2 Astronomy (8th Light) [Feat. Weldon Irvine] 
3 Definition 
4 Re:Definition 
5 Children's Story 
6 Brown Skin Lady 
7 B Boys Will B Boys 
8 K.O.S. (Determination) [Feat. Vinia Mojica] 
9 Hater Players [Feat. Apani Emcee] 
10 Yo Yeah 
11 Respiration [Feat. Common] 
12 Thieves in the Night 
13 Twice Inna Lifetime [Feat. Punch]