01.Mos Def & Talib Kweli – Intro
02.Mos Def & Talib Kweli – Astronomy (8th light)
03.Mos Def & Talib Kweli – Definition
04.Mos Def & Talib Kweli – Re-Definition
05.Mos Def & Talib Kweli – Children’s Story
06.Mos Def & Talib Kweli – Brown Skin Lady
07.Mos Def & Talib Kweli – B Boys Will B Boys
08.Mos Def & Talib Kweli – K.O.S. (Determination)
09.Mos Def & Talib Kweli – Hater Players
10.Mos Def & Talib Kweli – Yo Yeah
11.Mos Def & Talib Kweli – Respiration
12.Mos Def & Talib Kweli – Thieves In The Night
13.Mos Def & Talib Kweli – Twice Inna Lifetime

Black Star is the self-titled debut by the pairing of rappers Talib Kweli and Mos Def. It is sometimes listed as Mos Def and Talib Kweli are Black Star. The album was released on August 26, 1998 to mass critical acclaim. The title is a reference to a shipping line founded by Pan-Africanist Marcus Garvey. Black Star deals with modern day issues, ideas, and life in Brooklyn, New York City as the two artists know .
Black Star was hailed as a hip hop classic and is often cited as an anchor for the new wave of rappers directly or indirectly inspired by the Native Tongues. As a result Rawkus Records became the premier independent hip hop label, with a reputation for delivering underground albums of considerable quality.