PRE-ORDER - Mos Def - The Ecstatic (Clear Red Vinyl) (08/14) DEAD OCEANS 9 The Late John Garfield

9 The Late John Garfield Blues

2007 through Interscope

with only a few memorable themes or recurring motifs

this updated version sees six live tracks added

PRE-ORDER - Mos Def - The Ecstatic (Clear Red Vinyl) (08/14) DEAD OCEANS 9 The Late John GarfieldOUT 08 14 Originally released in June 2009, The Ecstatic stands as a defining artistic statement from Mos Def (now known as Yasiin Bey) a richly textured return to form that reaffirmed his status as one of hip hop's most adventurous and intellectually engaged voices. Arriving a decade after his celebrated debut Black on Both Sides, the album was widely regarded as his strongest work in years, earning near universal praise for it's lyrical breadth,