The Ecstatic
by Mos Def
  • Record Label: Downtown
  • Release Date: Jun 9, 2009
User Score
8.7

Universal acclaim- based on 71 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 66 out of 71
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 71
  3. Negative: 4 out of 71

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Awards & Rankings

64
#64 Best Album of 2009
81
#81 Most Discussed Album of 2009
24
#24 Most Shared Album of 2009

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Metascore
81

Universal acclaim - based on 28 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 28
  3. Negative: 0 out of 28
  1. Chicago Tribune
    May 19, 2011
    88
    His fourth solo release, The Ecstatic (Downtown), reaffirms why hip-hop aficionados cared about him in the first place.
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  2. AllMusic
    80
    He comes up with a mind-bending, low-key triumph, the kind of magnetic album that takes around a dozen spins to completely unpack.
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  3. Boston Globe
    70
    The fleet-tongued 'Casa Bey' shows what Mos can do when he's focused, and it makes you wish he put together a whole record of songs as dynamic. But the album is also littered with tracks that sound like fragments in search of completion.
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