{"product_id":"the-ecstatic-ruby-red-translucent-double-vinyl-lp","title":"The Ecstatic: Ruby Red Translucent Double Vinyl LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePre-Order Item. Release Date Subject to Change.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLabel: Rhymesayers Entertainment\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRelease Date: 14th August\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpare a though for those over at discogs charging £££ and exploiting your desire to have one of the great hip hop records of the 21st Century on vinyl because a bonafide classic is back on big discs. A standout in Mos Def's (now yasiin bey) career as he enlisted a cast of producers operating at their creative peaks including Madlib, J Dilla, Oh No, Preservation, Mr. Flash, Chad Hugo (of The Neptunes), and Georgia Anne Muldrow. The result is an album that brings a groundbreaking mix of samples, beats and influences where jazz, soul, psych rock and middle eastern music came together to make a heady mix MC'ed by a rejuvinated Mos Def.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/l983dBX-W4c?si=nUjbApL_4gv1E2hg\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginally released in June 2009, The Ecstatic stands as a \u003cspan class=\"MyAppHighlight\" id=\"searchHighlight2\"\u003edef\u003c\/span\u003eining artistic statement from Mos \u003cspan class=\"MyAppHighlight\" id=\"searchHighlight3\"\u003eDef\u003c\/span\u003e (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 its lyrical breadth, eclectic production, and thematic ambition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMusically, The Ecstatic weaves a global sonic tapestry shaped by an array of forward-thinking producers including Madlib, J Dilla, Oh No, Preservation, Mr. Flash, Chad Hugo (of The Neptunes), and Georgia Anne Muldrow. The resulting soundscape is both rooted in hip-hop tradition and unbound by genre, integrating elements of jazz, soul, Middle-Eastern inflection, and experimental sample work. Tracks like “Supermagic” and “Twilite Speedball” establish a vibrant, restless energy that mirrors the album’s expansive creative scope.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLyrically, yasiin bey traverses personal, political, and philosophical terrain with characteristic incisiveness, confronting social inequality, Western imperialism, and questions of cultural identity with poetic urgency. Embracing risk and complexity rather than nostalgia, The Ecstatic remains a mature, deeply felt body of work whose ambition, depth, and enduring resonance have solidified its place as a standout entry in Mos \u003cspan class=\"MyAppHighlight\" id=\"searchHighlight4\"\u003eDef\u003c\/span\u003e’s catalog and in modern hip-hop history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklisting:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e01 Supermagic\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e02 Twilite Speedball\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e03 Auditorium (featuring Slick Rick)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e04 Wahid\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e05 Priority\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e06 Quiet Dog Bite Hard\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e07 Life In Marvelous Times\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e08 The Embassy\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e09 No Hay Nada Mas\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e10 Pistola\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e11 Pretty Dancer\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e12 Workers Comp.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e13 Revelations\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e14 Roses (featuring Georgia Anne Muldrow)\u003cbr\u003e15 History (featuring Talib Kweli)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e16 Casa Bey\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Mos Def","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53388208111910,"sku":"RSE395LP-C1","price":44.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0505\/7734\/2621\/files\/mosdef-theecstatic.jpg?v=1782207254","url":"https:\/\/www.limitedadditionrecords.com\/en-us\/products\/the-ecstatic-ruby-red-translucent-double-vinyl-lp","provider":"Limited Addition Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}