I got wind of the new Mos Def album to be released June 9, 2009 from Facebook with rumbles of the best thing since “black on both sides,” a fucking amazing ensemble of conscious, lyrical, instrumental, soulful, and strick beats of hip-hop at it’s best — all I gotta say is ms. fat booty.  Then came “black star” with Talib Kweli and since it’s been  a few solo attempts that over-achieved to disaster.  ECSTATIC taps into Mos Def’s original recipe — mellow but deep, hard but soft, each song to its own.  It’s not overworked.  This is not an album to make a buck or just to get back into the studio.  This album won’t hit the top of the charts, you won’t hear this on the radio, and it won’t be shoved down your throats by MTV, but it should.   Mos Def is no secret, and nor should he be.  He is an artist, and in this realm his canvas is a microphone.  Album releasing on itunes, June 9, but if you need an introduction to Mos Def, there is no better introduction than “black on both sides,” $7.99 on itunes.  For more on Mos Def, the album and hip-hop check out; www.myspace.com/mosdef .