Mos Def "Revelations"
Recently heard this song on the opening of the new Dave Chappelle feature on Netflix. I'm a huge Dave Chappelle fan; the dude is one of the realest people in media. He is an absolute genius, pairing gut-busting humor with very real issues. So it makes sense, and I can almost guarantee you it was Chappelle's choice, to use Mos Def's Ecstatic track "Revelations" for his special. Chappelle has mentioned his interest in Def's music as well as many other east coast rappers such as Nas, A Tribe Called Quest, and Wu Tang. Mos Def has a lot in common with Chappelle. His music may not exist in the realm of humor, but his content and subject matter certainly parallels that of Chappelle. But that doesn't mean Def is any stranger to humor or that he isn't interested. He has appeared in some of the absolutely hilarious and incredibly popular Chappelle Show episodes such as the " The Racial Draft " (one of my favorites) and the independent comedy film