Newly signed to DOWNTOWN RECORDS, 'The Ecstatic' is most MOSDEF's 4th album after groundbreaking efforts like 1999's 'Black On Both Sides'and is his most innovative yet. The list of producers is astounding MAD LIB,CHAD HUGO (N.E.R.D.), GEORGIA ANNE MULDROW, DJPRESERVATION, Frenchman MR. FLASH and there is even a track from thelate, great J DILLA. Mos Def is also of course an Emmy and Golden Globe nominated actorwith roles in The Woodsman, The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, 16Blocks, Dave Chappelle's Block Party, Be Kind Rewind, Monster's Ball & TheItalian Job. Many have argued that Mos Def may have lost direction with his last fewalbums as he started fighting his then label over commercial concerns andartistic direction. But there hasn't been as much excitement for a Mos Def soloalbum than for 'The Ecstatic', which has fans sure he will release his mostcomplete album yet. He has been working onit for a number of years and has made exactly the album he wanted.