4. Mos Def (Yasiin Bey) – “Blue Black Jack”
He goes by Yasiin Bey now, but when The New Danger dropped he was still The Mighty Mos Def. Either way, this is certainly one of his better songs.
Legendary Heavyweight champion, Jack Johnson gets the royal treatment on “Blue Black Jack” with a great assist from Shuggie Otis.
While this song is technically not hip-hop, it comes from one of the best hip-hop artists of his day and such a great homage to a world-class fighter can’t be overlooked.
[otw_shortcode_quote border=”bordered” border_style=”bordered”]Black Jack was a fighting man
Black Jack was a mighty man
You stand them up, he knock them out
Yeah, yeah that’s the real[/otw_shortcode_quote]
