Black Moon has re-entered the stage. Buckshot, 5 FT and DJ Evil Dee have released Rise Of Da Moon, the group’s first album since 2003’s Total Eclipse.
“We’re carrying a lot of the weight of Hip Hop on our back because people are riding on this,” Buckshot tells HipHopDX. “They’re riding on this album. They’re hoping this album can give them some type of relief to what they don’t have right now as an option. There’s nothing wrong with the music that’s out and the things that’s happening, but that doesn’t exclude the fact there’s no option. So people are depending on Black Moon to be an option and to be a good option.”
The trio’s fourth studio LP is produced entirely by Da Beatminerz. Guests on the 15-track project include Method Man, Smif-N-Wessun and Heltah Skeltah’s Rock a.k.a Rockness Monsta.
Check out Black Moon’s Rise Of Da Moon stream, cover art and tracklist below.
[This post has been updated. The following was originally published on Kyle Eustice on September 20, 2019.]
Buckshot, 5 FT and Da Beatminerz’s DJ Evil Dee — collectively known as Black Moon — have revealed the tracklist and cover art for the trio’s upcoming reunion album, Rise Of Da Moon.
Along with the announcement, Black Moon has also shared a visual for “Black Moon Rise,” one of the 15 new tracks on the upcoming project.
“It’s all thanks to my Duck Down family and everybody that participated in making this project come to light,” Buckshot said in a statement, while 5 added, “I would like to salute and thank all my champions for all of their support and energy for all this time and for sparking the motivation to what we bring y’all today.”
In June, Black Moon returned with their first visual in 16 years titled “Creep Wit Me.” They celebrated the 25th anniversary of 1993’s Enta Da Stage last year.
As far as Rise Of Da Moon guest features go, the trio has recruited Method Man, Smif-N-Wessun and Tek, among others. The album is expected to arrive on October 18. Pre-orders are available here.
In the meantime, check out the “Black Moon Rise” video above and the tracklist and cover art below.
1. Creep Wit Me
2. Da Don Flow
3. A Haaa
4. Pop Off
5. Ease Back f. Method Man & General Steele
6. Impossible f. Smif-N-Wessun
7. Black Moon Rise
8. Children Of The Night f. Rockness Monsta
9. Glory
10. General Feva
11. Look At Them
12. At Night
13. Pay Back
14. Roll Wit Me f. Tek
15. Time Flys
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YES!!
Yoooooooooooooooo
Always fucked with Duck Down, always will.
I have been waiting on this one. I have a very good feeling about it.
Mumble ” DUCK DOWN 4 LIFE” muthafuckers. East Coast Banga Shit! BRING BACK THA REAL.
Finally! Been a long time coming.
R.I.P Sean P. Wish you could be on this album.
Duck Down! To be honest, I’m actually looking more forward to this than the Gang Starr album, sorry. I’m still bumping “Creep With Me” and “Black Moon Rising” goes hard too. Evil Dee is bringing back those Enta Da Stage era type beats which I love. I kinda wish there was a Ruck feature on here too. But this still makes me happy regardless.
This track is soooooo dope! The album of the year race isn’t quite over yet. I have a feeling Black Moon will drop an underground classic album.
They always bring heat I have no doubt it’ll be one of the best underground albums of the year, if you wanna call it underground, I’d say beneath the surface lol
I agree, Enta Da Stage is definitely under-appreciated and doesn’t get mentioned as much as 36 Chambers, Illmatic or Ready to Die for putting NY back in the spotlight. It takes you into the mind of an 18 year old Brooklyn hoodlum with a don’t give a fuck attitude perfectly.
Should of got The LOX on there 3 vs 3 would of been fire……..
CNN already did that yo 😀
Maaann I can’t wait for this to drop. Already grabbed the pre-order. My only wish is that it woulda been dope to see them reach out to like minded artists of this current generation….. a feature from someone like Joey Bada$$ or Mr. Muthaf***in eXquire would’ve been FIRE. Either way my anticipation is thru the roof for this
Will they be rapping over generic trap beats like Jadakiss last album?
Or was it the Lox album, anyways, even they don’t have that new york sound anymore, all generic trap shit bullshit!
yeah it was the LOX group album, especially disappointing since it was their first full length group album in like 15 years! I havent listened to this Black Moon joint yet but I doubt it, them and the whole BCC care too much about the art and culture to go that route
Yes! Buckshot was right this is indeed a good option……
What is this, 1999? Dude. How is that even possible? I love it. This record sounds so natural, thus so real. I love it.
To the Black Moon, Da Beatminerz crew if you reading this: thank you.
Absolute fire
Album is that raw…a very welcomed break from all that new age trap shit
Love this. Absolute fire. Just raw beats, dope rhymes & content. The way it was meant to sound.
I’m still digesting the album but I like most of it so far. The track with Method Man is soooo dope!
Admire the longevity but it just doesn’t have that dusted rugged basement sound that EDS had. Missed opportunity.3/5.
Wuh?!
Bruh….are you serious…..the beats are on POINT!! 5FT stepped his lyrical game up on this…..that Rise of the Moon track is killer!!
It definitely has that EDS dusted sound. You need to listen again.
Shit is fyyyreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Ain’t nobody hating on jay z. People need to stop biting. He bit. Just admit it. Blackmoon got to it 1st ya dumb ass.
YES. perfectly said by Buck. I want this option…and a lot more of it please & thank you.
Killed it and set landmines all along the way.
God damn I needed some beatminerz in my life too.
Fuck the current state of affairs. I said it, don’t regret it.
Can’t build with no foundation!