Those that follow the hip-hop blogs have probably seen bits and pieces of this project from N.A.S.A. leak over the past few weeks. As usual, I was a little hesitant to dig in when it seemed like this project was getting too much coverage, but this time it was actually well-deserved.

I haven’t even listened to the album in entirety yet. I’m just more excited than anything to announce I actually purchased an album. As many who listen to my rants about the music industry will tell you, I have little faith in the future if the album. I’ve touched on the subject before (see Sayonara CD’s!), but have refrained from really writing an full-blown eulogy for the album just yet- mostly because I really want to see the album make it.

What made me decide this album was worth purchasing?

Well marketing people it’s quite simple; curiosity. I actually bought the album because I know so little about it, but like what I’ve heard, love the diversity of the line-up and heard a song by E-40 that I actually liked, which hadn’t happened since like 1992. How can you go wrong when Forty Wata makes a hit?

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Hit the jump for the tracklist and streaming preview

1. Intro
2. The People Tree (feat. David Byrne, Chali 2na, Gift Of Gab & Z-Trip)
3. Money (feat. David Byrne, Chuck D, Ras Congo, Seu Jorge & Z-Trip)
4. N.A.S.A. Music (feat. Method Man, E-40 & DJ Swamp)
5. Way Down (feat. RZA, Barbie Hatch & John Frusciante)
6. Hip Hop (feat. KRS-One, Fatlip & Slim Kid Tre)
7. Four Rooms, Earth View
8. Strange Enough (feat. Karen O, Ol’ Dirty Bastard & Fatlip)
9. Spacious Thoughts (feat. Tom Waits & Kool Keith)
10. Gifted (feat. Kanye West, Santogold & Lykke Li)
11. A Volta (feat. Sizzla, Amanda Blank & Lovefoxxx)
12. There’s A Party (feat. George Clinton & Chali 2na)
13. Whachadoin? (feat. Spank Rock, M.I.A., Santogold & Nick Zinner)
14. O Pato (feat. Kool Kojak & DJ Babão)
15. Samba Soul (feat. Del Tha Funkee Homosapien & DJ Qbert)
16. The Mayor (feat. The Cool Kids, Ghostface Killah, Scarface & DJ AM)
17. N.A.S.A. Anthem

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