In early 2022, Black Star released their first album in nearly a quarter century. No Fear Of Time was produced entirely by Madlib and featured a guest verse from Black Thought. By the end of ’22, Yasiin Bey and Talib Kweli’s sophomore LP was one of the year’s best albums and signaled a growing paradigm shift in music. The album was only available through a podcast subscription platform, and it was not for sale. The move followed Yasiin Bey releasing albums as art installations in recent years and artists like Chance The Rapper making acclaimed, award-winning bodies of work that could be purchased.

Now, nearly 18 months after No Fear Of Time arrived, Black Star has liberated the album and made it available for streaming and digital sale at $9. While there were grumblings of possible physical copies in 2022, nothing was substantiated. Now, the LP is available at Bandcamp—a popular digital music store with vinyl, CDs, cassettes, and merchandise components. The public can now enjoy an authorized stream of No Fear Of Time or purchase it digitally.

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