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Production for the album was handled by Mos Def, Kanye West, 88-Keys, Minnesota, Warryn Campbell, and Psycho Les. It also features contributions from Mos Def's rock musical project Black Jack Johnson, which was named after boxing champion Jack Johnson and consists of guitarist Dr. Know, keyboardist Bernie Worrell, bassist Doug Wimbish, and drummer Will Calhoun.{{cite magazine|first=Richard|last=Cromelin|date=November 28, 2004|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-nov-28-ca-mosdef28-story.html|title=Try Telling Him He Can't Do It All|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|access-date=September 25, 2009}}

{{Music ratings

|MC = 59/100 {{Cite web | url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/new-danger/mos-def |title = New Danger by Mos Def|website = Metacritic}}

|rev1 = AllMusic

|rev1score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}Kellman, Andy. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r713695|pure_url=yes}} "The New Danger - Mos Def"]. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2009-09-25.

|rev2 = Blender

|rev2Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite journal|journal=Blender|location=New York|page=138|date=November 2004|title=none}}

|rev3 = Entertainment Weekly

|rev3Score = C+Fiore, Raymond. "[https://ew.com/article/2004/10/25/new-danger/ The New Danger]".

|rev4 = The Independent

|rev4score = {{Rating|5|5}}Quinn, Anthony (2004-10-29). [https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-mos-def-6158977.html "Album: Mos Def (The New Danger)"]. The Independent. Retrieved on 2009-09-25.

|rev5 = NME

|rev5Score = 7/10[https://www.nme.com/news/music/mos-def-19-1362653 MOS DEF'S NEW DANGER!]

|rev6 = Pitchfork

|rev6score = 5.4/10Warren, Jamin (2004-10-18). [http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/5441-the-new-danger/ "Mos Def: The New Danger"]. Pitchfork Media. Retrieved on 2009-09-25.

|rev7 = Q

|rev7Score = {{Rating|2|5}}{{cite magazine|magazine=Q|title=Review|page=124|date=October 2004}}

|rev8 = Rolling Stone

|rev8score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/mosdef/albums/album/6526187/review/6537351/the_new_danger|title=Mos Def: The New Danger : Music Reviews|last=Moon|first=Tom|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=2004-10-28|accessdate=2013-01-22|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080203203558/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/mosdef/albums/album/6526187/review/6537351/the_new_danger|archivedate=2008-02-03|url-status=dead}}

|rev9 = Spin

|rev9Score = B{{cite magazine|magazine=Spin|title=Reviews|last=Caramanica|first=Jon|date=October 2004|page=115}}

|rev10 = The Village Voice

|rev10Score = A−Christgau, Robert. "[http://www.villagevoice.com/2004-11-02/music/sonic-refuges&page=76 Consumer Guide]". The Village Voice: November 2, 2004. Retrieved on 2009-09-25.

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The New Danger received generally mixed reviews from critics; it holds an aggregate score of 59 out of 100 at Metacritic.[http://www.metacritic.com/music/new-danger/mos-def/critic-reviews "Critic Reviews for The New Danger"]. Metacritic. Retrieved on 2009-09-25. Blender called it "mushily sentimental, self-righteously indignant and constantly in your face", while AllMusic's Andy Kellman said it was "a sprawling, overambitious mess". New York magazine panned the album as "an unsatisfying muddle of protest music, black rock, and rap".{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Uw4fAQAAMAAJ&q=%22+protest+music,+black+rock,+and+rap%22|title=New York|date=November 10, 2004|publisher=New York Magazine Company|via=Google Books}} In The New York Times, Kelefa Sanneh wrote that the record suffered from extended soul songs that meandered, dull rock songs, and some raps such as "The Rape Over" that were devoid of Mos Def's usual "warmth and wit".{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/01/arts/music/new-cds.html|title=New CD's|first=Kelefa|last=Sanneh|date=November 1, 2004|newspaper=The New York Times}} NME deemed some of the songs failed experiments but also highlighted "Boogie Man Song", "Modern Marvel", and "Champion Requiem" as more timeless material. Rolling Stone critic Tom Moon was more enthusiastic, hailing the album as an "earthy, impressively diverse" work that showcased Mos Def's abilities to "create deeply nuanced characterizations" and "broaden the hip-hop palette without sacrificing, or selling out, its core ideals". Writing for The Village Voice, Robert Christgau said while Mos Def's previous records were driven by his "verbal flow", The New Danger was more interesting musically and defined by its sonic flow, which the critic described as "a shadowy, guitar-drenched tone poem of the streets". In his ballot for the annual Pazz & Jop critics poll, he named it the 19th best album of 2004.{{Cite web|url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/pnj/deans04.php|title=Robert Christgau: Pazz & Jop 2004: Dean's List|website=www.robertchristgau.com}} LA Weekly included the track "Zimzallabim" in their list of "Ten Rap-Rock Songs That Are Actually Awesome".{{Cite web|first=Dan|last=Weis|url=https://www.laweekly.com/ten-rap-rock-songs-that-are-actually-awesome/|title=Ten Rap-Rock Songs That Are Actually Awesome|date=April 6, 2012|website=LA Weekly}}

The New Danger was released by Geffen Records on October 12, 2004, in the United States and October 18 in the United Kingdom.{{cite web|last=Heaton|first=Dave|date=October 27, 2004|url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/mosdef-newdanger/|title=Mos Def: The New Danger|work=PopMatters|accessdate=June 5, 2016}} It debuted at number five on the Billboard 200 in its first week,{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/65989/billboard-bits-mos-def-eddie-vedder-tim-booth|title=Billboard Bits: Mos Def, Eddie Vedder, Tim Booth|date=October 21, 2004|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=June 5, 2016}} and by March 2014, it had sold 513,000 copies in the US.{{cite web|url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.27806/title.50-cent-leaves-interscope-how-nas-busta-rhymes-ghostface-killah-mos-def-fared-after-leaving-their-longtime-label-homes|title=50 Cent Leaves Interscope: How Nas, Busta Rhymes, Ghostface Killah & Mos Def Fared After Leaving Their Longtime Label Homes|last=Baker|first=Soren|date=March 7, 2014|work=HipHopDX|accessdate=June 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311011415/http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.27806/title.50-cent-leaves-interscope-how-nas-busta-rhymes-ghostface-killah-mos-def-fared-after-leaving-their-longtime-label-homes|archive-date=March 11, 2016|url-status=dead}} In August 2017, the album was certified gold by the RIAA, indicating sales and their equivalents—streams and track downloads—of 500,000 units in the U.S.{{cite magazine|last=Suarez|first=Gary|date=August 31, 2017|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/garysuarez/2017/08/31/yasiin-bey-riaa-gold/#5493e3bf7980|title=Mos Def's 'The New Danger' Goes RIAA Gold, 13 Years After Release|magazine=Forbes|accessdate=August 29, 2018}}

{{track listing

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title1 = The Boogie Man Song

| extra1 = Mos Def, Raphael Saadiq

| length1 = 2:22

| title2 = Freaky Black Greetings

| extra2 = Mos Def

| length2 = 2:20

| title3 = Ghetto Rock

| extra3 = Minnesota

| length3 = 3:53

| title4 = Zimzallabim

| extra4 = Easy Mo Bee, Mos Def

| length4 = 3:41

| title5 = The Rape Over

| extra5 = Kanye West

| length5 = 1:34

| title6 = Blue Black Jack

| note6 = featuring Shuggie Otis

| extra6 = Minnesota

| length6 = 5:47

| title7 = Bedstuy Parade & Funeral March

| note7 = featuring Paul Oscher

| extra7 = Mos Def

| length7 = 4:32

| title8 = Sex, Love & Money

| extra8 = Warryn Campbell

| length8 = 4:09

| title9 = Sunshine

| extra9 = Kanye West

| length9 = 4:25

| title10 = Close Edge

| extra10 = Minnesota

| length10 = 3:10

| title11 = The Panties

| extra11 = Minnesota

| length11 = 4:11

| title12 = War

| extra12 = Mos Def, Psycho Les

| length12 = 3:07

| title13 = Grown Man Business (Fresh Vintage Bottles)

| note13 = featuring Minnesota

| extra13 = Minnesota

| length13 = 3:24

| title14 = Modern Marvel

| extra14 = Minnesota

| length14 = 9:19

| title15 = Life Is Real

| extra15 = Molecules

| length15 = 3:11

| title16 = The Easy Spell

| extra16 = Mos Def

| length16 = 5:32

| title17 = The Beggar

| note17 = featuring Paul Oscher

| extra17 = Mos Def

| length17 = 5:19

| title18 = Champion Requiem

| extra18 = 88-Keys

| length18 = 4:52

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{{track listing

| headline = UK Edition bonus track

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| total_length =

| title19 = The Jump Off

| note19 = featuring Ludacris

| extra19 = Minnesota

| length19 = 4:21

}}

Notes: The UK Edition bonus track is also featured on his 2007 compilation album, Mos Definite.

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{{Certification Table Top}}

{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|region=United States|artist=Mos Def|title=The New Danger|award=Gold|relyear=2004}}

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• Mos Def - vocals, piano (track 1), drums (tracks 1 and 16), guitar, bass and percussion (track 16)
• Black Jack Johnson - House Band (feat. Will Calhoun - drums, Doug Wimbish - bass, Dr. Know - guitar and Bernie Worrell - keyboard)
• Raphael Saadiq - guitar and bass (track 1)
• Minnesota - producer
• Easy Mo Bee - producer
• Kanye West - producer
• Shuggie Otis - guitar
• L Mitchellon (?) - piano, organ
• Warryn Campbell - producer
• Psycho Les - producer
• 88-Keys - producer

{{reflist|30em}}

• [http://www.discogs.com/Mos-Def-The-New-Danger/master/150397 The New Danger] at Discogs
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20081203163654/http://www.vibe.com/news/online_exclusives/2004/12/review_audio_interview_mos_defs_new_danger/ Review and audio interview] at Vibe

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