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Talib Kweli (born Talib Kweli Greene, 1975) is a rapper from Brooklyn, New York. He is one of the most prominent rappers in underground hip-hop, and is critically acclaimed frequently, despite not being incredibly commercially successful. His name is Arabic, meaning ‘the seeker’ or ‘student of truth and knowledge’. His parents were both college professors: his mother an English professor, his father a sociology professor. As a youth, he was drawn to Afrocentric rappers, such as De La Soul(LA LE LU) and other members of the Native Tongues Posse and soon began recording with producer Hi-Tek and rapper Mos Def who he met at central park, and later attended New York University with. With Mos Def (together the pair were known as Black Star), Kweli achieved some mainstream success with the eponymously titled album Black Star. (1998) While Mos Def went on to a solo career. Also noted are Talib and Mos Def’s central input on the Rawkus Records CD SoundBombing (1997) which includes a great mix of rappers linked together on the CD mixed by ‘Evil Dee’, Kweli released the Hi Tek-produced Reflection Eternal in 2000, which sold better than most alternative hip hop albums at the time. He has since released a critically acclaimed solo debut, Quality, in 2002. In 2004, Kweli released his second solo album, The Beautiful Struggle, which features production more akin to commercial rap, while Kweli’s lyrical content retains its powerful social-political content. His third solo album Ear Drum was released on August 21st, 2007 on Warner Bros./Blacksmith Music.
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Quality
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Shoutbox
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musickology wrote:
I slept on him for a long time, he's one of my favorite artists now.
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undefinedx wrote:
One of the all-time greats in Rap. A true influence on many artists, including myself.
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POE1988 wrote:
Everything Man
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muschbert wrote:
@ eekiee: 'train of thought' or 'top kwelity classics vol 1.'
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UncleDogg wrote:
Eekiee >>>Quality
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Eekiee wrote:
what's a good album to start with?
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muschbert wrote:
moodswings remix is fuckin great! top kwelity...
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karola00001 wrote:
Ms. Hill !!!!! <3
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blue_magick wrote:
♥ Never Been In Love
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YouBroke wrote:
why is this guy so wack?
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jonpwnsu wrote:
damn, 6 million plays? calm down. ahahah
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Vordul_mega wrote:
rick ross is shit
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Prelims wrote:
Check out the new Clipse album "Till the Casket Drops"! The album was produced by Pharrell and is out now! Here are some videos from the album: "I'm Good" Remix feat Rick Ross (premiered on Pitchfork): http://pitchfork.com/tv/#/musicvideo/3896-clipse-im-good-remix-ft-rick-ross-columbia
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Stratopolonez wrote:
"If emceeing was a Pokemon Trading Card Game, Talib Kweli would be the "Conscious Emcee Starter Pack"... just without all the cool holographic cards & shining charizard"
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JUSOUL wrote:
http://www.lastfm.de/event/1331609+Monsters+Of+Rap+%22THE+FESTIVAL%22
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Lemonade_Joe wrote:
http://www.lastfm.ru/music/Look+to+me+in+eyes/In+Love chk it
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El_Castillo wrote:
he's one of my country cousins
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elmerenguero550 wrote:
LMFAO Stratopolonez!! thats funny as fuck
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lime129 wrote:
Wyclef and DJ Drama new mixtape “Toussaint St. Jean: From the Hut, To the Projects, To the Mansion” just dropped and is dope as hell here is a single from it “Warrior’s http://release.theplatform.com/content.select?pid=Xn3CCj7OYZuR44S_G20jVkrKoUFbMf4q&UserName=Unknown the album is a beautiful mix of music from around the world!
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MattKlomp1 wrote:
Talib is great - I also recommend checking out the new Wyclef mixtape. His best stuff in years, no question. www.myspace.com/wyclefjean
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