Official Talib Kweli Thread

Dope Da Damaja · 07-17-2007, 05:39 PM

Talib Kweli

Talib Kweli (born Talib Kweli Greene in Brooklyn, New York City on October 3, 1975) is an American MC from Brooklyn, New York. He is one of the best-known rappers in alternative hip hop, and is frequently critically acclaimed, despite not having seen significant commercial success. His name in Arabic means "student", his last name in Swahili means "true". Talib and fellow rapper artist Mos Def purchased Nkiru, which is Brooklyn's oldest black-owned bookstore, and converted it into the Nkiru Center for Education and Culture. He also studied experimental theater at New York University (NYU).

Kweli's mother was an English professor and his father a sociology professor. As a youth, he was drawn to Afrocentric rappers, such as De La Soul and other members of the Native Tongues Posse, and soon began recording with rapper Mos Def, who he had met in high school, and producer Hi-Tek.

Talib Kweli started his rap career in a group called Mood with DJ Hi-Tek as the group's producer, Main Flow and Dante, back in Cincinnati. They had problems dealing with record labels and they never got major distribution and promotion for their only album, Doom.

Rise to popularity

Along with Mos Def (the pair are known as Black Star), Kweli achieved some mainstream success with Black Star (1998) on Rawkus Records. Mos Def went on to a successful solo career. Black Star and its individual members made numerous appearances on Chappelle's Show, a popular show on Comedy Central hosted by comedian Dave Chappelle. Chappelle himself hosted a Block Party featuring Kweli, Kanye West, Dead Prez, The Roots, The Fugees, Erykah Badu and other hip-hop and soul icons. Kweli and DJ Hi-Tek released the album Reflection Eternal in 2000, also on Rawkus.

Kweli has since released a critically acclaimed solo debut, Quality, in 2002, which received some mainstream attention thanks to the Kanye West-produced single "Get By." Quality also had tracks produced by successful producers Just Blaze and DJ Quik. In 2004, he released his second solo album and final Rawkus release, The Beautiful Struggle. The album features commercial production, and Kweli's lyrics retain their socio-political content. Also in 2004, Talib Kweli, along with Bob Moore's Amazing Mongrels, supported the Beastie Boys on their "Challah At Your Boy World Tour". In the same year, Kweli participated in a photo shoot by the renown fashion/celebrity photographer Ben Fink Shaprio. He also appeared in a few Dilated Peoples songs, including a live remix later featured on the video game NBA Street Vol. 2.

Kweli has created his own record label, Blacksmith Records and has recently signed acclaimed rapper Jean Grae and the group Strong Arm Steady (Kweli also appeared on the MF DOOM/Danger Mouse collaboration The Mouse and the Mask, on the song "Old School"). He left Geffen Records and has signed with Warner Bros. Records(to distribute for Blacksmith).

He has since broken through slightly more towards the mainstream, thanks in large part to an appearance on MTV's Wild 'N Out, and several performances on Chappelle's Show with long-time collaborator Mos Def; these performances were a product of host Chappelle's friendship with Kweli. Chappelle also participated in a number of skits on Kweli's albums "Train of Thought" and "Quality"- impersonating several people including Nelson Mandela. He also had a guest spot on West's widely successful debut album The College Dropout on the track "Get 'Em High". West has produced some of Kweli's songs, including his biggest commercial hit "Get By". Kweli can be seen in a commercial for the NCAA's Big Ten Conference, rapping about the league's basketball teams. He also provided the voice of the protagonist in the graffiti-themed video game Marc Eckō's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure, released in 2006.

Solo Albums

Quality

1. Keynote Speaker
2. Rush
3. Get By
4. Shock Body
5. Gun Music
6. Waitin' For The DJ
7. Joy
8. Talk To You (Lil' Darlin')
9. Guerilla Monsoon Rap
10. Put It In The Air
11. The Proud
12. Where Do We Go
13. Stand To The Side
14. Good To You
15. Won't You Stay

The Beautiful Struggle

1. Going Hard
2. Back Up Offa Me
3. Broken Glass
4. We Know
5. A Game
6. I Try
7. Around My Way
8. We Got The Beat
9. Work It Out
10. Ghetto Snow
11. Black Girl Pain
12. Never Been In Love
13. Beautiful Struggle

Ear Drum (Advance) Dont think it has FULLY leaked yet.

1. Everything Man
2. NY Weather Report
3. Hostile Gospel
4. Say Something
5. Country Cousins
6. Holy Moly
7. Eat To Live
8. In The Mood
9. Soon The New Day
10. Electrify
11. Hell
12. More Or Less
13. The Perfect Beat
14. Hot Thing
15. Oh My Stars
16. Listen

Collaboration Albums

Blackstar (With Mos Def)

1. Intro
2. Astronomy (8th Light)
3. Definition
4. RE:Definition
5. Children's Story
6. Brown Skin Lady
7. B Boys Will B Boys
8. K.O.S. (Determination)
9. Hater Players
10. Yo Yeah
11. Respiration
12. Thieves In The Night
13. Twice Inna Lifetime

Reflection Eternal/Train Of Thought (With Hi-Tek)

1. Experience Dedication
2. Move Somethin'
3. Some Kind Of Wonderful
4. The Blast
5. This Means You
6. Too Late
7. Memories Live
8. Africa Dream
9. Down For The Count
10. Name Of The Game
11. Ghetto Afterlife
12. On My Way
13. Love Language
14. Love Speakeasy
15. Soul Rebels
16. Eternalists
17. Big Nel From Da Natti
18. Touch You
19. Good Mourning
20. Expansion Outro

Liberation (Madlib)

1. The Show
2. Funny Money
3. Time Is Right
4. Engine Runnin'
5. Over the Counter
6. The Function
7. Happy Home
8. Soul Music
9. What Can I Do

dipsetking4 · 07-17-2007, 05:53 PM

which album shud i download dopeman?

what are his 2 best albums please or 3

Dope Da Damaja · 07-17-2007, 05:57 PM

Get.... blackstar - quality - If u want a 3rd then Reflection Eternal/Train Of Thought (With Hi-Tek)

A.T.I. · 07-17-2007, 05:59 PM

I would advise listening to Quality and Eardrum for people just getting into Kweli's music for obvious reasons

dipsetking4 · 07-17-2007, 06:00 PM

thnx

is eardrum is newest is it the real

A.T.I. · 07-17-2007, 06:02 PM

Eardrum is the one coming out Aug. 21st

the download has 16/20 tracks that will be on the album I think

Dope Da Damaja · 07-17-2007, 06:02 PM

thats why i didnt say eardrum i aint sure if its the full thing but it has all the tracks in the tracklist thats up there....

GWest · 07-17-2007, 06:04 PM

Talib is one of my fav New York Rappers

Graphical · 07-17-2007, 06:21 PM

A damn legend

Y0UNG PR0FIT · 07-17-2007, 06:22 PM

stfu Sue Johnson

major props for this homie!!

Rebel INS {CF} · 07-17-2007, 06:25 PM

Dope i dropped a link for Ali in that Banks / Apathy thread, ps - Liberation was one of the biggest let downs of all time :(

Dope Da Damaja · 07-17-2007, 08:05 PM

propz^^^

ahhhhh they moved both my threads to fan talk nobody goes there the bastards!!

A.T.I. · 07-17-2007, 08:41 PM

how can Liberation be a letdown? it was free you stoopid bastid

Dope Da Damaja · 07-17-2007, 09:20 PM

lol...........................

Rebel INS {CF} · 07-18-2007, 08:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by A.T.I.

how can Liberation be a letdown? it was free you stoopid bastid

Madlib plus Talib

shit shouldve been godly

wasnt

Sur Ridah · 07-18-2007, 09:02 AM

Kool G>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Talib

Dope Da Damaja · 07-19-2007, 07:36 PM

Kool G Lubba ^^^^

*Cough* Talib>>>KGR*Cough*

Sur Ridah · 07-19-2007, 08:31 PM

^^^^^^^^^^^^

You Still Mad Cause KGR>>BDK

GWest · 07-19-2007, 08:45 PM

id rather listen to Talib then G.Rap

Sur Ridah · 07-19-2007, 08:46 PM

^^^^^Shut The Fuck Up, You'd Rather Listen To Crooked Than Talib So Your Opinion Is Not Worth 2 Shits From Paris Hilton

GWest · 07-19-2007, 08:54 PM

Crooked I new cd>>>Talib and G.Raps new cd

Get Mad

Sur Ridah · 07-19-2007, 09:04 PM

, Croked Aint Even Drop Yet, And If He Had Tupac On every Single Track On That Bitch..
KGR's Would Still Be Better

GWest · 07-19-2007, 09:06 PM

he's dropping this year and so is G.Rap and Talib so lets see whos is better

Sur Ridah · 07-19-2007, 09:09 PM

G Raps Will Be Better, Then It'll Be Talib, Then 50, Then Crooked

GWest · 07-19-2007, 09:16 PM

07-17-2007, 05:39 PM	#1
Dope Da Damaja ! OMG ! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: <3 Posts: 908 Repped: 132 Repped 274 Times in 87 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 1 Time in 1 Post	Official Talib Kweli Thread Official Talib Kweli Thread Talib Kweli Talib Kweli (born Talib Kweli Greene in Brooklyn, New York City on October 3, 1975) is an American MC from Brooklyn, New York. He is one of the best-known rappers in alternative hip hop, and is frequently critically acclaimed, despite not having seen significant commercial success. His name in Arabic means "student", his last name in Swahili means "true". Talib and fellow rapper artist Mos Def purchased Nkiru, which is Brooklyn's oldest black-owned bookstore, and converted it into the Nkiru Center for Education and Culture. He also studied experimental theater at New York University (NYU). Kweli's mother was an English professor and his father a sociology professor. As a youth, he was drawn to Afrocentric rappers, such as De La Soul and other members of the Native Tongues Posse, and soon began recording with rapper Mos Def, who he had met in high school, and producer Hi-Tek. Talib Kweli started his rap career in a group called Mood with DJ Hi-Tek as the group's producer, Main Flow and Dante, back in Cincinnati. They had problems dealing with record labels and they never got major distribution and promotion for their only album, Doom. Rise to popularity Along with Mos Def (the pair are known as Black Star), Kweli achieved some mainstream success with Black Star (1998) on Rawkus Records. Mos Def went on to a successful solo career. Black Star and its individual members made numerous appearances on Chappelle's Show, a popular show on Comedy Central hosted by comedian Dave Chappelle. Chappelle himself hosted a Block Party featuring Kweli, Kanye West, Dead Prez, The Roots, The Fugees, Erykah Badu and other hip-hop and soul icons. Kweli and DJ Hi-Tek released the album Reflection Eternal in 2000, also on Rawkus. Kweli has since released a critically acclaimed solo debut, Quality, in 2002, which received some mainstream attention thanks to the Kanye West-produced single "Get By." Quality also had tracks produced by successful producers Just Blaze and DJ Quik. In 2004, he released his second solo album and final Rawkus release, The Beautiful Struggle. The album features commercial production, and Kweli's lyrics retain their socio-political content. Also in 2004, Talib Kweli, along with Bob Moore's Amazing Mongrels, supported the Beastie Boys on their "Challah At Your Boy World Tour". In the same year, Kweli participated in a photo shoot by the renown fashion/celebrity photographer Ben Fink Shaprio. He also appeared in a few Dilated Peoples songs, including a live remix later featured on the video game NBA Street Vol. 2. Kweli has created his own record label, Blacksmith Records and has recently signed acclaimed rapper Jean Grae and the group Strong Arm Steady (Kweli also appeared on the MF DOOM/Danger Mouse collaboration The Mouse and the Mask, on the song "Old School"). He left Geffen Records and has signed with Warner Bros. Records(to distribute for Blacksmith). He has since broken through slightly more towards the mainstream, thanks in large part to an appearance on MTV's Wild 'N Out, and several performances on Chappelle's Show with long-time collaborator Mos Def; these performances were a product of host Chappelle's friendship with Kweli. Chappelle also participated in a number of skits on Kweli's albums "Train of Thought" and "Quality"- impersonating several people including Nelson Mandela. He also had a guest spot on West's widely successful debut album The College Dropout on the track "Get 'Em High". West has produced some of Kweli's songs, including his biggest commercial hit "Get By". Kweli can be seen in a commercial for the NCAA's Big Ten Conference, rapping about the league's basketball teams. He also provided the voice of the protagonist in the graffiti-themed video game Marc Eckō's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure, released in 2006. Solo Albums Quality 1. Keynote Speaker 2. Rush 3. Get By 4. Shock Body 5. Gun Music 6. Waitin' For The DJ 7. Joy 8. Talk To You (Lil' Darlin') 9. Guerilla Monsoon Rap 10. Put It In The Air 11. The Proud 12. Where Do We Go 13. Stand To The Side 14. Good To You 15. Won't You Stay The Beautiful Struggle 1. Going Hard 2. Back Up Offa Me 3. Broken Glass 4. We Know 5. A Game 6. I Try 7. Around My Way 8. We Got The Beat 9. Work It Out 10. Ghetto Snow 11. Black Girl Pain 12. Never Been In Love 13. Beautiful Struggle Ear Drum (Advance) Dont think it has FULLY leaked yet. 1. Everything Man 2. NY Weather Report 3. Hostile Gospel 4. Say Something 5. Country Cousins 6. Holy Moly 7. Eat To Live 8. In The Mood 9. Soon The New Day 10. Electrify 11. Hell 12. More Or Less 13. The Perfect Beat 14. Hot Thing 15. Oh My Stars 16. Listen Collaboration Albums Blackstar (With Mos Def) 1. Intro 2. Astronomy (8th Light) 3. Definition 4. RE:Definition 5. Children's Story 6. Brown Skin Lady 7. B Boys Will B Boys 8. K.O.S. (Determination) 9. Hater Players 10. Yo Yeah 11. Respiration 12. Thieves In The Night 13. Twice Inna Lifetime Reflection Eternal/Train Of Thought (With Hi-Tek) 1. Experience Dedication 2. Move Somethin' 3. Some Kind Of Wonderful 4. The Blast 5. This Means You 6. Too Late 7. Memories Live 8. Africa Dream 9. Down For The Count 10. Name Of The Game 11. Ghetto Afterlife 12. On My Way 13. Love Language 14. Love Speakeasy 15. Soul Rebels 16. Eternalists 17. Big Nel From Da Natti 18. Touch You 19. Good Mourning 20. Expansion Outro Liberation (Madlib) 1. The Show 2. Funny Money 3. Time Is Right 4. Engine Runnin' 5. Over the Counter 6. The Function 7. Happy Home 8. Soul Music 9. What Can I Do __________________

07-17-2007, 05:57 PM	#3
Dope Da Damaja ! OMG ! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: <3 Posts: 908 Repped: 132 Repped 274 Times in 87 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 1 Time in 1 Post	Get.... blackstar - quality - If u want a 3rd then Reflection Eternal/Train Of Thought (With Hi-Tek) __________________

07-17-2007, 05:59 PM	#4
A.T.I. Agitating the Ignorant Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Toronto, ON Posts: 7,597 Repped: 1,374 Repped 2,039 Times in 717 Posts Neg Reps: 155 Neg Repped at 162 Times in 129 Posts	I would advise listening to Quality and Eardrum for people just getting into Kweli's music for obvious reasons __________________ “At a snail's pace, I won this race that y'all trail"

07-17-2007, 06:02 PM	#6
A.T.I. Agitating the Ignorant Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Toronto, ON Posts: 7,597 Repped: 1,374 Repped 2,039 Times in 717 Posts Neg Reps: 155 Neg Repped at 162 Times in 129 Posts	Eardrum is the one coming out Aug. 21st the download has 16/20 tracks that will be on the album I think __________________ “At a snail's pace, I won this race that y'all trail"

07-17-2007, 06:02 PM	#7
Dope Da Damaja ! OMG ! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: <3 Posts: 908 Repped: 132 Repped 274 Times in 87 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 1 Time in 1 Post	thats why i didnt say eardrum i aint sure if its the full thing but it has all the tracks in the tracklist thats up there.... __________________

07-17-2007, 05:53 PM	#2
dipsetking4 Banned Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 668 Repped: 303 Repped 142 Times in 27 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	which album shud i download dopeman? what are his 2 best albums please or 3

07-17-2007, 06:00 PM	#5
dipsetking4 Banned Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 668 Repped: 303 Repped 142 Times in 27 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	thnx is eardrum is newest is it the real

07-17-2007, 06:04 PM	#8
GWest Banned Join Date: May 2006 Location: D-Town (Delano, CA) Posts: 4,114 Repped: 982 Repped 2,962 Times in 334 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Talib is one of my fav New York Rappers

07-17-2007, 06:21 PM	#9
Graphical Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 803 Repped: 459 Repped 2 Times in 2 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 1 Time in 1 Post	A damn legend

07-17-2007, 06:22 PM	#10
Y0UNG PR0FIT Spider-Loc Join Date: May 2006 Location: ~GUNSHINE STATE~ Posts: 3,807 Repped: 990 Repped 1,290 Times in 223 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 5 Times in 4 Posts	stfu Sue Johnson major props for this homie!! __________________ CaRMeLo aNTHoNy NuGGeTs vS CaVaLieRs 09'

07-17-2007, 06:25 PM	#11
Rebel INS {CF} - iLLuminati ~ Rapsody - Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ireland Posts: 11,453 Repped: 151 Repped 645 Times in 302 Posts Neg Reps: 1 Neg Repped at 77 Times in 69 Posts	Dope i dropped a link for Ali in that Banks / Apathy thread, ps - Liberation was one of the biggest let downs of all time :( __________________ "Fighting Ignorance every day is gettin weary" [name pending] --- The Gateway Drug --- Sometime Soon --- myspace.com/namepending08

07-17-2007, 08:05 PM	#12
Dope Da Damaja ! OMG ! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: <3 Posts: 908 Repped: 132 Repped 274 Times in 87 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 1 Time in 1 Post	propz^^^ ahhhhh they moved both my threads to fan talk nobody goes there the bastards!! __________________

07-17-2007, 08:41 PM	#13
A.T.I. Agitating the Ignorant Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Toronto, ON Posts: 7,597 Repped: 1,374 Repped 2,039 Times in 717 Posts Neg Reps: 155 Neg Repped at 162 Times in 129 Posts	how can Liberation be a letdown? it was free you stoopid bastid __________________ “At a snail's pace, I won this race that y'all trail"

07-17-2007, 09:20 PM	#14
Dope Da Damaja ! OMG ! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: <3 Posts: 908 Repped: 132 Repped 274 Times in 87 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 1 Time in 1 Post	lol........................... __________________

07-18-2007, 09:02 AM	#16
Sur Ridah Banned Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Dah Place Where Us Surs Ride Around Banging On Dez Busterz Posts: 1,363 Repped: 481 Repped 140 Times in 39 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Kool G>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Talib

07-19-2007, 07:36 PM	#17
Dope Da Damaja ! OMG ! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: <3 Posts: 908 Repped: 132 Repped 274 Times in 87 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 1 Time in 1 Post	Kool G Lubba ^^^^ Cough Talib>>>KGRCough __________________

07-19-2007, 08:31 PM	#18
Sur Ridah Banned Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Dah Place Where Us Surs Ride Around Banging On Dez Busterz Posts: 1,363 Repped: 481 Repped 140 Times in 39 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	^^^^^^^^^^^^ You Still Mad Cause KGR>>BDK

07-19-2007, 08:45 PM	#19
GWest Banned Join Date: May 2006 Location: D-Town (Delano, CA) Posts: 4,114 Repped: 982 Repped 2,962 Times in 334 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	id rather listen to Talib then G.Rap

07-19-2007, 08:46 PM	#20
Sur Ridah Banned Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Dah Place Where Us Surs Ride Around Banging On Dez Busterz Posts: 1,363 Repped: 481 Repped 140 Times in 39 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	^^^^^Shut The Fuck Up, You'd Rather Listen To Crooked Than Talib So Your Opinion Is Not Worth 2 Shits From Paris Hilton

07-19-2007, 08:54 PM	#21
GWest Banned Join Date: May 2006 Location: D-Town (Delano, CA) Posts: 4,114 Repped: 982 Repped 2,962 Times in 334 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Crooked I new cd>>>Talib and G.Raps new cd Get Mad

07-19-2007, 09:04 PM	#22
Sur Ridah Banned Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Dah Place Where Us Surs Ride Around Banging On Dez Busterz Posts: 1,363 Repped: 481 Repped 140 Times in 39 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	, Croked Aint Even Drop Yet, And If He Had Tupac On every Single Track On That Bitch.. KGR's Would Still Be Better

07-19-2007, 09:06 PM	#23
GWest Banned Join Date: May 2006 Location: D-Town (Delano, CA) Posts: 4,114 Repped: 982 Repped 2,962 Times in 334 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	he's dropping this year and so is G.Rap and Talib so lets see whos is better

07-19-2007, 09:09 PM	#24
Sur Ridah Banned Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Dah Place Where Us Surs Ride Around Banging On Dez Busterz Posts: 1,363 Repped: 481 Repped 140 Times in 39 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	G Raps Will Be Better, Then It'll Be Talib, Then 50, Then Crooked

07-19-2007, 09:16 PM	#25
GWest Banned Join Date: May 2006 Location: D-Town (Delano, CA) Posts: 4,114 Repped: 982 Repped 2,962 Times in 334 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts

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