04/23/08 - Talib Kweli Almost Comes To Blows W/ Soundman

YoungGeeza · 04-23-2008, 05:34 PM

Videos showing Talib Kweli angry and seemingly about to fight another man in a club have been circulating the net recently. SOHH caught up with the Brooklyn emcee (April 22) to get the play by play on exactly what went down.

"Often people look at hip-hop like we're not professionals because they don't have respect for the music," he told SOHH.

That's what Kweli said happened at the recent Hartford, CT. club concert, where he performs a few times a year. He'd never had a problem there before, but the trouble he had this particular night he said isn't new. Kweli said it's about respect.

The rapper didn't know of any time restraints before he took the stage, but said he was asked to cut the show short in the middle of his set.

"They're flashing lights and sh*t like, 'you gotta cut the set,'" he said. "So I was on the mic like, 'f*ck it, I'm not cutting sh*t.' Then I said, 'nah, I'm just playin."

Kweli said he immediately turned to his DJ and directed him to cut to the last song, "Get By," effectively cutting what would have been 30 more minutes of his performance down to five.

"As I'm doin 'Get By,' the sound man is on the mic talking to me while I'm performing like, 'you gotta end, you gotta end.' A clear level of disrespect," Kweli said. "If I had been another type of artist he wouldn't have done that. He just did it cause I'm just some n*gga rappin."

When the sound man came on stage, Kweli said he wanted to fight him.

"I got real heated because it just started dawning on me that he don't give a f*ck at all about what I do for a living," Kwe said. "He has no respect for what I'm doing on this stage or the fact that these people are here to see me, or the fact that I'm doin this show for free."

The concert was a radio promotion show.

"I wanted to fight him but I had to calm down and say, 'OK, I have to be a more responsible person.' I did allow myself to get more upset than I needed to get," Kweli admitted. "I started walking toward him but then I had to catch myself like, what am I gonna fight the sound man on stage? I'ma look like Trey Songz or somebody."

Kwe said he's over the whole thing now though, and was actually laughing about it all five minutes later. He will perform at the club again and he only blames the sound guy for the mix up, though he said he doesn't really want the worker reprimanded.

"If I see him again, he'll probably get cussed out," Kweli said. "That's about it."

KeepitthorO · 04-23-2008, 05:43 PM

props on this shit

Re Up · 04-23-2008, 06:34 PM

talib a bitch he would get murked but yea

gunot4life · 04-23-2008, 06:41 PM

propsssssssssssssssssssss

mEatwaD · 04-23-2008, 07:02 PM

lol

no matter whos the artist n whatever its over, theres gunna race mentioned somewhere...

Ego Trippin · 04-26-2008, 11:13 AM

lol i dnt fink taleb can fite hes lil dude

G Bird · 04-26-2008, 01:36 PM

^^^ Shows how much you know about fighting... haha. I seen a dude smaller than me knock out a guy that was bigger than me... size ain't shit. And anyways, I'm glad Talib didn't fight the dude cuz Strong Arm Steady was there and I'm sure they woulda jumped in the fight and stomped the sound dude... then they'd all go to jail most likely.

04-23-2008, 05:34 PM	#1
YoungGeeza Banned Join Date: May 2007 Location: L.A. Posts: 2,779 Repped: 911 Repped 1,585 Times in 136 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	04/23/08 - Talib Kweli Almost Comes To Blows W/ Soundman 04/23/08 - Talib Kweli Almost Comes To Blows W/ Soundman Videos showing Talib Kweli angry and seemingly about to fight another man in a club have been circulating the net recently. SOHH caught up with the Brooklyn emcee (April 22) to get the play by play on exactly what went down. "Often people look at hip-hop like we're not professionals because they don't have respect for the music," he told SOHH. That's what Kweli said happened at the recent Hartford, CT. club concert, where he performs a few times a year. He'd never had a problem there before, but the trouble he had this particular night he said isn't new. Kweli said it's about respect. The rapper didn't know of any time restraints before he took the stage, but said he was asked to cut the show short in the middle of his set. "They're flashing lights and sht like, 'you gotta cut the set,'" he said. "So I was on the mic like, 'fck it, I'm not cutting sht.' Then I said, 'nah, I'm just playin." Kweli said he immediately turned to his DJ and directed him to cut to the last song, "Get By," effectively cutting what would have been 30 more minutes of his performance down to five. "As I'm doin 'Get By,' the sound man is on the mic talking to me while I'm performing like, 'you gotta end, you gotta end.' A clear level of disrespect," Kweli said. "If I had been another type of artist he wouldn't have done that. He just did it cause I'm just some ngga rappin." When the sound man came on stage, Kweli said he wanted to fight him. "I got real heated because it just started dawning on me that he don't give a f*ck at all about what I do for a living," Kwe said. "He has no respect for what I'm doing on this stage or the fact that these people are here to see me, or the fact that I'm doin this show for free." The concert was a radio promotion show. "I wanted to fight him but I had to calm down and say, 'OK, I have to be a more responsible person.' I did allow myself to get more upset than I needed to get," Kweli admitted. "I started walking toward him but then I had to catch myself like, what am I gonna fight the sound man on stage? I'ma look like Trey Songz or somebody." Kwe said he's over the whole thing now though, and was actually laughing about it all five minutes later. He will perform at the club again and he only blames the sound guy for the mix up, though he said he doesn't really want the worker reprimanded. "If I see him again, he'll probably get cussed out," Kweli said. "That's about it."

04-23-2008, 05:43 PM	#2
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04-23-2008, 06:34 PM	#3
Re Up SERiAL KiLLER hhBoard OG Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: ☆New York☆ Posts: 1,376 Repped: 224 Repped 48 Times in 24 Posts Neg Reps: 7 Neg Repped at 14 Times in 3 Posts	talib a bitch he would get murked but yea __________________ Leaving niggas baffled, collecting ransom without a mask on

04-26-2008, 01:36 PM	#7
G Bird Travis G Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Midwest 715 Posts: 8,092 Repped: 3,493 Repped 1,860 Times in 224 Posts Neg Reps: 4 Neg Repped at 53 Times in 22 Posts	^^^ Shows how much you know about fighting... haha. I seen a dude smaller than me knock out a guy that was bigger than me... size ain't shit. And anyways, I'm glad Talib didn't fight the dude cuz Strong Arm Steady was there and I'm sure they woulda jumped in the fight and stomped the sound dude... then they'd all go to jail most likely. __________________ "I went in for an interview, for delivery / "Locked up, felonies?" now the dude quizzin me / I'm workin on my future, why you need to know my history? / All he did was Google me, no big mystery"

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mEatwaD Banned Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: NY Posts: 2,568 Repped: 1,348 Repped 508 Times in 130 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 7 Times in 5 Posts	lol no matter whos the artist n whatever its over, theres gunna race mentioned somewhere...

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Ego Trippin Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Los Angeles,California Posts: 260 Repped: 25 Repped 0 Times in 0 Posts Neg Reps: 1 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	lol i dnt fink taleb can fite hes lil dude