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Tuesday, December 11 2007

The Best Hip-Hop of 2007

From Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five to a dope album named Desire, hip-hop showed growth in 2007.


Wednesday, September 19 2007

"Not Because I'm Conscious": An Interview with Talib Kweli

The rapper says, "I just try to write songs," but he's tackling difficult subjects while trying to launch a business.


Reviews

Wednesday, February 2 2011

Talib Kweli: Gutter Rainbows

Before Kweli attempts to shed some of his conscious shackles with Prisoners of Consciousness, he gifts fans with an up-and-down 14-track collection inspired by pools of oil and water.


Tuesday, February 10 2009

Live at the Shrine

Save your money for an actual Talib Kweli concert. You'll be glad that you did.


Wednesday, August 22 2007

Talib Kweli: Ear Drum

Hip-hop's "Flow Captain" returns with another artistic statement that almost hits the mark.


Wednesday, May 30 2007

Talib Kweli

In anticipation of his (long-awaited) new solo CD, rhymesmith extraordinaire Talib Kweli makes pre-emtive good on an old promise.


Wednesday, December 7 2005

Talib Kweli: Right About Now

Right About Now is Kweli's attempt to free himself from the burden of expectations, and just make music.


Blogs

Friday, July 1 2011

Talib Kweli: 21 June 2011 - Brooklyn

A chilled out, inaugural summer evening in the park was led by Talib Kweli.


Friday, January 21 2011

Talib Kweli's 'Gutter Rainbows' Streaming in Full on MySpace

Perennial PopMatters fave Talib Kweli has a new album, Gutter Rainbows, dropping next week and he's streaming the whole LP right now on his MySpace…


Tuesday, May 18 2010

Reflection Eternal - "Revolutions Per Minute" (new album / stream / videos)

The last time Hi-Tek and Talib Kweli collaborated, it was 2000 and they were the duo Reflection Eternal. The result of their partnership was the…


Thursday, May 6 2010

Reflection Eternal (Talib Kweli + Hi-Tek) - "Midnight Hour" feat. Estelle (stream)

Perennial PopMatters favorite Talib Kweli returns 18 May in a new Reflection Eternal release with his cohort Hi-Tek. Kweli's patented smooth and clever flow and…


News

Tuesday, January 22 2008

Rapping with hip-hop artist and producer Talib Kweli

2007 was a big year for Brooklyn-bred MC Talib Kweli. On New Year's Eve, he released the critically acclaimed "Liberation," his collaboration with uber-producer Madlib,…


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