Talib Kweli
Talib Kweli, who closed out 2013 with the highly slept on Gravitas LP, returns with a visual for one of its standout cuts, “Violations,” featuring Raekwon. Yes, the track is as good as it sounds on paper and the visual is even better.
On Thursday night’s (May 8) episode of The Arsenio Hall Show, veteran MC Talib Kweli appeared as the evening’s special guest performer.
In a perfect world, most of the videos featured in The Wrap Up: The Top 10 Videos Of The Week would reach #1 in somebody’s countdown or playlist. The stakes are high and competition is even more fierce when it comes to compiling these things and this week’s lineup is a perfect example.
J Dilla’s legacy owns the month of February for he was Black and proud, and his birth and death anniversaries are but just days apart.
Who says a rapper can’t be productive while touring? Talib Kweli made good use of his time on the road with Macklemore and Big K.R.I.T. by shooting a visual for “Rare Portraits” from his Gravitas LP.
Add Talib Kweli to the list of Macklemore defenders. But don’t dismiss the Black Star rapper’s point. According the Brooklyn native, Macklemore is Hip-Hop, but his fans aren’t (of course Kweli didn’t mean ALL his fans, duh).
Talib Kweli debuted his sixth studio album Gravitas yesterday (December 15). If you prefer to go on a test drive before you buy, fans can stream the LP guilt free.
The Internets received a few audible blessings courtesy of Talib Kweli in the last week or so. It looks like the former Rawkus MC has no plans on slowing down, as he delivers a new track called “Violations,” featuring Raekwon.
Talib Kweli is currently prepping an independent album called Gravitas to release later this year. From it, we receive a new track called “Wormhole,” produced by Oh No.
Talib Kweli releases the video for “Human Mic” off of his latest album, Prisoner Of Conscious.
The residual effects of the Trayvon Martin murder trial verdict have yet to fully materialize, but the early stages have inspired peaceful protests, petitions, and songs from various artists. You can officially add prolific wordsmith, Talib Kweli, to that bunch after last night’s performance The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.
While Hip-Hop sheep are worried about popping Mollys and making “turn up” music, Talib Kweli holds steady delivering tunes with depth. The Brooklyn rapper drops a video for “Hamster Wheel” off his latest album, Prisoner Of Conscious.