Talib Kweli

That's right folks. The hottest comedian, Dave Chappelle, and the hottest magazine, have joined forces. Eat your heart out, bitches. In the Fall of 1999, while driving down 8th Street in New York’s Greenwich Village, I bumped into Talib Kweli. Afte...

9th Wonder’s Jamla label is a squad that prides themselves on lyricism. In the latest leak off Jamla Is The Squad, Talib, Elzhi and Phonte show other MCs no mercy. Khrysis is behind this one. Check for the Statik Selektah-hosted project dropping on Jan. 28. ...

When Jay Z declared that there were new rules to this music industry, he wasn't kidding. King Hova's deal with Samsung to release his Magna Carta...Holy Grail album made his project platinum in a day, and forced the RIAA to redefine what constituted a sale in an ever-shifting business landscape. ...

Most artists in any industry will slow down as they get older, take more time between albums and projects as life's other distractions tend to take on a bigger role. Someone forgot to tell that to Talib Kweli. The Flatbush-born MC has been on a tear over the past fifteen months, dropping a highly-regarded mixtape, Attack The Block with Z-Trip last September as an appetizer for two albums in 2013,

Anticipation was evident last week when Brooklyn Bowl announced that Black Star—Talib Kweli and Yasiin Bey, formerly known as Mos Def—would be performing together for the first time since March on Tuesday night (Dec. 17). Today, however, the venue officially changed the event to read Talib Kweli and Friends. The show i...

Brooklyn rap veteran Talib Kweli released his sixth studio album Gravitas last night. Today, it’s available to stream exclusively on DJ Booth. After releasing Prisoner Of Conscious in May, Talib makes his return to wrap up the year with an 11-track project featuring Gary Clark Jr., Rae...

In three days, Talib Kweli is dropping his new album Gravitas. One more preview off the project is “Violations,” which features Raekwon. As usual, the Chef doesn’t disappoint.

Talib Kweli gets deep in his new video "The Wormhole." Spitting knowledge, the rapper uses a bunch of vintage clips to show viewers that things are not always what they appear to be. "The Wormhole" is off of Talib's Gravitas, dropping Dec...

Shot in Brazil, Talib Kweli runs around in "Favela Love" with Brazilian superstar Seu Jorge. As the two fall in love overnight, things take a turn when Talib's new beauty goes missing. "Favela Love" is off of Talib’s Prisoner Of Conscious album....

Artist: A Tribe Called Quest Reviewer: Talib Kweli Rating: XXL Anniversary: 20-year My first reaction was, on seeing the album cover, realizing that Tribe Called Quest was so confident in what they were doing as the greatest rap group at the time that they were able to put all their peers and all their influences on the album cover...

Talib Kweli's independent album Gravitas is slated for a December 15 digital release by way of his website followed by the physical option. Today, he frees up one of the tracks from the project, "The Wormhole." On the Oh No track, Kwel breaks down the science behind some of the world's most infamous secret societies...

In paying tribute to the late Guru, Marco Polo, Talib Kweli and DJ Premier put out a special video titled “G.U.R.U.” The song honors the three-year anniversary of Guru’s passing with heartfelt rhymes from Talib. He details his legacy and all of the accomplishments Guru and Premier did during their career. Check out the...