Talib Kweli

Talib Kweli is known as a top-tier lyricist, so it makes sense that he'd have some thoughts on Kendrick Lamar's recent lyrical assault on Big Sean's "Control." In a recent interview with Vlad TV, the Brooklyn rapper and activist discussed the the fall-out from the verse, putting it in a historical context of California rap while also picking his favorite response so far...

It has been a little more than 48 hours since the occupying force of Kendrick Lamar declared himself “King Of New York” on his monumental verse on Big Sean’s “Control.” Hip-Hop has been served notice that Kendrick has claimed superiority over his peers, putting himself on the pedestal of the greats. Newtonian physics tell us...

Talib Kweli has never shied away from speaking on controversial issues and his recent appearance on the MSNBC show All In With Chris Hayes was no exception. Following a decision by a federal judge that ruled the NYPD's stop-and-frisk policy unconstitutional, the Prisoner Of Conscious rapper appeared on the program to discuss the ruling, share his personal experience with the policy in New York and

With his last album Prisoner of Conscious still on the shelves and an upcoming tour with Big K.R.I.T. and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis on the horizon, Talib Kweli isn't standing still. Yesterday while speaking with XXL, Kweli mentioned he's started working with A Tribe Called Quest's Q-Tip on a new album, tentatively scheduled for next year. "Q-Tip—I'...

Talib Kweli has been one of the most outspoken advocates in hip-hop in his fifteen-plus years in the industry, from bigging up younger artists to underlining the importance of confronting racism head-on in American society. With a new album, Prisoner of Conscious, out a few months ago, new videos dropping, and an upcoming tour with Macklemore & Ryan Lewis and Big K.R.I.T., ...

From new bangers from 2 Chainz, Big Sean and Drizzy to major media fuckups from Riley Cooper and Don Lemon to simple appreciations of success—with a couple celebrations of classic releases in between—hip-hop has had a lot to say in the past week, and they took to Twitter to say it. We've coll...

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Round and round we go. Talib Kweli drops an insightful cinematic visual to go with the thought provoking track, "Hamster Wheel" which appears on his latest project, Prisoner of Conscious.

Macklemore and Ryan Lewis have had themselves quite the year so far, with a No. 1 album, chart-topping singles and an exploding fan base, and today they've announced a 29-city, 30-date U.S. headlining arena tour. The tour will kick off October 22nd, with a pre-sale beginning Tuesday, June 25th, and the rest of tickets going on sale this Friday, June 28th...

How many fucks does Peter Jackson have? None apparently. The Toronto native gets Troy Ave, Talib Kweli, Joell Ortiz, Skyzoo and M.O.P for "I Don’t Give A Fuck 2.0." His upcoming mixtape, Good Company, is set to drop soon and will be hosted by !llmind and...

This week saw new video releases from veteran lyricists and highly anticipated up-and-comers. De La Soul gives its take on the state of hip-hop, while Talib Kweli channels his inner Fritz The Cat. At the same time, Vic Mensa brings back Kenan & Kel, and The Dopplegangaz takes a visually arresting sabbatical on the country side. ...

Pretty creative visuals from Talib. We get a cartoon-like video for "Come Here" featuring Miguel. The smooth song gets a sick video filled with bright colors showcasing a love story. The song is rather infectious and gets a huge boost with this video that illustrates an ancient love story in beautiful fashion. This ...