![]() Talib Kweli: So this guy, his first tweet to me was something about, he's an attorney and I'm stupid and I'm not as intelligent as mentally challenged people. For those who haven't heard about it, do you mind telling me your take on all this? Michel Martin: So you've been in the news lately because Twitter locked you out of your account, following an exchange with a Texas attorney who was writing some pretty threatening things to many people. Hear the radio version at the audio link and read on for an edited transcript. Speaking with NPR's Michel Martin, Kweli discusses speaking out on racism, the changing value of radio play in hip-hop and his album's tribute to Bresha Meadows, who was arrested at 14 for killing her father after years of alleged domestic abuse. Kweli's eighth studio album it's titled Radio Silence. whether sparring with Don Lemon on CNN or trolls on social media. Outside the studio, Kweli has been just as outspoken. Talib Kweli has, for more than two decades now, been considered a standard bearer for what's sometimes called "conscious rap." Both as a part of the hip-hop duo Black Star with Yasiin Bey (formerly known as Mos Def) and as a solo act, his music provides social and political commentary layered over a bed of eclectic production. Hope this helps! Also, dont get too attatched like I did.Talib Kweli's latest album, Radio Silence, is out Nov. The album just came out this year and its soooo overlooked. ![]() Kweli kills all of D's beats and D even raps on a couple songs too. Gotham is Kweli and Diamond D, who produced and rapped for DITC. Radio Silence is a newer Kweli album drowned in a sea of like 10 random ones he dropped, I put it here because its a pretty decent one of his and it's good to know new Kweli. Especially Eardrum, which is like a mix of that mainstream shit and Train Of Thought at times. The first 3 solo albums were released in the 2000s, so they kind of capitilize on that mainstream pop sound, but they grew on me. Hi-Tek made like half the beats on Black Star, and this album here just sounds beautiful too. Train of Thought is a whole full album of Kweli produced by Hi-Tek, who both make up Reflection Eternal. Black Star - Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Starīlack Star comprises of Mos Def and Talib Kweli, who have an album that is a jazzy, slick, amazing masterpiece. (Or just search "Kweli" in this sub)īut for a simpler and more clear explanation. ![]() I have a guide on my profile, which you can also find in the subreddit's wiki. It is I, the Kweli historian, thanks Riso
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