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Talib Kweli (03 Oct 1975 - )

Male Person - United States

 Also known as (1)

Releases (32)

Official

Album

  1. Quality 01 Jan 2002
  2. The Beautiful Struggle 01 Jan 2004
  3. Right About Now: The Official Sucka Free Mix CD 22 Nov 2005
  4. Eardrum 21 Aug 2007
  5. Gutter Rainbows 25 Jan 2011
  6. Prisoner of Conscious 01 Jan 2013
  7. Gravitas 18 Feb 2014
  8. Fuck the Money 15 Aug 2015
  9. Radio Silence 17 Nov 2017
  10. Black Star NYC 25 Jun 2021
  11. Holy Daze 21 Dec 2023

Album - Mixtape/Street

  1. The Beautiful Mix CD 2004
  2. Get Familiar 2007
  3. We Run This, Volume 7 13 Feb 2012
  4. Attack the Block 03 Sep 2012

Album - Compilation

  1. Blacksmith the Movement 2006
  2. Focus 30 Nov 2007
  3. Train of Thought: Lost Lyrics, Rare Releases & Beautiful B-Sides, Vol. 1 08 Jul 2015

Single

  1. Cold Rain 2010
  2. Art Imitates Life 11 Jan 2013

EP

  1. Scandalous 05 Dec 1997
  2. 5th Power Presents: Talib Kweli featuring Million 2000

Promotion

Album - Compilation

  1. Top Kwelity Classics, Volume 1

Single

  1. Get By 2002
  2. I Try 2004
  3. Hot Thing / Say Something 2007
  4. Distractions 15 Dec 2011

Bootleg

Album

  1. Freestyle Exclusives 2002

Album - Mixtape/Street

  1. The Beautiful Mixtape, Volume 2 Jun 2005

Album - Compilation

  1. Kweli:Confidential 2005
  2. The Elder Statesman

Other

  1. Freestyles and Rarities 2000

Relationships (7)

Member Of

  1. Idle Warship
  2. Whiskey Boys Band lead vocals
  3. Liberation
  4. Reflection Eternal
  5. Gotham
  6. Black Star

Supporting By

  1. DJ Spintelect turntable

Recordings by (222)

  1. Scandalous 3:07 (05 Dec 1997)
  2. Kick up Dust 3:09 (05 Dec 1997)
  3. Manifesto 4:00 (03 Mar 1998)
  4. The Manifesto 5:44 (05 May 1998)
  5. Manifesto 4:00 (1998)
  6. Prime Example 3:58 (2000)
  7. Here We Go (original) ?:?? (2000)
  8. Here We Go (instrumental) ?:?? (2000)
  9. Here We Go (a cappella) ?:?? (2000)
  10. Another World 3:51 (2000)
  11. Respiration (Dr. Luke remix) 3:51 (2000)
  12. What 4:33 (2000)
  13. Lyrical Frustration 3:41 (2000)
  14. Hard Margin 4:28 (2000)
  15. Another World (remix) 4:08 (2000)
  16. Lyrical Frustration (remix) 3:46 (2000)
  17. Respiration (Pete Rock remix) 3:46 (2000)
  18. 2000 Seasons 3:57 (2000)
  19. [unknown] 4:53 (2000)
  20. The Blast 2:21 (May 2001) part of “Mixmag Block Party” DJ-mix
  21. Down for the Count 3:04 (25 Sep 2001)
  22. Git Ta Steppin 4:17 (2001)
  23. Keynote Speaker 2:15 (01 Jan 2002)
  24. Rush 3:42 (01 Jan 2002)
  25. Get By 3:47 (01 Jan 2002)
  26. Shock Body 3:50 (01 Jan 2002)
  27. The Proud 5:06 (01 Jan 2002)
  28. Good to You 4:21 (01 Jan 2002)
  29. Get By (Clean) 3:47 (2002)
  30. Get By (dirty) 3:47 (2002)
  31. Get By (instrumental) 3:45 (2002)
  32. Get By (a cappella) 3:45 (2002)
  33. This Is 2002 3:11 (2002)
  34. Like a Kamikaze 3:15 (2002)
  35. Raise the Bar 4:09 (23 Sep 2003)
  36. Waiting For The DJ 3:11 (2003)
  37. Going Hard 3:50 (01 Jan 2004) explicit
  38. A Game 3:36 (01 Jan 2004) explicit
  39. Never Been in Love 5:01 (01 Jan 2004) explicit
  40. Beautiful Struggle 4:04 (01 Jan 2004) explicit
  41. Back Up Offa Me 3:38 (01 Jan 2004) explicit
  42. Broken Glass 3:11 (01 Jan 2004) explicit
  43. Work It Out 4:19 (01 Jan 2004) explicit
  44. Black Girl Pain 5:04 (01 Jan 2004)
  45. Rock On 3:22 (21 Nov 2004)
  46. I Try (instrumental) 4:23 (2004)
  47. Piece of Mind 4:24 (2004)
  48. Back Up Off Me 3:35 (2004)
  49. The Revolution 3:33 (2004)
  50. From a Place 4:44 (2004)
All Recordings By Results >>

On Recordings (50)

Performer

  1. High Drama 4:28 Mike Zoot feat. Mos Def & Talib Kweli (19 Oct 1998)
  2. Day by Day 4:49 Tommy Tee feat. A.L., Punch & Words & Talib Kweli (1998)
  3. Definition 2:17 Mos Def feat. Talib Kweli (1999)
  4. Freestyle ?:?? Mos Def & Talib Kweli (Blackstarr) (1999)
  5. Ya'll Stay Up 4:58 Youngblood Brass Band feat. Talib Kweli (01 Jan 2000)
  6. Terra Firma/Love Connection ?:?? Rubix feat. Talib Kweli (2000)
  7. Theme From Hi-Tek 1:48 Hi‐Tek feat. Talib Kweli (08 May 2001)
  8. Get Back Part II 3:46 Hi‐Tek feat. Talib Kweli & DCQ (08 May 2001)
  9. The Anti-Love Movement 5:09 Da Beatminerz feat. Talib Kweli & Total (31 Jul 2001)
  10. Get Back (remix) 3:49 Hi‐Tek feat. Talib Kweli (2001)
  11. Bridge to ’Bama (Hi Tek remix) 4:35 Soulive feat. Talib Kweli (28 Feb 2002) guest
  12. Rhymes and Ammo 4:13 The Roots feat. Talib Kweli (04 Jun 2002)
  13. Hip Hop Worth Dying For 4:34 Main Flow feat. Talib Kweli (10 Sep 2002)
  14. Rhymes and Ammo / Thirsty! 7:59 The Roots feat. Talib Kweli (26 Nov 2002)
  15. Rolling With Heat 3:42 The Roots feat. Talib Kweli (26 Nov 2002)
  16. Temperature Rising 3:39 LES NUBIANS feat. TALIB KWELI (25 Mar 2003)
  17. Mood Swing 4:47 The Unspoken Heard feat. Talib Kweli (Mar 2003)
  18. Mood Swing 4:54 Asheru feat. Talib Kweli (12 Aug 2003)
  19. Raw Shit 3:08 Jaylib feat. Talib Kweli (06 Oct 2003)
  20. It's Going Down (Chief Xcel remix) 3:03 Blackalicious feat. Talib Kweli (2003)
  21. Get ’Em High 4:49 Kanye West featuring Talib Kweli & Common (09 Feb 2004) guest
  22. Communicate 3:08 GE‐OLOGY feat. Talib Kweli & Sadat X (23 Mar 2004)
  23. Communicate 4:54 GE‐OLOGY feat. Sadat X & Talib Kweli (23 Mar 2004)
  24. Chillin' 3:32 Erick Sermon feat. Talib Kweli & Whip Montez (22 Jun 2004)
  25. Yelling Away 4:26 Zap Mama feat. Talib Kweli, Common & ?uestlove (09 Aug 2004) guest
  26. Raw Shit / Beat #111 0:50 Jaylib feat. Talib Kweli / Madlib (16 Nov 2004)
  27. Get 'Em 3:58 Talib Kweli feat. Fabolous & Paul Cain (2004)
  28. Fruits of Labor in the Sunshine 1:15 Wisdom Life & Matt Fingaz feat. Talib Kweli (2004)
  29. Wack Niggas 4:34 Consequence feat. Kanye West, Common & Talib Kweli (2004)
  30. Oz Theme 2:52 Lord Jamar feat. Kool G Rap & Talib Kweli (2004)
  31. Wack Niggaz 3:13 Kanye West feat. Talib Kweli (2004)

Vocals

  1. Sacred, Part 1 4:48 Mood feat. Talib Kweli (1997) guest
  2. Peace Infinity 3:50 Mood feat. Talib Kweli (1997) guest
  3. Industry Lies 2:41 Mood feat. Talib Kweli (1997) guest
  4. Nuclear Hip‐Hop 4:18 Mood feat. Talib Kweli (1997) guest
  5. Peddlers of Doom 4:59 Mood feat. Talib Kweli (1997) guest
  6. Chaos 4:12 Reflection Eternal f/ Bahamadia (18 May 1999)
  7. On Mission 4:16 Reflection Eternal (18 May 1999)
  8. Time Zone 4:29 DJ Spinna feat. Apani B Fly Emcee & Talib Kweli (1999) guest
  9. Lyrical Fluctuation 2000 (Spinna mix) 3:44 Jigmastas feat. Mos Def, Mr. Complex, Pharoahe Monch, Shabaam Sahdeeq & Talib Kweli (2000) guest
  10. Lyrical Fluctuation (original mix) 3:44 Jigmastas (2000) guest
  11. Hot Night 4:32 Meshell Ndegeocello (04 Jun 2002)
  12. Rolling With Heat 3:42 The Roots feat. Talib Kweli (26 Nov 2002) guest
  13. Comin' From the Lower Level 3:33 Chops feat. Phil the Agony, Ras Kass & Talib Kweli (22 Jul 2003) guest
  14. Raw Shit 3:08 Jaylib feat. Talib Kweli (06 Oct 2003) guest
  15. Live on Stage (remix) 4:00 Dilated Peoples feat. Talib Kweli (2003) guest

Produced

  1. Yo Yeah 1:10 Black Star (25 Aug 1998) co
  2. Intro 1:11 Black Star (25 Aug 1998) co
  3. Expansion Outro / For Women 8:01 Reflection Eternal (17 Oct 2000) co
  4. Africa Dream 4:09 Reflection Eternal (17 Oct 2000)

Credited as (767)

  1. Talib Kweli
  2. Talib Kweli, Black Thought & The Coup
  3. Makeba Mooncycle & Talib Kweli
  4. Talib Kweli & dead prez
  5. Talib Kweli & Madlib
  6. Talib Kweli & Raekwon
  7. Kanye West feat. Talib Kweli & Common
  8. Wisdom Life & Matt Fingaz feat. Talib Kweli
  9. Talib Kweli feat. Pharoahe Monch & Black Thought
  10. Kanye West feat. Talib Kweli
  11. DANGERDOOM feat. Talib Kweli
  12. Talib Kweli feat. Bilal
  13. Talib Kweli feat. Black Thought & Pharoahe Monch
  14. Talib Kweli feat. DJ Quik
  15. Talib Kweli feat. Res
  16. Talib Kweli feat. Novel & Vinia Mojica
  17. Talib Kweli feat. Kendra Ross
  18. Talib Kweli feat. Faith Evans
  19. Talib Kweli feat. Mary J. Blige
  20. Talib Kweli feat. John Legend
  21. Talib Kweli feat. Common & Anthony Hamilton
  22. Talib Kweli feat. Common
  23. Talib Kweli feat. Jean Grae
  24. 9th Wonder feat. Terrace Martin & Talib Kweli
  25. Talib Kweli & Cornel West
  26. Talib Kweli & Rakim
  27. Talib Kweli & Main Flow
  28. Talib Kweli & Mick Boogie
  29. DJ Shadow feat. Posdnuos & Talib Kweli
  30. Kenn Starr, Asheru & Talib Kweli
  31. Talib Kweli, Jane Doe & Black Thought
  32. Talib Kweli feat. Fabolous & Paul Cain
  33. Raphael Saadiq & Talib Kweli
  34. Zap Mama feat. Common & Talib Kweli
  35. The Roots feat. Talib Kweli
  36. The Roots feat. Talib Kweli & Dice Raw
  37. Blackalicious feat. Talib Kweli
  38. Talib Kweli & Tony Touch
  39. Hush feat. Talib Kweli
  40. Consequence feat. Talib Kweli
  41. The Away Team feat. Talib Kweli & Rapsody
  42. Self Scientific feat. The Game & Talib Kweli
  43. Kanye West feat. Talib Kweli & Consequence
  44. Novel feat. Ben Folds, Talib Kweli & Spree Wilson
  45. Break Science feat. Talib Kweli
  46. Union feat. Talib Kweli & Sly Johnson
  47. Pumpkinhead feat. Talib Kweli
  48. The Alchemist feat. Evidence, Blu, Talib Kweli & Kid Cudi
  49. Talib Kweli feat. Jean Grae & Iron Solomon
  50. Talib Kweli feat. Sean Price
All Recording Results >>

Works (63)

Wrote

  1. Touch You
  2. Freedom
  3. The Alliance
  4. D.R.E.A.M.
  5. The Nature
  6. Rhymes and Ammo
  7. Lightworking
All Works Results >>

Composed

  1. Experience Dedication
  2. Move Somethin'
  3. Some Kind of Wonderful
  4. The Blast
  5. This Means You
  6. Too Late
  7. Memories Live
  8. African Dream
  9. Down for the Count
  10. Name of the Game
  11. Ghetto Afterlife
  12. On My Way
  13. Love Language
  14. Love Speakeasy
  15. Soul Rebels
  16. Eternalists
  17. Big Del from Da Natti
  18. Good Mourning
  19. Expansion Outro / For Women
  20. Be Alright
  21. Stay the Course
  22. Rolling With Heat
  23. Get ’Em High
  24. Can We Go Back
  25. Where It Started At (NY)
  26. Let It Go
  27. City Playgrounds
  28. Back Again
  29. Strangers (Paranoid)
  30. In This World
  31. Got Work
  32. Midnight Hour
  33. Lifting Off
  34. In the Red
  35. Ballad of the Black Gold
  36. Just Begun
  37. Long Hot Summer
  38. Get Loose
  39. So Good
  40. Ends
  41. My Life (outro)
All Works Results >>

Lyrics

  1. Learn Truth
  2. Long Life (remix)
All Works Results >>

Events (11)

Main Performer At

  1. Soundset 2017
  2. SXSW 2012, day 3: Kiss & Fly time
  3. Dour 2017, day 5: Jupiler Boombox time
  4. SXSW 2012, day 4: Beauty Bar Backyard time
  5. SXSW 2012, day 4: La Zona Rosa time
  6. SXSW 2006, day 1: La Zona Rosa time
  7. SXSW 2012, day 4: 9th and Trinity Lot time
  8. Roskilde Festival 2007, day 5: Cosmopol time
  9. Summerfest 2009, Day 2: Briggs & Stratton Big Backyard time
  10. Summerfest 2013, Day 2: Harley–Davidson Roadhouse time

Support Act At

  1. Common in Toronto

Links (30)

Official Homepages

  1. http://www.talibkweli.com/

Other Databases

  1. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/talib_kweli
  2. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb14195210t
  3. http://www.musik-sammler.de/artist/35335
  4. http://www.worldcat.org/wcidentities/lccn-no2001-12877
  5. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2001012877
  6. https://www.whosampled.com/Talib-Kweli/
  7. https://d-nb.info/gnd/135460220

Lyrics Page

  1. https://genius.com/artists/Talib-kweli
  2. http://muzikum.eu/en/122-5585/talib-kweli/lyrics.html

Last.Fm

  1. https://www.last.fm/music/Talib+Kweli

Songkick

  1. https://www.songkick.com/artists/362686

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/39908

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000158801

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1252067/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/80039479

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q318755

Stream For Free

  1. https://www.deezer.com/artist/5090
  2. https://open.spotify.com/artist/0lEssBAxQl2In4RpaB1C2Y

Streaming Page

  1. https://tidal.com/artist/18648

BBC Music

  1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/bb3cbea2-5ad4-4917-bc84-8a1975d40315

Blogs

  1. http://talibkweli.tumblr.com/

Social Networking

  1. https://www.instagram.com/talibkweli/
  2. https://plus.google.com/u/0/+talibkwelibk
  3. https://www.facebook.com/talibkweli
  4. https://twitter.com/TalibKweli

Soundcloud

  1. https://soundcloud.com/talibkweli

Myspace

  1. https://myspace.com/talibkweli

Purevolume

  1. http://www.purevolume.com/talibkweli

Youtube Channels

  1. https://www.youtube.com/user/talibkweli