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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. Get Back Part II 3:46 Hi‐Tek feat. Talib Kweli & DCQ (08 May 2001)
  8. Theme From Hi-Tek 1:48 Hi‐Tek feat. Talib Kweli (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. Fruits of Labor in the Sunshine 1:15 Wisdom Life & Matt Fingaz feat. Talib Kweli (2004)
  28. Wack Niggas 4:34 Consequence feat. Kanye West, Common & Talib Kweli (2004)
  29. Get 'Em 3:58 Talib Kweli feat. Fabolous & Paul Cain (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 feat. Cocoa Brovaz
  2. Sticky Fingaz, Samuel L. Jackson, KRS‐One, Samuel L. Jackson, Mad Lion, Talib Kweli & Brother Jay
  3. Consequence feat. Talib Kweli & Termanology
  4. Sunspot Jonz feat. Talib Kweli
  5. Sticky Fingaz, Samuel L. Jackson, KRS‐One, Mad Lion, Talib Kweli, Gaz, Big Pay Bacc & Budda
  6. Ralph Myerz feat. Talib Kweli & Strong Arm Steady
  7. Kanye West feat. Talib Kweli
  8. Underground Kingz feat. Talib Kweli & Raheem Devaughn
  9. Talib Kweli & Jean Grae
  10. Talib Kweli feat. Iron Solomon & Jean Grae
  11. Talib Kweli featuring Norah Jones
  12. B.B. & The Underground Kingz feat. Talib Kweli
  13. Maor Mo, Talib Kweli
  14. Lettuce & Count Basie feat. Talib Kweli
  15. Talib Kweli & Madlib
  16. Busta Rhymes feat. Q‐Tip & Talib Kweli
  17. J Dilla feat. Q‐Tip & Talib Kweli
  18. J Dilla feat. Talib Kweli & Q‐Tip
  19. Kanye West feat. Common, Q‐Tip, Talib Kweli & Rhymefest
  20. Kanye West feat. Talib Kweli, Q‐Tip, Common & Rhymefest
  21. Asher Roth feat. Talib Kweli & Blu
  22. Talib Kweli feat. Jean Grae & Wale
  23. Talib Kweli feat. Krondon & Phil da Agony
  24. Bad Seed feat. Talib Kweli & Mims
  25. Talib Kweli feat. Oh No
  26. Talib Kweli feat. Patrick Stump & Miguel
  27. Talib Kweli feat. Casper Nyovest
  28. Karma Fields feat. Talib Kweli
  29. Connie Price & The Keystones feat. Nini Monroe, Talib Kweli
  30. Talib Kweli & Lupe Fiasco
  31. Mohombi & Talib Kweli
  32. Planet Asia feat. Talib Kweli
  33. 9th Wonder & Buckshot feat. Talib Kweli & Tyler Woods
  34. Skyzoo feat. Talib Kweli
  35. Strong Arm Steady feat. Talib Kweli
  36. Talib Kweli feat. Erykah Badu
  37. Skyzoo feat. Talib Kweli & Reks
  38. Cory Mo feat. Talib Kweli
  39. Madlib The Beat Konducta feat. Talib Kweli
  40. Kanye West, Talib Kweli, Q‐Tip, Common & Rhymefest
  41. The Black Eyed Peas feat. Q‐Tip, Talib Kweli, Cee Lo Green & John Legend
  42. The Black Eyed Peas feat. Talib Kweli, Cee-Lo, Q‐Tip & John Legend
  43. Rhymefest feat. Talib Kweli
  44. DJ Wich feat. Royce da 5′9″, Talib Kweli & Raekwon
  45. Talib Kweli feat. Common, Kanye West & Consequence
  46. Talib Kweli feat. MeLa Machinko
  47. Talib Kweli feat. Styles P & Nire
  48. Talib Kweli feat. Steffanie Christi'an
  49. Talib Kweli feat. NIKO IS & Ab-Soul
  50. Vice Souletric feat. Talib Kweli, G. Huff & Will Blaze
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