Talib Kweli
- Gender: Male
- Relationship Status: Single
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| Genre: Hip-Hop |
| Label: WARNER BROS. RECORDS/BLACKSMITH MUSIC |
| Web site: Talib Kweli Official Site |
| Latest CD: Ear Drum |
| Release Date: July 24, 2007 |
| Bio: Hip-hop's premier MC Talib Kweli will release his eagerly awaited new album - Ear Drum - on July 24th. A career-defining work that showcases the Brooklyn rapper's advanced lyricism and faultless musical taste, Ear Drum is Kweli's first album released on his own label, Blacksmith Music and Warner Bros. Records. Kweli says the album's title comes from "the image of the ear and of the drum, which are powerful enough by themselves, but put them together and it's an instrument in your body that helps you hear. They're also two very simple, yet powerful words. I wanted to focus on finding a sound that makes you move, and that's where the word 'eardrum' popped in my head." With lyrics that touch on life's journeys and struggles, Ear Drum also showcases Talib's sonic versatility with tracks ranging from the silky-soulful "Soon The New Day," which features vocals by best-selling chanteuse Norah Jones, to the banging new single "Hot Thing" and the hard-edged "Say Something," which features rapping by Blacksmith artist Jean Grae. Ear Drum boasts innovative production work by such vanguard artists as Kanye West, who worked on Kweli's 2002's gold-certified Quality and 2004's The Beautiful Struggle; Black-Eyed Peas founder will.i.am; and Black Star producer Hi-Tek, who also collaborated with Kweli on the gold-certified 2000 album Reflection Eternal. Additional highlights include Pete Rock of critically acclaimed Pete Rock & CL Smooth; New York rapper-producer Kwame; and multi-instrumentalist/producer Madlib, whose previous collaboration delivered the free digital-only EP, Liberation (2007). Of his desire to team up with a variety of producers and artists, Kweli says: "We need to challenge our audience, but we also need to challenge ourselves to know that whatever our new experiences are, we can write about them, be creative, and bring that to an audience without them feeling alienated." Since making his debut with Mos Def as Black Star in 1998, Kweli has become known as an exceptional and socially aware artist who is in favor of addressing issues of black consciousness and self-love. Ear Drum solidifies his status as one of rap's most talented and important voices. |
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a l said on 07/05/2007 at 06:45PM :
andrea said on 05/08/2007 at 11:59PM :
Just wanted to show ur page some love and say thank for the add.
take care
Andrea
tweety347 said on 05/08/2007 at 12:36PM :
hey hun!
just stoppin by to show you some sweettweety luv!
Chrisc said on 05/08/2007 at 01:41AM :
Why d you say that this is his authentic site when it is NOT?????
His bio is written from a 2nd part.
It is NOT in his own words.
I really don't want to be bothered with another fake site. Chrisc