Talib Kweli: ‘Rare Portraits’
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February 21, 2014
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On his new album Gravitas, Kweli manages to find the middle-ground between hip-hop’s more thoughtful content and it’s more trivial — and he sounds a lot less contrived than he did when he attempted to pull off the same trick on 2013s overly-calculated Prisoner of Conscious. On Gravitas Kweli seems much more comfortable dabbling in different aesthetics — and that results in the most complete album he’s released in a decade.
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis have generated much debate in hip-hop circles since the release of 2012s The Heist. The Seattle-based duo became indie rap poster boys after their single “Thrift Shop” became a mainstream smash, but not everyone celebrated the pair’s success.
Representing the south side of Chicago (Hyde Park), DJ World literally and figuratively does it all. With extensive experience in a variety of areas (mobile,
Talib Kweli gave Drake a ringing endorsement in a recent interview—even going so far as to compare Drake to fallen superstars 2Pac and Notorious B.I.G.
Happy 39th birthday, Mos Def! Born Dante Smith, he is a rapper, actor, and political activist who also goes by the name Yasiin Bey. He was in
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Rock the Bells 2013 is celebrating their 10-year anniversary with shows in Washington, D.C., Sept. 28-29. With more than 50 acts performing over two days, including E-40, Too Short, J. Cole, Pusha
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Brooklyn rapper Talib Kweli spoke about hip-hop’s changing perspective on homosexuality in a recent interview with Mother Jones. Kweli said that the younger generation is less homophobic, but also believes that there would have to be specific circumstances
The Brooklyn rapper showed up at the protests in Florida and voiced his support for the Dream Defenders cause via a series of tweets.
He may have been a college dropout, but Kanye West still spent some time in college majoring in English at Chicago State University, writing essays
Hip-hop artists continue to show support for Trayvon Martin, despite the verdict of the Zimmerman trial’s jury. Take a look at several artists in support
[jwplayer mediaid=”489831″]In honor of Trayvon Martin, Talib Kweli, Nelly, and Abbey Dodson teamed up to perform “Before He Walked” on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” which is featured
This weekend is Father’s Day! Grab dad and the rest of the family to get out and enjoy some of the great ativities going on
Talib Kweli decodes “Get By”: “was I saying that Hip Hop is talking about…illusions, temporary happiness in the club.” Talib Kweli decodes the classic anthem
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This is a week of new releases that’s heavy on hip-hop, but still manages to showcase a diverse range of ideas.
Talib Kweli, is teaming up with new urban video social network BingeNow.com to give away $12,000 in prizes to promote positive hip hop through the speak up campaign.
Talib Kweli explained why he doesn’t have a problem with Chief Keef’s music.
