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Talib Kweli
Hip-Hop/Rap
The next Talib Kweli concert is scheduled for Tuesday, June 10, 2025 at Carriageworks Farmers Market in Eveleigh, Australia. See all 14 upcoming concerts
![Listen to Native Sons (Part 2) [feat. Maseo, Black Thought, Posdnuos, Mike G, Afrika & Busta Rhymes] - Single by Talib Kweli, J. Rawls & Javotti Media](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music221/v4/9c/5b/ab/9c5babfc-b02c-5bd9-0194-31625496a9c6/12266.jpg/1380x1380bb.webp "Listen to Native Sons (Part 2) [feat. Maseo, Black Thought, Posdnuos, Mike G, Afrika & Busta Rhymes] - Single by Talib Kweli, J. Rawls & Javotti Media")
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![Watch Strangers (Paranoid) [feat. Bun B] music video by Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek](/mkimage/image/thumb/Video/2d/39/6c/mzi.uwvkateu.jpg/575x575mv.webp "Watch Strangers (Paranoid) [feat. Bun B] music video by Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek")
![Watch Where It Started At (NY) [feat. Talib Kweli, Jadakiss, Papoose & Dion] music video by Hi-Tek, Jadakiss, Papoose & Talib Kweli](/mkimage/image/thumb/Video128/v4/35/78/dc/3578dcda-fdba-1760-a160-1b7ee871c9ba/dj.vqiijiyc.jpg/575x575mv.webp "Watch Where It Started At (NY) [feat. Talib Kweli, Jadakiss, Papoose & Dion] music video by Hi-Tek, Jadakiss, Papoose & Talib Kweli")
About Talib Kweli
Hometown
Brooklyn, NY, United States
Born
October 3, 1975
Genre
Hip-Hop/Rap
With a blend of Afrocentrism, emotional transparency and elite rap dexterity, Talib Kweli is what you think of when you hear the term "conscious rap." Born Talib Kweli Greene in 1975, the Brooklyn native emerged with Yasiin Bey (formerly known as Mos Def) as part of Black Star. The duo's debut album, Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star, became a staple of the underground rap canon. When he wasn't connecting with producer Hi-Tek as the duo Reflection Eternal, Kweli was releasing his own solo albums, with 2002's Quality, powered by the Ye-produced "Get By," cementing his status as an icon of the Rawkus Records era. Since then, he's only reinforced his reputation with thoughtful solo LPs like The Beautiful Struggle (2004), Eardrum (2007), and Prisoner of Conscious (2013), as well as further collaborations with Madlib (2023's Liberation 2) and with Bey as Black Star (2022's No Fear of Time).
Talib Kweli has also released music as a member of Gotham, Reflection Eternal, Idle Warship, and Black Star.
Musical InfluencesTalib Kweli's musical influences include Gang Starr, A Tribe Called Quest, AZ and more.
Influenced by Talib KweliTalib Kweli has influenced the music of Linkrust, KDV, Kevin Scott JR and more.
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