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Talib Kweli
Talib Kweli Greene is an American rapper. He is one half of the hip-hop duo Black Star, which he formed in 1997 with fellow Brooklyn rapper Mos Def. Their 1998 single, "Definition", entered the Billboard Hot 100 and preceded their eponymous debut album (1998), which entered the Billboard 200. The duo then began pursuing solo careers, although one further Black Star album — No Fear of Time (2022) —…
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business · American rapper (born 1975) · rapper · songwriter · record producer · entrepreneur · activist · poet · also Talib Kweli, Talib Kweli Greene, Kweli
Born 3 October 1975 · Q318755
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2026· 9 entries
“I protect the integrity of my music like a grizzly protects cubs. Woe to those who actively stand in the way of that.”
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Published video “When @officialbigdaddykane asks for bars, I oblige. #barzopenchallenge”.
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“I tried to tell yall and got silenced for it 🤷🏾♂️”
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“I haven't been here in months. I'm seeing that damn near 100% of the people who were attacking me on @bsky.app have been suspended. @moderation.bsky.app owes me an apology for labeling me as rude for defending myself against racists. When Black folks call out racism, listen to us.”
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“@talibkweli.bsky.social Taken from FB because he hasn't posted over here but after following this man for years, I can confirm, the colonizers fill his mentions with venom and ignorance like the little cuck fascists they are.”
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“For those who follow me on Bluesky, I thank you. But we've taken the party over to Substack and we are having a way better time over there... follow me there instead of here... one love! substack.com/@talibkweli?...”
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“These assholes are tracking us because we follow @talibkweli.bsky.social . What a bunch of creepy, racist motherfuckers. I thought Bluesky was supposed to be the superior replacement for Ex-Twitter? Turns out @jay.bsky.team is almost as bad as Elon.”
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“Your voice on here is missed. I already fled Facebook, Twitter, and now Reddit and soon to be Instagram. @safety.bsky.app Stop silencing Freedom Fighters if you are not just another Corpo Fuck Sock @support.bsky.team @bsky.app Get on the correct side of history before its too late.”
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2025· 6 entries
The Source Magazine: Today In Hip Hop History: Mos Def And Talib Kweli Released Their Classic Joint Album ‘BLACK STAR’ 27 Years Ago
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Published video “Talib Kweli, Maino, St. Laz - Go Brooklyn”.
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Published video “Talib Kweli, Niko IS, Melanie Charles - Notes From The Underground”.
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Published video “Kweli, J Rawls, Maseo, Black Thought, Posdnuos, Mike G, Afrika, Busta Rhymes - Native Sons Part 2”.
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Published video “Chattanooga TN! Meet us at The Boneyard tomorrow Feb 7 2025”.
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Published video “Talib Kweli, J. Rawls - SING INTO THE SKY ft. Solene and NIKO IS”.
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2024· 7 entries
Released album “Lost Lyrics, Rare Releases & Beautiful B-Sides, Vol. 2”.
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Published video “Talib Kweli, J. Rawls - It's Workin ft. Middle Child”.
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Published video “Repost @nowthisimpact In a 2023 interview, Fox News host Bret Baier slammed Donald Trump”.
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Published video “Repost @pigfloyds Practice, work, put in your time, repeat - NIKO IS”.
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Published video “Talib Kweli and J Rawls share the story behind "Native Sons" @VEVO”.
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Released album “The Confidence of Knowing”.
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The Source Magazine: Talib Kweli Addresses Aye Verb Feud on Math Hoffa’s ‘My Expert Opinion’
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2023· 5 entries
Released album “Holy Daze”.
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Released album “Liberation 2”.
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Uproxx: Talib Kweli And Madlib Reunite For ‘Liberation 2,’ A Sequel To Their Fan-Favorite 2007 Album
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Moody tweeted to indicate that Talib and his fans had harassed her over this issue for three years, and that she was still afraid for her life
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Released album “Liberation 2 Instrumentals”.
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2022· 3 entries
Hip-Hop Wired: Talib Kweli Sues Jezebel For "Emotional Distress"
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Uproxx: Talib Kweli Explains The Process Of Making ‘No Fear Of Time’ & Why The Album Dropped As A Luminary Exclusive
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Kweli's memoir, Vibrate Higher: A Rap Story (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2021), won a PEN Oakland – Josephine Miles Literary Award
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2021· 1 entry
Released album “Black Star NYC”.
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2020· 2 entries
The Guardian: Rapper Talib Kweli banned from Twitter after dispute with woman
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Released album “Blackstar”.
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2019· 2 entries
The Guardian: Talib Kweli’s removal from festival lineup is part of anti-Palestinian censorship trend | Letter
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Kweli was disinvited from the Open Source Festival in Düsseldorf because of his support for BDS (which has been classified as antisemitic by the German parliament) and his tour of Germany was cancelled
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2018· 1 entry
Res posted screenshots of Kweli apologizing for attempting to kiss her to her Instagram account
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2017· 6 entries
xxlmag: Talib Kweli Breaks Through the Noise With ‘Radio Silence’ Album
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Released album “Radio Silence”.
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xxlmag: Talib Kweli and Styles P Speak for the Marginalized on ‘The Seven’ EP
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Released ep “The Seven”.
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Westword: Talib Kweli Won’t Let Lies Spread Unchecked
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Rapper Remedy and Kweli feuded on Twitter regarding Remedy's pro-Israel political stance, which conflicts with Kweli's criticism of Israel's occupation of Palestine, and his criticism of Zionism
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2016· 1 entry
The Guardian: Tom Morello and Talib Kweli protest against TPP as fellow stars stay quiet
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2015· 4 entries
Released album “Indie 500”.
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Released album “Fuck the Money”.
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Released album “Train of Thought: Lost Lyrics, Rare Releases & Beautiful B-Sides, Vol. 1”.
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Kweli held two concerts to mark the one year anniversary of Michael Brown's death
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2014· 5 entries
Kweli traveled to Ferguson, Missouri, to join the community in protesting the shooting of Michael Brown
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The Guardian: Vinyl Cut: Talib Kweli goes record shopping with the Guardian
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Released album “Gravitas”.
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Kweli's former collaborator, Res, offered a song featuring Kweli, without his permission, as a reward for crowdfunding donations
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Would release his next studio album, Gravitas
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2013· 2 entries
Kweli traveled to Tallahassee to spend a night in the capital building with the Dream Defenders, a group of students that created a sit-in at the Florida governor's office to protest the state's stand-your-ground law
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Released album “Prisoner of Conscious”.
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2012· 3 entries
Kweli spoke at a rally at city hall to urge the NYPD police to end their stop-and-frisk policy
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Released album “Attack the Block”.
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Released album “We Run This, Volume 7”.
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2011· 5 entries
Released album “Gutter Rainbows”.
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Released album “Year of the Blacksmith: The Community Mixtape”.
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Kweli was featured on the soundtrack for the film Beat the World with the song "Infinite Love"
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Kweli founded his own record label, Javotti Media
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Kweli founded Javotti Media, an independent label
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2010· 2 entries
Duck Down Records announced its plans to offer Gutter Rainbows a CD release outside US
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Released album “Early Mourning Signs”.
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2009· 1 entry
Released ep “Lock S**t Down”.
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2008· 1 entry
Released album “The MCEO Mixtape”.
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2007· 9 entries
Released album “Focus”.
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Released album “Eardrum”.
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The Guardian: CD: Talib Kweli, Ear Drum
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Kweli released a mixtape, entitled Focus
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Released album “Get Familiar”.
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Kweli released his third solo album, Eardrum, on August 21
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Kweli signed rapper Jean Grae and the group Strong Arm Steady to Blacksmith Records
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The album was made available for purchase
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2006· 4 entries
Released album “Liberation”.
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Kweli released nine songs he recorded with underground producer Madlib for free download in conjunction with the web site for Stones Throw Records, the label to which Madlib is signed
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Kweli signed a distribution deal with Warner Bros
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Released album “Blacksmith the Movement”.
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2005· 5 entries
Released album “Right About Now: The Official Sucka Free Mix CD”.
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Released album “The Beautiful Mixtape, Volume 2”.
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Kweli released a mixtape-CD with his newly formed Blacksmith Records called Right About Now: The Official Sucka Free Mix CD, a title which is considered a response to the criticism of The Beautiful Struggle
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Kweli had appeared in an episode of Trippin', a 2005 MTV environmental documentary television series hosted by Cameron Diaz, also featuring Justin Timberlake, and Jimmy Fallon
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Released album “Kweli:Confidential”.
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2004· 3 entries
The Guardian: CD: Talib Kweli, The Beautiful Struggle
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Released album “The Beautiful Struggle”.
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Released album “The Beautiful Mix CD”.
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2002· 6 entries
The Guardian: CD: Talib Kweli: Quality
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Released album “Quality”.
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Released album “Freestyle Exclusives”.
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Kweli contributed to the critically acclaimed Red Hot + Riot, a compilation CD created by the Red Hot Organization in tribute to the music and work of Nigerian musician Fela Kuti
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Kweli released his first solo album, Quality which featured production from a variety of producers, including DJ Quik and Kanye West
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Released album “Top Kwelity Classics, Volume 1”.
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2001· 1 entry
Kweli and Mos Def, contributed to the Red Hot + Indigo compilation album created by the Red Hot Organization
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2000· 2 entries
Released ep “5th Power Presents: Talib Kweli featuring Million”.
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Which spoke out against police brutality and specifically about the death of Amadou Diallo at the hands of New York City police
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1999· 1 entry
Amadou Diallo was shot 41 times by four police officers while reaching into his pocket for his wallet
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1997· 2 entries
Released ep “Scandalous”.
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With five featured appearances on Doom, an album by Cincinnati, Ohio, group Mood
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1975· 1 entry
Born 1975-10-03.
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