Talib Kweli

The late 1990s seemed like a revival for musical styles that had lost their prior appeal while also propelling newer genres to heights never reached. Amidst the superficial boasting, sparkling attire, and the common cliches of the late…

For the second year in a row Talib Kweli perfomed at The Blue Note with legendary jazz pianist Bob James. Kweli brought a few of Hip-Hop's biggest names as special guests including DMC, Slick Rick and Rakim plus a full band for the shows…

Primary Wave Music has announced their latest creation, a collaborative tribute album of New York/New Jersey legend Count Basie's classics remixed by modern day artists. The first single, "Didn't You" by Lettuce featuring Talib Kweli is…

Westside Gunn the self-pronounced FlyGod continues to impress with his curation of albums and music videos. https://youtu.be/7icGNCSMa5U "Peppas” is the latest video off of Westside Gunn’s new album, 10 and features…

Real hip-hop was on display at the latest Alive at 5 in Albany on Thursday, July 7. Talib Kweli, one-half of hip-hop duo Black Star, was greeted to a warm reception on Thursday. Kweli's large audience consisted of many who probably grew up…

Brooklyn native and rap legend, Talib Kweli performed at Brooklyn Bowl on October 15th for the second consecutive night. Backed by a live band, Kweli performed a number of songs off his newest album Gotham, which was made in collaboration…

It was a calm, quiet Wednesday night in Greenwich Village, Manhattan. With the streets hardly packed, some headed home to end their evenings early, others made their way to the Subway for their night shifts, while scattered groups searched…

Manhattan's Blue Note Jazz Club is bringing together GZA and Talib Kweli for four performances over August 24 and 25. The Genius, aka the GZA, will bring his live band, featuring guest MC Talib Kweli, performing classics that have…

Hip hop legend DMX’s long battle with addiction took a turn for the worse when it was reported that the “How’s It Goin’ Down” rapper had overdosed and was in a vegetative state, with TMZ reporting that the prognosis was not good. It was…

Fans of legendary hip hop duo, Black Star, received a major boost when Talib Kweli shared promising news regarding the duo’s long-awaited album. Announced in 2018 by Yasiin Bey during a Madlib DJ set, the much-anticipated project has gone…