Talib Kweli

If you felt a New York hip-hop renaissance might be on the way the first time you heard Jay Electronica's 'Exhibit C,' you wouldn't be alone. Last night, you got your proof. Mikey Fresh, the always on point blogger for Miss Info and The BoomBox among other outlets, taped and uploaded a highly-amped performance of the Just Blaze-produced track live from Manhattan's Highline Ballroom...

As the Internet grows older, conspiracy theorists grow more insane. One of the more hilarious beliefs over the past year has come from a wide range of parties, including Mobb Deep's Prodigy, that claim Jay-Z has ties to occult secret societies and is in the process of establishing a New World Order...

Teddy Riley unconvincingly explained to TMZ that his alleged assault of daughter Taja was nothing more than a little ol' fashion good parenting. "I told Taja 'Get out of my house' three times, and the third time she didn't move, so I collared her...

Some critics choose to complain about the current state of hip-hop. As this decade comes to an end, we decided to take a different route and celebrate the best songs that have kept the genre alive. OutKast kicked off the decade with the frenetic 'B...

DOOM -- the wordsmith of all wordsmiths -- is back for a 2009 victory lap. Having dropped the MF in MF DOOM, and released the stellar 'Born Like This' earlier this year, the MC-behind-the-mask is slated to drop a new collaborative "mix cd" called 'Unexpected Guests' on Oct...

It's always great to see real hip-hop heads come together. Brooklyn's own Talib Kweli and Cincinatti's favorite producer Hi-Tek are back to business as Reflection Eternal for a true meeting of the minds. We had a chance to chat with the pair and discuss the significance of their partnership, and their upcoming album 'Revolutions Per Minute...

Artist: Reflection EternalSong: 'Back Again'Why You Should Watch: No "swag" or difficult dance moves needed. Talib Kweli and Hi-Tek are back so you can like rap again. Watch the video after the jump.

Conscious rap hero Talib Kweli and DJ Eque were married Saturday (May 9) at a private residence in Bel Air, California. The intimate ceremony was attended by guests like Queen Latifah, ?uestlove, Adam Rodriguez (of 'CSI') and other friends and family...

Producer John Forte proved that he's still got it and hopped in the studio with Talib Kweli just weeks after being released from Fort Dix Federal Correctional Institution on Dec. 22, 2008. Check out the video below.

According to a complaint that has been posted on several websites, Talib Kweli's management stiffed a man out of $1,200, and he's appealing to the web to get paid. The unidentified complainant works for Brooklyn's Relief Records, and was allegedly contracted in November of 2007 to film a "Blacksmith Management" VIP event at the Apollo, showcasing Blacksmith artists Kweli and Jean Grae..