TalibKweli

Talib Kweli has never been afraid to bend lines when it comes to his artistic aspirations, even if it brings criticism from those who hold tight to those limits. While the rapper was deejaying venues around the country and was being vocal in community causes, he also released two albums last year -- his fifth solo record, Gutter Rainbows, and a clash of pop, funk and soul vibes on his collaboratio

On the cusp of releasing his fifth solo album, Prisoner of Conscious, Brooklyn native Talib Kweli took the stage of the MLB Fan Cave Thursday (Sept. 27) in New York City's NoHo district, giving listeners in attendance a short musical journey of his greatest hits...

Artists have been known to play number games within their lyrics from time to time. Only some singers are able to carry metaphorical word problems but rappers love to implement math in a bar or two. Some are simple enough to grasp while others make listeners pull out the notepad and calculator...

Many in the hip-hop and R&B community are up in arms about Trayvon Martin, the unarmed 17-year-old boy who was shot and killed in his father's gated community in Florida on Feb. 26. Martin was gunned down by an unregistered neighborhood watch member named George Zimmerman, who has yet to be charged. O...

Talib Kweli is a busy guy. When he's not performing new music with Black Star on 'The Colbert Report,' doing press for his side project Idle Warship, freestyling on Wall Street or releasing a new album with Hi-Tek as Reflection Eternal, he's jet-setting to far corners of the earth to work on his fifth solo album, 'Prisoner of Consciousness...

Talib Kweli is a veteran rapper. His music has been labeled everything from conscious rap to underground hip-hop, but on his latest release, he is going where he's never gone before. Idle Warship -- the group he's formed with Philadelphia-bred soul artist Res -- is Kweli taking a very big step outside of the box...

Derrick Jones has never lost his appreciation for the music he has been a part of since he was a teen. Known to most as D-Nice, he's parlayed his trusted status as a lifelong member of the hip-hop community into a flourishing career in photography, finding exclusive opportunities to capture his subjects -- mainly fellow rappers and R&B stars -- at their most candid, and most at ease. ... Read

When Talib Kweli takes the stage at the Granada Theater in Kansas next week, one well-known alcohol sponsor will be missing from the advertisements: Colt 45. Kweli is distancing himself from the malt liquor company that has come under fire for its introduction of caffeine and alcohol fusion beverages...

Following last year's successful event, the upcoming Paid Dues Independent Hip Hop Festival is slated to be a doozy. The lineup for this year's concert has been announced, with Black Star, E-40, Murs, Slaughterhouse, Immortal Technique, Bun B, Nipsey Hussle, Lil B and more slated to perform during the fest...

Talib Kweli, just like his hip-hop peers, understands how much of an impact Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s words have made both during his life and after his untimely death. As King's supporters honor his life during today's national holiday (Jan...