On this day in hip hop history, 27 years ago, Mos Def and Talib Kweli joined forces to release their iconic debut album Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star on Rawkus Records — a landmark project that ...

While Kweli has no problem sticking up for what he believes in, he balks at being pigeonholed in the “conscious rap” genre. It’s not that he wants to align himself with the misogyny or homophobia that ...

While others are banging in the club or doing guest shots on the latest dance-floor diva's record, Talib Kweli continues to reign as one of the best rap lyricists around. Heavyweights such as Jay-Z ...

Hip-Hop influences everything from corporate America to your local bodega, as well as fans reading habits. Many MCs have used this colorful art form to explore themes of Black liberation and Black ...

The Milwaukee rapper showed love to legends like Lauryn Hill while also praising upstarts like YKNiece. 8 hours ago Speaking with TV and radio personality Ed Lover on his C'Mon Son podcast, the two ...

The Miners Foundry Cultural Center is pleased to present hip-hop legends Talib Kweli with Skyzoo and Landon Wordswell on Thursday, July 18. The bar opens at 7 p.m. and the show begins at 8 p.m. After ...

Friday falls on the 13th of this month and some unsuperstitious rappers will be testing the waters with new releases. This week, a Detroit rhymer releases his fourth studio album, two rappers from ...

Talib Kweli has made a life in Hip Hop. He has been a prominent emcee for almost 20 years, first as one-half of Black Star (with Mos Def) and then as a solo artist, recording 10 albums and ...

“I didn’t talk my s### last year but I’m talking my s### this year.” People’s Party podcaster Talib Kweli also seemed to agree with some of Charlamagne’s views about the Best Hip-Hop Platform category ...

Yasiin Bey and Talib Kweli of Black Star are the faces of AMIRI’s Fall/Winter 2023 campaign. Founder and creative director Mike Amiri conceived a campaign with the multi-layered music production ...