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  1. Nicki Minaj Raps for Romney?

    Tue, 4 Sep 2012

    Even with Obama Care, too much involved. Just give FREE health care to all. @BarackObama what can we do?" Rapper Talib Kweli chalked up Minaj's latest political comments as a public relations stunt. "I doubt Nicki seriously supports Romney

  2. Entrepreneurial Tightrope: Put some energy behind your ideas

    Tue, 1 May 2012

    music to help raise test scores and literacy. Blake's big inspiration came in high school. While listening to rapper Talib Kweli he heard the lines, "You stoppin' us is preposterous like an androgynous misogynist/ You're pickin' the wrong

  3. Opinion: The 50 Best Albums Of 2011

    Thu, 5 Jan 2012

    jam like "Stay The Course" and keeping company with Talib Kweli and De La Soul's Posdnuos, the next he's delivering listen. Favorite Tracks: "Stay The Course" (Featuring Talib Kweli and Posdnuos) "Warning Call" (Featuring Tom Vek

  4. Review: Black Sheep’s “From The Black Pool Of Genius”

    Tue, 13 Jul 2010

    just a “get yours” kind of track. Again, Dres shows he now would sit well beside the likes of Common, Mos Def and Talib Kweli . “Born To Che” is one of the strongest, yet simultaneously most controversial tracks on the record. In it, Dres discusses

  5. Review: Mos Def’s “The Ecstatic”

    Thu, 11 Jun 2009

    Stakes Is High” album.) In 1998, he teamed up with Talib Kweli and recorded their now-classic Black Star album. A year later windows all summer, Mos Def teams up with his friend Talib Kweli ! (The world needs another Black Star album! ) This track is proof

  6. A Tale of Two Festivals

    Thu, 26 Mar 2009

    it not been for our cunning (and native) On Campus crew, there’s no chance I’d have found the Scoot Inn ( Talib Kweli and Hi-Tek? Who knew?) on the east side of Interstate 35 -- virtually inaccessible to the uninitiated. So

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  1. A Tale of Two Festivals

    Thu, 26 Mar 2009

    it not been for our cunning (and native) On Campus crew, there’s no chance I’d have found the Scoot Inn ( Talib Kweli and Hi-Tek? Who knew?) on the east side of Interstate 35 -- virtually inaccessible to the uninitiated. So

  2. The 50 Best Albums of 2008: Nos. 25 to 1

    Wed, 31 Dec 2008

    80s and early-'90s. De La Soul and A Tribe Called Quest leave large, evident shadows here. Common, Mos Def and Talib Kweli are also obvious influences. Danny! is a gifted beat-maker, bringing to mind luminaries like Prince Paul, the Dust

  3. It Isn't Easy Being the Commish

    Sun, 28 Jan 2007

    totally in touch with the players in his league; one who rocks Sean John suits, instead of Armani; one who would have Talib Kweli perform at All-Star halftimes instead of Cowboy Troy; one who seems more concerned with being Robin Hood instead of

  4. New York Hip-hop Summit Draws Stars

    Fri, 15 Jun 2001

    Naughty by Nature and 2 Live Crew mingled with hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons and up-and-coming rappers including Talib Kweli during Tuesday's opening session. Today's speakers were to include Queen Latifah and Sean Combs (a k a Puff Daddy

  5. New York Hip-hop Summit Draws Stars

    Fri, 15 Jun 2001

    Naughty by Nature and 2 Live Crew mingled with hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons and up-and-coming rappers including Talib Kweli during Tuesday's opening session. Today's speakers were to include Queen Latifah and Sean Combs (a k a Puff Daddy

  6. Rappers Adopt Stricter Warning Labels

    Fri, 15 Jun 2001

    concerned. I'm a parent myself that's why I put the [warning label] sticker on there," said Campbell. Rising star Talib Kweli agreed that many rappers feel parental concerns. "I'm a parent and I would say the vast majority of hip-hop artists

  7. New York Hip-hop Summit Draws Stars

    Thu, 14 Jun 2001

    Naughty by Nature and 2 Live Crew mingled with hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons and up-and-coming rappers including Talib Kweli during Tuesday's opening session. Today's speakers were to include Queen Latifah and Sean Combs (a k a Puff Daddy

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  1. Talib Kweli Breaks Out With 'Eardrum'

    Tue, 21 Aug 2007

    I'm Laura Marquez in New York from hard edge to newcomers in the Indy circuit to a musical miniseries event this week's new releases happy you all year. After years of working with such acclaimed artists as most African roots and a Tribe Called Quest folly. Releases this week this album a was an

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