Early career (1997-2001)
Kweli made his professional debut in 1997, with an appearance on "Doom," an album by Cincinnati, Ohio group, Mood (Main Flow, Donte, Jahson). In Cincinnati, Kweli also met DJ Hi-Tek and the two collaborated on a few well received underground recordings as Reflection Eternal. Shortly afterwards, upon returning to New York, he reconnected with Mos Def and formed Black Star. Kweli brought along Hi-Tek to produce their first and only album, 1998's Mos Def and Talib Kweli Are Black Star. The album, released amidst a late '90s renaissance of conscious, Afrocentric hip hop, was immediately hailed by critics and achieved modest mainstream success. When Kweli and Mos Def parted ways shortly thereafter, Kweli and Hi-Tek continued their Reflection Eternal partnership on the 2000 album Train of Thought, which was likewise met with critical acclaim, but modest sales.
More about Talib Kweli (From Wikipedia)
Early Life
Born in Brooklyn, Kweli grew up in a highly educated household. His mother is an English professor and his father a sociology professor. As a youth, he was drawn to Afrocentric rappers, read more...
Early Career (1997-2001)
Kweli made his professional debut in 1997, with an appearance on "Doom," an album by Cincinnati, Ohio group, Mood (Main Flow, Donte, Jahson). In Cincinnati, Kweli also met DJ Hi-Tek read more...
Start Of Solo Career (2002-2003)
Following Train of Thought, Kweli and Hi-Tek split as well, and Kweli used his first truly solo debut to attempt a move toward a more mainstream sound. 2002's Quality, accomplished read more...
Rise In Cultural Popularity
In 2004, Talib Kweli, along with Bob Moore's Amazing Mongrels, supported the Beastie Boys on their "Challah At Your Boy World Tour," participated in a photo shoot by the amateur read more...
Middle Career (2004-2006)
In 2004, he released his second solo album and final Rawkus release, The Beautiful Struggle. The album featured much more commercial production, and although Kweli's lyrics retained read more...
Recent Career (2007-2008)
On December 31, 2006, Kweli released nine songs he recorded with acclaimed underground producer Madlib for free download in conjunction with the web site for Stones Throw Records, read more...
Future Projects (2008 And Beyond)
On a New Year's blog Talib Kweli confirmed that he has 3 albums planned for 2008: Prisoner of Conscious, a second Reflection Eternal album, and Party Robot. In the blog, Kweli also read more...
Talib Kweli Documentary
Producer: Cognito Director/Editor: Video Rahim Production and Editorial: Visualuxury, Worldstorm arts lab Associate Producer: Francis Percarpio, Jewell, Rubix, Madori, Corey Smith Cameras: read more...
Talib Kweli Greene (born October 3, 1975), better known as Talib Kweli, is an American MC from Brooklyn, New York. He is one of the best-known and critically, if not commercially, read more...