Talib Kweli
Sign in to saveAmerican rapper from New York
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1975-10-03
- Works
- 2
Top works
- Vibrate Higher
- Radio silence
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Acting
Known for
- A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop — Self2023
- Amazon Music Live: Wu-Tang Clan, Nas, and De La Soul's 'N.Y. State of Mind Tour' — Himself2023
- Mixtape Trilogy: Stories of the Power of Music — Self2022
- jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy — Self (archive footage)2022
- Where We're From: Rise of L.A. Underground Hip Hop — Self2021
- Ice Cold: The Untold Story of Hip Hop Jewelry2020
- The Last O.G. — DJ Racks2018
- Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives2015
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon — Self - Musical Guest2014
- Our Vinyl Weighs a Ton: This Is Stones Throw Records — Self2013
via TMDB
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1,048,904
- Total plays
- 17,628,921
Tags
Hip-Hoprapunderground hip-hophip hopnew york
Talib Kweli Greene (born October 3, 1975 in Brooklyn, New York) is a North American MC known as one of the most prominent rappers in underground hip-hop, and is critically acclaimed frequently, despite not being commercially successful. Kweli first gained recognition through Black Star, a collaboration with fellow MC Mos Def. He released his solo debut album Quality in 2002 and has since released 2004's The Beautiful Struggle, 2005's mixtape album Right About Now, 2007's Eardrum, 2011's Gutter R
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- A review of intervention studies aimed at household energy conservation
· 2005 · cited 1,893x
- Immune evasion in cancer: Mechanistic basis and therapeutic strategies
· 2015 · cited 1,372x
- The Genetic Structure and History of Africans and African Americans
· 2009 · cited 1,270x
- Convergent adaptation of human lactase persistence in Africa and Europe
· 2006 · cited 1,141x
- Nanoceria exhibit redox state-dependent catalase mimetic activity
· 2010 · cited 1,076x
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Key dates
- Born
- 3 October 1975
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Brooklyn
- Occupation
- poet
- Genre
- alternative hip-hop
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Rawkus Records
- Official website
- www.talibkweli.com
- Image
- Talib Kweli - Ilosaarirock 2012.jpg
Connections
Categories
1975 births20th-century American male rappers20th-century American rappers21st-century American male rappers21st-century American rappersAfrican-American male rappersAfrican-American poetsAfrican-American songwritersAlternative hip-hop musiciansAmerican male poetsBlack Star (rap duo) membersCheshire Academy alumni