"I got a doctorate in rockin' it," he proclaims on prime Kaytranada chop "Traveling Light." But if there's one line that encapsulates this compact set, it's "Documentin' the struggle, I'm huddlin' with historians," placed over the Alchemist's swirling soul, ideally suited for the dissemination of realism and wisdom.
It really is a shame when superb talent gets snuffed out and the world really never gets a chance to drink in the amazing talent they possess.Seven months after he and Styles P released The Seven, Talib Kweli offered his eighth proper solo album, his first since 2015's Fuck the Money. This is the case of Lamont “Big L” Coleman. Murdered in ’99 (a case that still remains unsolved sadly), Big L was developing into an underground legend and was reportedly on his way to blowing up on Roc-A-Fella Records when he was tragically gunned down. His debut album, Lifestylez Ov Tha Poor & Dangerous, is now seen as a classic in many Hip Hop circles and heads were eagerly waiting for a posthumous album filled with material he was working on before his demise. The underground anthem “Ebonics” was already killing ’em, and other cuts like “Casualties Of A Dice Game” and “Size ‘Em Up” were further establishing the legacy Big L was on his way to set. On The Big Picture, fans were indeed given that post-death material that got eaten immediately. Cuts like the BLISTERING “’98 Freestyle” (O GAWD that Beavis & Butthead line is still among the most quoted lines in all of Hip Hop to this day), the collab with 2Pac “Deadly Combination”, and “The Heist” all brought L’s family his first gold plaque. Mos Def & Talib Kweli are Black Star - Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star (1998)īig L is now immortalized as one of Hip Hop’s most treasured and witty lyricists.ġ.
The definitive pure Hip Hop album came from the depth of the collab between Mos Def and Talib Kweli. Their self-titled debut album was as invigorating as cold water on a hot summer day and as refreshing as Gatorade after a basketball game. Taking it back to an era where it was strictly and only about rhymes and substance over fitting production, this album is BDP, Public Enemy and EPMD in one album – and it was long overdue.
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#Talib kweli radio silence zip skin#Ĭhoosing substance and consciousness over materialism and gangster overtones, Mos and Kweli pay homage to the Black queen on “Brown Skin Lady” while educating the masses of acquiring self-identity on “KOS”, which as vital as anything else hitting the streets. Over incredible production from the likes of J. Period, and Da Beatminerz, Black Star served us with food that we still can’t fully get enough of, and this classic is deserving of its title as the best album to emerge from the Rawkus era.Mavis Staples lived through the civil rights era, and as a member of The Staple Singers, she sang legendary protest songs like "Freedom Highway" as people like Martin Luther King Jr (who was a fan of the group) were fighting for a version of America where everyone was equal, no matter the color of their skin. Fast forward over half a century to today, where we have a president who is unable to condemn white supremacists and neo-nazis, and it sadly appears that we still need fighters like the ones we had in the '60s. Some hope and feelings of solidarity come from the fact that Mavis herself is not only still around and still making awesome music, but that she's tackling those issues head-first on this year's If All I Was Was Black. The album was written and produced by Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy, making this the third album they've made together, and the pair work together so naturally at this point.
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