On Nov. 7, The Blue Note hosts rap legend Talib Kweli, and platforms local rappers Damoe Donjuan, Reaceyung and Tef Poe ...

Two longtime staples of New York rap, Brooklyn’s Talib Kweli and Yonkers’ Styles P, toured together earlier this year, and last week they released a collaborative EP, The Seven. They were joined by ...

Back in the day (circa 1998), an underground rap slab hit the streets and it was called Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star. So, unlike most of the bling-obsessed pop-rappers who dominated the late ...

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 ...

Whether he likes it or not, Talib Kweli has become the Jiminy Cricket of hip-hop. The musician – who has been writing and performing for almost 20 years, both as a solo artist and as half of Black ...

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 ...

Even though I'm just now getting around to writing this review, my hip-hop arm is still sore from last Saturday's Elevated Minds Festival at the Gallivan Center. For the... Even though I'm just now ...

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The first Black Star album was released in Sept. 1998 to critical acclaim, immediately launching the solo careers for the duo of Talib Kweli and Yasiin Bey, formerly known as Mos Def. The pair of New ...

Outspoken hip-hop veteran Talib Kweli isn’t happy with Gene Simmons’ recent remarks that he’s “looking forward to the death of rap.” After the Kiss frontman told Rolling Stone that he’s “looking ...

Talib Kweli publicly labelled Kanye West a “poser” in response to Ye’s “backpack rap” comments during his extensive Drink Champs interview. The Black Star member took to Instagram to share his ...