Talib Kweli News

 
Talib Kweli, Angela Davis Talk PBS' 'Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975'
Eurweb.com
“These Swedish filmmakers [were] coming to neighborhoods where my parents were spending time,” said Brooklyn-born rapper Talib Kweli at the Television Critics Association press tour in January. “My parents met at New York University in 1968, ...

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Silicon Valley's Metro
Talib Kweli's Idle Warship Comes to Pagoda
Silicon Valley's Metro
Doing the unexpected is nothing new for Talib Kweli and Res, the duo behind alternative R&B/hip hop group Idle Warship, which comes to Pagoda Lounge in San Jose on Saturday. Kweli has made a name for himself as a conscious-underground rapper with a ...


 
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Talib Kweli Honors Black History Month with PBS Documentary
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This important historical chronicle surfaces on PBS's Independent Lens as The Black Power Mixtape 1967–1975, augmented by contemporary commentary by artists like Erykah Badu, Questlove and Talib Kweli. “It gave me a personal context for my existence,” ...
PBS drives black history filmsLansing State Journal

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Vibe
Talib Kweli Remembers Martin Luther King Jr. and His Impact on Hip-Hop
Vibe
In honor of Martin Luther King Day, VIBE took time to chat with beloved rapper Talib Kweli about the first time he heard Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. speak, hip-hop's respect for the holiday, as well the influence Dr. King had on him.

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Sun-Sentinel (blog)
Talib Kweli at Green Room in Fort Lauderdale
Sun-Sentinel (blog)
in downtown Fort Lauderdale will be serving hip-hop cliches, packaged in brown paper love, when it kicks off its Brown Bag Wednesdays party this week with a DJ set by the influential rapper Talib Kweli. Doors open at 10 pm for the 21-and-older show, ...


 
Broward-Palm Beach New Times (blog)
Songs We'd Like Talib Kweli to Spin at Green Room on Feb. 8
Broward-Palm Beach New Times (blog)
2 2012 at 2:44 PM ​When we got word that hip-hop king Talib Kweli would be spinning a DJ set at Green Room next week, the sun, which had been hiding, peeked from behind the clouds. Dolphins leapt up from the waves, hibiscus bloomed, and we smiled.

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Yasiin Bey Discusses Upcoming Black Star Projects With Talib Kweli
This Beat Goes
The rapper says that he is currently working on several solo projects, but added that he is excited about logging some studio time with his longtime friend and partner Talib Kweli. Bey explained that he is recording his ongoing 'Top 40 Underdog' series ...

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