Find the event online here! Being the son of two University professors knowledge has always been a focal point in the life of Brooklyn -bred Talib Kweli – his name means “the seeker or the student” – and since he met several of the members of the rap collective Native Tounges (De La Soul, A Tribe Called Quest, Jungle Brothers) in High School, so has hip hop. In ’94 he met the producer Hi-Tak who inspired him to explore himself as a rapper and even let him feature on five tracks on his group Mood’s album “Doom”. Shortly after that he met Mos Def and formed the group Black Star, who released their now legendary album ”Mos Def & Talib Kweli are Black Star” in ’98. Two years later Talib and Hi-Tek released their collaborative album “Train Of Thought” under the name Reflection Eternal to praise from both reviewers and audience. It wasn’t until his second album “Quality” though that Talib Kweli finally got his mainstream breakthrough with the Kanye West-produced single “Get By”. Since then he has released seven albums, formed the group Idle Warship with the singer Res and most recently released to compilation “Indie 500” with the producer ...
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