Profile
Famous as :
RapperBirth Name :
Talib Kweli GreeneBirth Date :
October 03, 1975Birth Place :
Brooklyn, New York City, USASpouse :
Darcel Turner (author), DJ Eque (since 9-May-09)Claim to fame :
Album "Quality" (2002)
Talib Kweli Gets Hitched
May 11, 2009 02:05:19Hip-hop performer Talib Kweli is a married man now that he has made his union with girlfriend DJ Eque official. The pair exchanged wedding vows at a private residence in Bel Air, California on Saturday, May 9.
Attending the intimate wedding affair were Kweli and Eque's family and some celebrity friends, including Queen Latifah, ?uestlove, and actor Adam Rodriguez. No other details of the affair have been publicly shared though.
Video Premiere: Talib Kweli's 'The Perfect Beat' Feat. KRS-One
August 27, 2008 09:08:15A music video for single "The Perfect Beat", which is taken from Talib Kweli's 2007 third studio effort called "Eardrum", has just been premiered. The video features rapper KRS-One and was recorded during Talib's recent performance at Los Angeles' Shrine Auditorium in April.
The music video shows both fellas rapping the tune which samples Bob Marley's "Do It Twice", on stage. It shows the audience of the Street Sounds Music Festival watching their performance in a high excitement.
Video Premiere: Talib Kweli's 'Eat to Live'
June 26, 2008 10:06:22New music video from hip-hop artist Talib Kweli for his latest single has just been premiered on June 25. The new clip, directed by ICU and Paul Biedrzycki, was being made to accompany Talib's new single "Eat to Live", taken from his latest LP "Eardrum".
Just like the song title the video tells about people's attempt to find food, example of nutritious food
and starvation problem. The scenes start with the story of a little boy who is searching to find something to eat, then in the midway of the clip, Talib inserted short clips about kids who have starvation problem and also him advising about the right food for kids.
Video Premiere: Talib Kweli's 'Hostile Gospel Part 1'
February 19, 2008 02:02:21Talib Kweli has pulled out another single and its music video from his charting album, "Eardrum" (2007). The song "Hostile Gospel Pt. 1 (Deliver Us)" that samples electronic band Space's "Deliverance" receives its music video premiere.
The video opens with a scene in Lagos, Nigeria and about the song itself, Kweli who rapped "Hip-Hop is not a Nation" explained to Hip-HopDX.com, "I don't think we necessarily need to be a nation. A nation is bigger than a genre of music or a lifestyle. A nation requires nation-building. It requires real structure. That's not what Hip Hop is about. Hip Hop is about rebelling and being free - not that a nation isn't about being free, but nation-building needs leaders and I'm not sure that Hip Hop needs leaders."
Video Premiere: Talib Kweli's 'Everything Man'
November 15, 2007 10:11:50Talib Kweli is pulling out 'Everything Man' as the third single from his August-released album 'Eardrum'. The music video for the track has just been premiered also.
Upon its release, 'Eardrum' opened at #2 on Billboard Hot 200. The album has received generally good reviews, which is an upgrade to Kweli's music career. The rapper has already mapped out a plan to release his next album which is tentatively titled 'Prisoner of Conscious'. No information regarding its release yet.
Demand Talib Kweli in Your College for Free!
September 14, 2007 01:09:20
In celebration of his charting album, Talib Kweli is holding a contest for 5 colleges. The hip-hop artist will visit the college across U.S. that demand him the most, for free!
The basic rule is to visit eventful.com, find out your college and click the "join" button. One person is allowed only one submission per college. The competition has been opened since August 21 and will be closed on Wednesday, October 17 at 2 p.m.
Talib Kweli's Bonus Track Feat. Justin Timberlake Leaks
August 18, 2007 01:08:28
Just days before Talib Kweli's album hit the street, a track called 'The Nature' that supposes to be a bonus track only has leaked online. Apart from being early, what's interesting from this song is its featured artist, Justin Timberlake.
The song is understood to be a bonus only because it speaks sympathy on Third World children who have to struggle in their life. The rapper generally criticizes what politic and communication have done on today's world. At one point the lyric said "Where the kids get they ammunition/ You can't get no nutrition or any type of suitable living condition" and later on "Don't nobody talk no more/ They all text message".
Talib Kweli to Headline Virgin College Mega Tour
March 20, 2007 11:03:57
In its fourth cycle, Virgin College Mega Tour (VCMT) presents rapper Talib Kweli as the headliner of the festival. Besides Kweli, the power-pop band Sugarcult as well as Something Corporate's ex guitarist William Tell are also scheduled to perform on stage.
The reason Kweli is invited to perform this year is because the producer wants to have a hip-hop theme. "We've always wanted to mix it from a genre standpoint," said Marty Berman, the CEO of Integrate Marketing that produces this year's event.
The event is formed as a result of co-sponsorship between Stride Gum and Major Baseball Properties. There will be 18 dates that begins on April 7 at House of Blues, Las Vegas and ends on May 5 at Johnson & Wales University, Providence, Rhode Island. Within the dates, 12 venues are slated at press time.
Wu-Tang Clan Announced Dates for A Month-Long Summer Tour
July 11, 2006 11:07:48
American hip hop group Wu-Tang Clan has announced dates for a month-long summer tour that will include performances at San Diego's Street Scene, two Rock the Bells concerts and a pair of intimate shows at New York's Webster Hall.
The tour, held as a follow up to the string of warm-up shows they played earlier this year, will feature all the original members from the music act except Ol' Dirty Bastard, who died in 2004.
"Block Party" Studded with R&B and Hip-Hop Stars
March 06, 2006 10:03:37
Fans of R&B and hip-hop music should be delighted to watch "Block Party." Depicting the situation in rehearsals and backstage, this documentary about Dave Chappelle's dream concert features some of the most gifted and socially conscious hip-hop and R&B artists, among others Kanye West, Mos Def, John Legend, Talib Kweli, The Fugees, Erykah Badu, plus Big Daddy Kane. And all appear in his show held on a corner in Bedford-Stuyvesant.
"Block Party" begins with Chappelle goes around to offer some golden tickets to the party days before the show to random citizens and acquaintances which include a convenience-store owner and a couple of probation officers while also invites the Central State University marching band to join the musical lineup. Directed by Michel Gondry, the docu also shows the scenes in which he delivers a megaphone-amped party invitation to "the Huxtables" of "Cosby Show" fame and clowns with neighborhood kids as he passes through a street of Brooklyn townhouses.
