Talib Kweli News

Glen Reynolds certainly has a lot of momentum behind him these days. He recently released his second solo album, Breakbeat Ice Beneath Me, but this time, he's using the moniker of Grey.

Life + Times sits down with legendary Brooklyn emcee Talib Kweli to break down the lyrics for "Turnt Up," one of the singles from his forthcoming Prisoner of Consciousness LP.

Money tells Lydia Jenkin how his move to New York has brought back memories of the music he loved as a kid Pete Wadams, better known as P-Money, is feeling pretty thankful for the opportunities life is offering at the moment.

Exclusive: Guerilla Union speaks with HipHopDX about how Ol' Dirty Bastard will join Wu-Tang Clan on stage and how Eazy-E will join Bone Thugs-N-Harmony on stage at this year's Rock the Bells.

Rock the Bells will mark its 10th anniversary with some very special guests: The traveling hip-hop festival will take a page from Coachella's Tupac hologram last year and feature "virtual performances" from the late Ol' Dirty Bastard and Eazy-E. According to Pitchfork , the former N.W.A. rapper will "perform" alongside Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, while ... (more)

Lo-fi pioneer Daniel Johnston will be celebrating the 30th anniversary of his album Hi, How Are You? by playing a greatest hits set at the Barbican, joined by Willy Mason, Jeffrey Lewis and pals, who'll be playing covers of his work a The sea will be foaming like a bottle of beer in Newquay as Simian Mobile Disco join headliners Ben Howard, ... (more)

While Kweli is still both introspective and current at times, "Prisoner Of Conscious" is ultimately too formulaic to be considered as a superior album.

Summer is here and what is a better way than sitting on the front stoop, listening to some good albums.

Get ringtones from your favorite artists sent directly to your cell phone. Choose from 1000's of the best names in Hip Hop! As heard on the free stream of Talib Kweli's new "Prisoner Of Conscious," here's the album's closing track featuring Marsha Ambrosius and J. Cole production.

Two years after "Gutter Rainbows" peaked at No. 7 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, Talib Kweli delivers his fifth studio album, "Prisoner of Conscious." "Prisoner of Conscious" went through "different changes" before it's release.

Macklemore was one of the headliners of the 2013 Paid Dues festival held annually in San Bernardino, Calif.

"It's about growth now. We have to grow, and that's the point," recites Talib Kweli on the call-and-response intro to his latest album Prisoner Of Conscious .

We caught up with rapper Talib Kweli in the green room before his Soundcheck appearance at The Jerome L. Greene Space.

R& B singer Ne-Yo , rapper Nas , pop star Cody Simpson and actor Jamie Foxx were among the celebrities who helped to celebrate the arrival of new online music game Gig-It on Tuesday by attending its big launch party in New York.

Get ringtones from your favorite artists sent directly to your cell phone. Choose from 1000's of the best names in Hip Hop! With his "Prisoner Of Conscious" album set to drop next week, Talib Kweli puts his own Brooklyn spin on Drake's "5 AM In Toronto."