Word: kweli
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Coincidentally, I was watching the concert movie Dave Chappelle's Block Party the other night, in which he puts on a bunch of these alternative hip-hop artists that you talk about in your book - Common, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Kanye West. Other than Kanye, why don't these artists sell as well as the Jay-Zs or the 50 Cents...
...there were also fathers toting strings of children from the pay-per-use showers and white-haired friends perched in camp chairs. The diversity of the audience was obviously attributable to this year’s line-up, which included such varied bands as Vampire Weekend, Sigur Ros, Talib Kweli, the Disco Biscuits, and comedian Chris Rock. There was something for everyone. I knew that there would be this musical diversity when I began my trip, but it still did not help me come to terms with the fact that a burnt-out heavy metal band now occupied the spotlight...
Other panelists included Daren Graves, a professor of education at Simmons College. Brooklyn hip-hop artist Talib Kweli, a main draw for the event, could not attend the panel due to a personal emergency...
...that American rappers react to urban poverty and strife, the Palestinians react to the poverty in the Palestinian territories in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. DAM's signature tune "Meen Irhabi" ("Who's The Terrorist"), sparks the same sentiments as songs by Mos Def and Talib Kweli. Other artists like Gaza's Palestinian Rappers and Egypt's Arabian Knightz help bolster the popularity of the music...
...hooks—just three and a half minutes of Chris Bridges doing some world-class MCing. “Ultimate Satisfaction,” featuring Field Mob, is probably worth hearing at least once or twice. “Runaway Love,” featuring a Talib Kweli-esque wimp-rap beat and an especially nondescript Mary J. Blige, features some poignant (and, more importantly, listenable) storytelling. “Slap” is on the David Banner blues-rap tip, and it’s about time more popular rappers started ripping him off—you can?...