Word: talib
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...that's more personal, political and spiritual than the bulk of what passes for Top-40 rap today. These are young acts but experienced: Q-Tip, 29, is a former member of A Tribe Called Quest and is releasing his first solo effort. Mos Def, 25, has performed with Talib Kweli as the duo Black Star. And the Roots has five albums under its belt; its members have now honed their skills and are ready for prime time...
...fact it may be both. Talib Kweli in "Manifesto" asks, "all the real MC's can meet me outside, so we can decide how we gonna change the tide." Black Star certainly acknowledge the challenge of hip hop--elsewhere, Kweli rhymes "an A&R told me that I use too many catchphrases, true I'm trying to catch all my people in all different stages, all different phases...
...TALIB KWELI...
...Talib Kweli are Black Star dropped, and the praise continues. One of my boys wrote me an e-mail message from upstate Massachussetts specifically to confess his amazement: "Yo this LP is ridiculous. Every track is plain dope. The beats are phat, the lyrics are intelligent, and yet it still has the feel of a demo." To this day I wonder how he managed to italicize using Pine...