Subject: Talib Kweli

• Monday Music Junkie: New Radiohead, Robert Pollard, Puscifer, and More

  October 1, 2007

• Monday Music Junkie: Mos Def & Talib Kweli, Malcom Middleton, Islands and More

  February 4, 2008

• In Case You Missed It

  February 9, 2008

• Monday Music Junkie

  March 31, 2008

• Music

  June 4, 2009

• Babu / Various Artists

  August 1, 2002

• Various Artists

  November 28, 2002

• Count Down

  February 13, 2003

• I'm the DJ, He's the Rapper: An interview with DJ Jazzy Jeff

  In the late '80s and early '90s, the smack-talkin', party-startin' Philadelphia duo DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince provided millions of young American suburbanites their first introduction to the joys of hip-hop. credit: nathalie@gunpowder-3.tv With multi-platinum-selling status and unforgettable songs like "Girls Ain't Nothing But Trouble," "Parents Just Don't Understand" (which won the first-ever rap Grammy), "Nightmare On My Street" (which, full disclosure, I memorized and performed in a

  June 4, 2009

• The Download: New J. Period & Q-Tip Mixtape

  For the past month, DJ and remix artist J. Period has been leaking bits and pieces from his tribute to the former A Tribe Called Quest member and current solo artist Q-Tip. He made the entire mixtape available last Tuesday and by Thursday, it had been downloaded over 20,000 times. Along with Q-Tip's timeless prose, the release includes a star-studded cast of extras. From the press release: "This unprecedented mixtape arrives on the heels of Q-Tip's critically-acclaimed album, The Renaissance

  February 17, 2009

• New from InnateSounds: D/Will MP3, Daru and Rena video y mas

  Our brother in arms Miles Bonny is hard at work updating his roster of beatlicious music at InnateSounds, and the latest to come out of that corner is a song by Kansas City MC and producer D/Will and a video of Michigan duo Daru and Rena. MP3: D/Will, "Fresh off the Charger" Look for D/Will's upcoming album, Battery Effect, soon. This is the first we've heard of Daru. Apparently, he's a drummer who has beat the skins live for Black Milk, Talib Kweli's Idle Warship and Slum Village. He's a p

  March 16, 2009

• The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum's new hip-hop CD rounds the plates, riles up the club

  Hank Aaron and Jackie Rob/Cool Papa Bell and Hank Leonard/Yeah, they set the stage/But the baddest of them all was prob'ly Satchel Paige/Yeah, clear as the air you breathe/This beat is ballin' like the Negro League That isn't the rap of your usual children's entertainer - some kind of square, after-school-special hip-hop dabbler. Far from it. That verse is intoned by none other than the Doggfather himself, Snoop Dogg, on a compilation album of raps and R&B out today benefiting Kansas City's Neg

  March 24, 2009

• Talib Kweli

  August 23, 2007

• The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum calls on some all-stars to raise much-needed money

  April 2, 2009

• The Download

  January 31, 2008

• Dutch Newman

  January 10, 2008

• The Download

  November 1, 2007

• Talib Kweli

  March 29, 2007

• The Download

  Little Brother

  February 15, 2007

• The Download

  Chocolate Swim

  January 11, 2007

• Tanya Morgan

  April 20, 2006

• To the Max

  Kansas homeboy Joc Max has been on the scene long enough to wear a general’s uniform, but he still gets down in the trenches making music of his own

  April 20, 2006

• Spray-On Soul

  March 30, 2006

• Talib Kweli

  April 23, 2009

• John Legend

  Saturday, July 9, at the Uptown Theater.

  July 7, 2005

• Pete Rock

  Saturday, April 9, at Kabal.

  April 7, 2005

• Plaid Comeback

  Valis revives grunge without malice.

  March 18, 2004

• Revenge of the Nerds

  So-called nerd rap is a way of life for the Def Jux family.

  April 1, 2004

• Talib Kweli

  Tuesday, July 1, at the Granada.

  June 26, 2003

• Lounge Wizards

  Top Lyricists bring their Lounge acts to the Hurricane.

  January 16, 2003

• 100 Albums and Running

  A Change for the better tops the list of 2002's best records.

  December 26, 2002

• Lethal Approach

  Microphone masters Mac Lethal and Approach form an unlikely alliance.

  May 24, 2001

• Quiet Storm

  Talib Kweli speaks softly, but his new album is creating a loud buzz.

  November 16, 2000

• Jurassic 5/Dilated Peoples/Talib Kweli

  The Granada -- Friday, May 5, 2000

  May 4, 2000

• Veloci-rappers

  The old-school hip-hop ensemble Jurassic 5 takes rap back to the old school with inventive lyrics and a too-damn-hype live show.

  May 4, 2000

• Concert Review: Talib Kweli and DJ Hi-Tek are Reflection Eternal

  Brooklyn's Talib Kweli and Cincinnati-born D Hi-Tek collaborated as Reflection Eternal on the monumental album, Train of Thought, then waited ten years before making a Reflection Eternal follow-up, which is due out this summer. So I worried when the duo abandoned the Granada's stage last night at 11 p.m., having performed for a little over an hour. Obviously, these guys don't mind keeping a fan waiting."You know we couldn't leave y'all like that," Hi-Tek reassured as the duo quickly reemerged an

  April 27, 2009

• Nas and Damian Marley at the Beaumont Club

  Everyone just needs to smoke a little more weed.  This was my conclusion once Damian Marley took the stage last night at the Beaumont Club with his incredible band, two military-green-clad backup singers and a guy who tirelessly waved a red, gold and green Rastafarian flag at center stage. Though there's no smoking allowed anywhere inside (not owner Bill Nigro's preference, either), fragrant smoke signals went up all over the venue. Instantly, it felt just like the Smokin' Grooves shows

  June 27, 2009

• Official Guide: 2009 Pitch Music Showcase and Awards

  August 6, 2009

• Steddy P.'s Style Like Mind Tour kicks off tonight, tomorrow, Saturday...

  Style Like Mind CD art by Magic8 Designs​This is the launch of a long, spaced-out journey for Steddy P. His Style Like Mind Tour is about to blast off into 15 cities in seven states. First things first: tonight in Lawrence, Steddy, along with comrades DJ MAHF and Approach, will tear the roof off the Jackpot. Then, it's off to the Record Bar Friday night and the Blue Note in Columbia, Missouri, on Saturday. "Thanks to Mr. Ben Bounce, I can be as weird as I wanna be," Steddy P says by way of int

  September 10, 2009

• The Beatbox: Steddy P.

  October 15, 2009

• Dammit. More Robots?

  Not only did we get some Robot Koch yesterday (say it out loud, and then it's funny), we also have some Party Robots, courtesy of Idle Warship -- more popularly known by its individual members Talib Kweli, Res, and Graph Nobel. ​Idle Warship welcomes you to our first full length offering, Party Robot. This started out as a path to musical freedom. When we established Idle Warship, we did it for us. Now that we are giving you this music, Idle Warship no longer belongs to us, it belongs to t

  November 20, 2009