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Black Star’s Mos Def, Talib Kweli Dabble in Politics at Reunion Show -

Barricades lined the streets of New York’s Times Square Saturday evening. Barack and Michelle Obama dropped into town for dinner and a play (August Wilson revival Joe Turner’s Come and Gone). Just across the street at the Nokia Theatre, a packed house went wild while Mos Def and Talib Kweli...

Mos Def One Off UK Show -

American MC Mos Def is set to play a rare one off show in London later this year.

Mos Def began his career in the seminal hip hop collective Urban Thermo Dynamics. Attracting the attention of iconic rap group De La Soul, Mos Def worked with the Daisy Age gurus...

FREE Download: Reflection Eternal “City Playgrounds” -

I was a little heated when I found out the Reflection Eternal’s new album “Revolutions Per Minute” got pushed back to May from it’s originally-expected April release date. But I’m feeling alright about it now that Kweli and Hi-Tek have leaked yet another one of the album’s tracks. City Playgrounds...

Dead Prez & DJ Green Lantern -

Dead Prez take issue with failing schools, racist police, and a corrupt government, but homophobia and misogyny are A-OK! Teaming up with DJ Green Lantern, famous for dropping gay-bashing diss tracks for Eminem and 50 Cent, hood revolutionaries stic.man and M-1 let some sin slip through on Pulse of The...

Talib Kweli - Gutter Rainbows -

When he spoke of the need for "less misogyny, less curses; let’s put more depth in our verses," in 2007, Talib Kweli’s approach to rap seemed to clang with the attitude of the A-list boasters who fronted the genre. But the Brooklyn rapper who broke out on Rawkus Records with...

Talib Kweli Talks Reflection Eternal Recording, Free Music -

Brooklyn-bred rapper Talib Kweli [click to read] has kept himself busy as of late working with his Blacksmith artists, performing live shows, and putting in his own work at the studio. Speaking with blogsite KevinNottingham.com, Kweli touched on his and Hi-Tek�s [click to read] current project, as well...

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