Music icon Prince is going to be honored for all of his musical contributions at New York City’s famed Carnegie Hall on March 7. Besides being honored by pop music’s elite, Prince will get a tribute from Brooklyn MC Talib Kweli and The Roots. Details concerning which of The Purple one’s songs will get a […]
On his sophomore album A Dream Deferred, Brooklyn MC Skyzoo dedicates a track to one of his hometown heros, director Spike Lee. RELATED: Spike Lee Explains Why Nola Darling Became A Jehovah’s Witness [EXCLUSIVE VIDEO] On “Spike Lee Was My Hero” Skyzoo and Talib Kweli reminisce over diced horns and voluminous percussion by producer Tall Black Guy […]
Brooklyn MC Talib Kweli is known for his cutting words when he is passionate about an issue. He is turning his attentions to New York City’s controversial police practice known as Stop-And-Frisk. Earlier today, Kweli made an appearance at City Hall where he blasted the invasive policy where police frisk random citizens if they appear […]
Brooklyn rhyme spitter Talib Kweli is going to be embarking on a tour this summer. Named the “Prisoners of Consciousness” tour after the upcoming album, Kweli announced the journey will start May 18th in Providence, Rhode Island and wrap up on June 3rd in Indianapolis, Indiana. After announcing his tour, he revealed he and Yasiin […]
Talib Kweli performed at this year’s Howard Homecoming Poetry Cipher where radio station 93.9 WKYS caught up with the Brooklyn emcee to talk about his upcoming album, Black Star reuniting and the “Occupy Wall Street” protest! Brooklyn’s Afro-Latino-Carib Spot: Bembe “The occupy movement is something I am a supporter of. That’s one of the first […]
At this year’s Urbanworld Film Festival poet, professor and co-founder of the Black Arts Movement Sonia Sanchez screened her documentary Shaking Loose Memories . The film is directed by Jamal Joseph and combines interviews with Sanchez and performances of her poems by Amiri Baraka, T.C Carson and others. TheUrbandaily was given a few minutes with […]
Here's a new song from Talib Kweli. It's called "So Disgusting," and it's from his forthcoming mixtape "We Run This Vol. 7."
Talib Kweli teams up with Jean Grae to cook up a macabre visual for their track “Uh Oh” from his album Gutter Rainbows. Oxnard’s Oh No is on the beat. (props to the TSS) RELATED POSTS: Talib Kweli Removes Colt 45 As Sponsor Of Kansas Concert Talib Kweli “How You Love Me” [MUSIC VIDEO] Jean […]
We guess when you’re ‘the cream of rapper crop’ it’s hard to imagine who could fall into the same ranks as you. For Big Daddy Kane, he struggled to give TV One four artists he considered the best from Brooklyn. After himself, Biggie, Jay-Z and Mos Def, he paused and sarcastically asked “Wow, does it […]
Talib Kweli recently took a stand against a concert venue in Lawrence, KS that had brought on Colt 45 to sponsor Kweli’s upcoming concert in the city. Kweli was unhappy about the sponsorship and had them removed.
Nick Cannon is joined by Talib Kweli for "Role Model," the latest cut off of Cannon's forthcoming mixtape "Child Of The Corn," dropping later this month.
