Ep. 59 - TALIB KWELI ("Get By")
Emerging from Brooklyn in the late 1990s, Talib Kweli has carved out a reputation as a gifted lyricist and has been called \u201cone of this generation\u2019s most poetic MCs\u201d by AllMusic.com. A prolific collaborator, he is a member of multiple duos, including Reflection Eternal with DJ Hi-Teck, Black Star with Yasiin Bey (formerly known as Mos Def), and Idle Warship with vocalist Res. He has placed seven releases in the Top 10 on Billboard\u2019s R&B and Hip Hop Albums chart, and has found success with the solo hit \u201cGet By,\u201d which was produced by Kanye West. Additional hits include the Top 5 Black Star track \u201cDefinition,\u201d the chart-topping Reflection Eternal singles \u201cMove Somethin\u2019\u201d and \u201cThe Blast,\u201d and the Top 5 single \u201cOne Four Love Pt. 1,\u201d which was included on the Hip Hop for Respect EP he organized with Mos Def. Additionally, he and Common collaborated on \u201cGet \u2018Em High\u201d from Kanye West\u2019s The College Dropout album. Kweli recently contributed to \u201cThe Killing Season\u201d from A Tribe Called Quest\u2019s 2016 comeback album that debuted at #1 on the Billboard album charts. Others with whom he\u2019s collaborated include John Legend, Pharrell Williams, J Dilla, The Roots, Will.i.am, KRS-One, Consequence, Anderson Paak, Anthony Hamilton, Mary J. Blige, Raheem DeVaughan, Norah Jones, Musiq Soulchild, Sizzla, Justin Timberlake, and Jay-Z.