Iron Solomon esta preparando la salida de su álbum debut Monster que tiene como fecha de lanzamiento el 27 de Marzo, como adelanto nos deja el single The Empire en el colabora al micro Talib Kweli. El single esta disponible para adquirirlo en iTunes.

Para el próximo año Talib Kweli esta preparando un nuevo álbum titulado Prisoner of Conscious y como adelanto nos deja el videoclip del single Distractions que produce Oh No. El clip esta dirigido por The ICU.

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Mensaje de Talib Kweli sobre la canción: “A little less a year ago, I got a beat from one of my favorite producers, Oh No, that I felt would be a perfect sound bed for the album I was working on, Prisoner Of Conscious. As I played the beat over and over trying to write lyrics, I kept finding myself distracted. By the TV, by twitter, by trivial things. I realized then that the beat was asking me to write about Distractions. Beats talk to me. They tell me what to rap about, they suggest a guest for the song. One of the things I was distracted by was the news coming from Tahrir Square last year. The Arab Spring was unlike anything I’ve seen in my lifetime. Beginning with a vegetable cart owner named Mohammed Bouazizi setting himself on fire in Tunisia to protest general unfair treatment, the Arab Spring spread like wildfire to Sudan and then to Egypt, as thousands of protestors occupied Tahrir Square to call for corrupt president Hosni Mubarak to step down. The first line that I wrote for my song Distractions was, “they say it ain’t about the spoils of war, but turn around and tell you how much more the oil will cost.” This was inspired by the Arab Spring. Fast forward to September, 2011. Occupy Wall Street exploded into the collective consciousness of the world, but it started right here in New York City. I didn’t understand that this protest was something that was ongoing at first, so I did not pay much attention in the beginning. However, when I saw my contemporaries like Lupe Fiasco bringing blankets and Immortal Technique making multiple trips, I knew this was something I had a responsibility to be involved in. I went to Zucotti Park the day after I arrived back in NY. I traveled with Jamie Kilstein and Allison Kilkenny from Citizen Radio, and res, my partner in Idle Warship. What I saw made me proud of my hometown. Sure, I probably saw some homeless people. If the homeless aren’t in the 99 percent, who is? What was more prevalent was the organization, the sense of community. I saw students, musicians, wall street types, blue collar types, older activists and fresh faced newbies. It was the most democratic, American thing I had ever witnessed. And to think, it was inspired by the Arab Spring, just like my song! I was asked to address the crowd at the General Assembly, which is a daily gathering to discuss the issues at hand and how the people can move forward. Even though I am accustomed to being an entertainer, the thought of addressing people who were literally giving everything they had to this cause was a bit overwhelming. It was in that moment that I made the connection between my song Distractions and OWS. I sort of sputtered out Distractions, because this was the first time I was ever saying it out loud. The response to it has been nice, largely because a clip of it has made the rounds online. However, it wasn’t me kicking a verse that resonated the most with the people actually at Zucotti Park, it is what I said from my heart. When I stopped rapping and addressed the people directly, I had, in my opinion, a bigger impact. It showed me the humanity of the movement. We were one, stripped of our titles. I strive to be a great artist. But I also strive to be a greater man. I am not here to convince you one way or the other about Occupy Wall Street. I know how I feel about the movement and that’s good enough for me. I was so inspired by what those people are doing for our future that I wanted to celebrate them in the video for Distractions. I had some reservations about it. I did not want to appear like I was capitalizing. I hope that people see this video as I intended it, as a love letter to the Occupy Movement everywhere. Here it is, enjoy! For more information on Occupy Wall Street, including how you can participate, please visit http://occupywallst.org One love to my good friend Darryl Phillips, who always comes through for me and speaks truth to power. – Talib Kweli

Talib Kweli y Yasiin Bey nos dejan un nuevo adelanto de su próximo trabajo como Black Star, la mixtape Black Star Aretha, un tributo que le hace el grupo a la legendaria cantante Aretha Franklin. El leak que nos dejan en esta ocasion es You Already Knew producido por Oh No.

Talib Kweli y Yasiin Bey aka Mos Def se vuelven a unir como Black Star y nos dejan el single Fix Up producido por Madlib. El single ya esta disponible para adquirir en iTunes.

The Away Team nos presentan su ultimo leak Take Air el cual se encuentra como cara b del su single Set It Off en el que colaboraba Talib Kweli y Rapsody que pertenece a su próximo álbum Scars & Stripes que se edita el 11 de Octubre.

Band Practice Pt. II es el primer single del próximo álbum de 9th Wonder titulado The Wonder Years que tiene como fecha de lanzamiento el 27 de Septiembre, este LP contiene las colaboraciones de Phonte, Raekwon, Talib Kweli, Blu, Skyzoo, Tanya Morgan, Big Remo entre otros.

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El beatmaker francés Shuko nos deja su nueva mixtape titulada Foundation Vol.2 que esta presentada por DJ Green Lantern y mezclada por los componentes de Snowgoons, DJ Illegal y DJ XRated. La mixtape contiene las colaboraciones de Talib Kweli, Vinnie Paz, Heltah Skeltah, Keith Murray, Canibus, ILL Bill, The Clipse, Ras Kass, Doujah Raze entre otros. Después del salto podéis escuchar el snippet del trabajo.

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Versión extendida del videoclip de Talib Kweli del tema Uh Oh en el que colabora la femcee Jean Grae y que pertenece al último álbum del eMCee de Brooklyn Gutter Rainbows. Dirige el clip Stephen Mallet.

Ya esta disponible la nueva mixtape de Jean Grae Cookies or Comas que es un adelanto de su próximo álbum Cake or Death que saldrá este otoño. La mixtape esta presentada por DJ Drama y han contado con las colaboraciones de Styles P., Talib Kweli y Pharoahe Monch. De los beats se han encargado  Boogie Blind, Ski Beatz, entre otros.

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Talib Kweli nos presenta su último videoclip del single Mr. International extraído de su último LP Gutter Rainbows. Dirige el clip Niim The Dream junto con Nigel Hall.