Talib Kweli

Alicia Keys, Pearl Jam, REM And More Speak Out Against Backpage Sex Ads

Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Video, Backpage Sex Trafficking, Talib Kweli, Village Voice Media, The Roots, Alicia Keys, Nicholas Kristof, Sex Trafficking, Rem, Village Voice, Backpage.com, New York News

The backlash against Village Voice Media's ownership of Backpage.com continues with a group of high-profile musicians speaking out against the controv...

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'The Black Power Mixtape': Who's Telling You Your Stories?

Naima Ramos-Chapman | Posted 01.07.2012

Read More: Danny Glover, Sundance Film Festival, The Black Power Mixtape, Talib Kweli, Göran Hugo Olsson, Erykah Badu, John Forte, Postbourgie, Black Voices News
Naima Ramos-Chapman

Left neglected in a Swedish TV station's cellar for 30 years, Black Power Mixtape includes "socially conscious" artists and a sweet soundtrack crafted by ?uestlove... what was there not to love? How about everything minus the soundtrack?

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Trymaine Lee

Rapper Bun B Joins Occupy Houston: 'Don't Just Tweet About It. Be About It.'

HuffingtonPost.com | Trymaine Lee | Posted 12.14.2011

Read More: Bun B, Occupy the Hood, Rappers and Occupy Wall Street, Talib Kweli, Kanye West, Russell Simmons, Occupy Wall Street, Occupy Oakland, Occupy Houston, Black Voices News

First, hip hop mogul Russell Simmons joined the Occupy Wall Street protesters in New York City to rally against corporate greed and corruption. Then r...

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WATCH: Anti-Flag, Talib Kweli And The Music Of Occupy Wall Steet

Posted 12.10.2011

Read More: Wall Street Protest, Talib Kweli, Immortal Technique, Anti-Flag, Ny News, Occupy Wall Street, Zucotti Park, Michael Franti, New York News, #Occupywallstreet, Jeff Magnum, New York News

There is no amplification allowed in Zucotti Park, home of the Occupy Wall Street protest in New York. It's why protesters have to use "the people's m...

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Talib Kweli Makes Surprise Performance At Wall Street Protest

The Huffington Post | Gazelle Emami | Posted 12.07.2011

Read More: Jeff Mangum Wall Street, Wall Street Protests, Video, Talib Kweli, Occupy Wall Street, Michael Franti, Jeff Mangum, #Occupywallstreet, Talib Kweli Occupy Wall Street, Culture News

Talib Kweli is the latest musician to offer his support to the Occupy Wall Street movement. He showed up at New York's Liberty Plaza Thursday night fo...

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Olsson's The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975: The Revolution Will Be Documented

E. Nina Rothe | Posted 11.08.2011

Read More: Talib Kweli, Danny Glover, Black Panthers, Sweden, Göran Hugo Olsson, Erykah Badu, Stokely Carmichael, The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975, Angela Davis, Black Power Movement, Mutabaruka, Black Power Mixtape Movie, Black Power Mixtape Review, Black Power Mixtape Film, Culture News
E. Nina Rothe

Swedish filmmaker Göran Hugo Olsson's documentary The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 is one of those once-in-a-lifetime films which seamlessly reaches the full cinematic goal of changing its viewers' world for good.

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Lauryn Hill To Perform Landmark Album In Full

Posted 07.25.2011

Read More: Nas, Cypress Hill, Cypress Hil, Talib Kweli, Gza, Rock the Bells, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, Mos Def, Erykah Badu, Rza, Mobb Deep, Lauryn Hill, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Raekwon, Entertainment News

The 8th annual touring rap festival Rock The Bells announced it's lineup today, and it will be headlined by Lauryn Hill who coincidentally celebrates ...

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THE COUNTDOWN: First Attack Ad Released.. Ed Bus Gets An Action Figure

The Huffington Post | Jen Sabella | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chicago Mayors Race, The Countdown, Talib Kweli, Rahm Emanuel, Gery Chico, Chicago Mayoral Race, Ed Bus, Chicago Politics, Chicago Mayor, Miguel Del Valle, Video, Chicago News

After too many days inside, some of us are ready for a trip to the bar, or perhaps a political snowball fight. With 18 days until election day, we hav...

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An Interview With Common

Timothy Cooper | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Universal Mind Control, Transcontinental Railroad, Kanye West, Dead Prez, Smokin? Aces, Mos Def, Nas, Hip-Hop, Talib Kweli, Terminator Salvation, Krs-One, Summer, American Gangster, Chicago, Just Wright, The Believer, Rakim, Entertainment News
Timothy Cooper

The man who would become known to the world as Common has been blessed with a bountiful career in an industry that feasts on the forgettable tastes of one-hit wonders.

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OkayAfrica Heats Up Prospect Park (VIDEOS, SLIDESHOW)

Alex Thornton | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Zakee Kuduro, Bajah + the Dry Eye Crew, Nycbeat, Sierra Leon, Ghana, Brooklyn, Owen Biddle, Blitz the Ambassador, The Roots, Black Thought, Fela!, Talib Kweli, Okayafrica, Celebrate Brooklyn!, Bandshell at Prospect Park, Sahr Ngaugah, Dragons of Zynth, Prospect Park, Questlove, Captain Kirk, Kamal, Okayplayer, Slidepollajax, New York News
Alex Thornton

Last night over 12,000 eager listeners packed every inch of the Prospect Park Bandhell while thousands more waited outside of the gates when they we...

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HuffPost Video Premiere: Reflection Eternal's "Ballad Of The Black Gold"

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Reflection Eternal, Talib Kweli, BP Oil Spill, Rap, Hi-Tek, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

2010-07-06-reflectioneternal.jpg Reflection Eternal created the piece to raise awareness of dubious oil drilling in Africa. Here is HuffPost's premiere of the video as well as a video commentary.

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Diamond District Brings D.C. Hip Hop to L.A. (VIDEO)

John Wellington Ennis | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Talib Kweli, United States, Dj Shadow, Hip Hop, Oddisee, Diamond District, Mos Def, Rapping, Los Angeles News
John Wellington Ennis

Diamond District's socially conscious lyrics are a welcome relief from the materialism of mainstream rap. Their voices seem bigger than their years, their flows sharpened with a DC drawl, and their delivery confident.

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SXSW Band Rumors Run Rampant

Mark R. Collins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Kid Cudi, Mgmt, Kanye West, Perez Hilton, Outkast, Gorillaz, Erykah Badu, Black Eyed Peas, Flaming Lips, Common, Talib Kweli, Red Bull, Lady GaGa, Snoop Dogg, Sxsw, Crystal Castles, Entertainment News
Mark R. Collins

Rumors are as much a part of SXSW as live music and Lone Star beer. This year speculation's swirling around the Levi's/FADER Fort, Perez Hilton's party and whether Red Bull's Moontower Party will return.

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Tanya Morgan: Sons Of the Native Tongue

Timothy Cooper | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Reflection Eternal, Roy Miles, President Obama, Luscious Jackson, Biggie, Eminem, Politics, Mos Def, Lupe Fiasco, Tupac Shakur, Black Sabbath, The Root, Indie Hip-Hop, The Daily Show, Common, Hip-Hop, So Damn Down, Native Tounges, Talib Kweli, Nwa, Marilyn Manson, Comedy Central, Tool, Fiona Apple, MouthOff!, Pink Floyd, Showusyourmouthoff, Tanya Morgan, Brooklynati, Blackalicious, Antidivision, Hi-Tek, Entertainment News
Timothy Cooper

The hip-hop trio Tanya Morgan, which consist of Brooklyn emcee/producer Von Pea and Cincinnati emcees Donwill and Ilyas, have set out to craft a signature sound of music that stands apart from industry standards.

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Zap Mama: A Story Of ReCreation

Modiba | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Global Music Corner, World Music, Talib Kweli, Democratic Republic of Congo, Marie Daulne, Zap Mama, Mother's Day, Common, M.I.A., The Roots, World News
Modiba

Congo-born artist Marie Daulne has worked with some of hip hop's biggest names, including the Roots, Talib Kweli and Common. But as child, TV and radio was forbidden in her home.

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Buzz Aldrin's "Rocket Experience": Astronaut Records New Single With Help From Snoop Dogg And Talib Kweli (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Alex Leo | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Buzz Aldrin, Funny or Die, Talib Kweli, Buzz Aldrin Rap, Video, Snoop Dogg, Quincy Jones, Soulja Boy, Buzz Aldrin Rocket Experience, Rocket Experience, Comedy News

Astronaut Buzz Aldrin recently recorded a song, "Rocket Experience," to commemorate the 40th anniversary of his moon walk and to help benefit various ...

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Kidney Now! Mary J. Blige, Elvis Costello, Sheryl Crow, Clay Aiken And More Let Loose On "30 Rock" (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Alex Leo | Posted 05.25.2011

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Last night's season finale of "30 Rock" was shocking for many reasons: We found out Clay Aiken is Kenneth "The Page" Parcell's cousin, that Elvis Cost...

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