Talib Kweli (born Talib Kweli Greene, 1975) is a rapper from Brooklyn, New York. He is one of the most prominent rappers in underground hip-hop, and is critically acclaimed frequently, despite not being incredibly commercially successful. His name is Arabic, meaning 'the seeker' or 'student of truth and knowledge'. His parents were both college professors: his mother an English professor, his father a sociology professor. As a youth, he was drawn to Afrocentric rappers, such as De La Soul(LA LE LU) and other members of the Native Tongues Posse and soon began recording with producer Hi-Tek and rapper Mos Def who he met at central park, and later attended New York University with. With Mos Def (together the pair were known as Black Star), Kweli achieved some mainstream success with the eponymously titled album Black Star. (1998) While Mos Def went on to a solo career, Kweli released the Hi Tek-produced Reflection Eternal in 2000, which sold better than most alternative hip hop albums at the time. He has since released a critically acclaimed solo debut, Quality, in 2002. In 2004, Kweli released his second solo album, The Beautiful Struggle, which features production more akin to commercial rap, while Kweli's lyrical content retains its powerful social-political content. His third solo albu
| 1 | We Know (featuring Faith Evans | The Beautiful Struggle |
| 2 | Shock Body | Quality |
| 3 | Waitin For The DJ | Quality |
| 4 | We Got The Beat(Ft. Res) | The Beautiful Struggle |
| 5 | Freestyle | Streetsweepers Presents: Sunny |
| 6 | Going Hard | The Beautiful Struggle |
| 7 | Keynote Speaker | Quality |
| 8 | Good To You | Quality |
| 9 | Stand To The Side (Featuring Novel & Vinia Mojica) | Quality |
| 10 | Put It In The Air | Quality |
| 11 | Beautiful Struggle | The Beautiful Struggle |
| 12 | I Try | The Beautiful Struggle |
| 13 | The Proud | Quality |
| 14 | Talk To You Lil Darlin | Quality |
| 15 | Back Up Offa Me | The Beautiful Struggle |
| 16 | Get By | Quality |
| 17 | Rush | Quality |
| 18 | Never Been In Love | The Beautiful Struggle |
| 19 | Where Do We Go (Featuring Res) | Quality |
| 20 | Around My Way | The Beautiful Struggle |