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Title: Talib Kweli Links With Kanye West And UGK On New LP
Post by: Meho on June 22, 2006, 05:43:02 AM: Wednesday - June 21, 2006 by Dick Johnson

Talib Kweli is slated to make his Warner Music Group debut with Ear Drum in September.

The LP features guest spots by Jean Grae, Norah Jones, Strong Arm Steady, UGK, Kanye West and production by DJ Hi-Tek, Kwame and Rick Rubin among others.

Ear Drum will mark the first release off Kwe's Blacksmith Entertainment imprint. The label has also features Jean Grae. Earlier reports said the BK emcee was interested in adding MF Doom and Rakim to his roster.

To date, Kwe has released four projects. Black Star, a collaboration with Mos Def, was released on Rawkus Records in 1998, followed by Reflection Eternal's Train of Thought, a project with DJ Hi-Tek. He later dropped 2002's Quality and 2004's The Beautiful Struggle.

Talib Kweli's Ear Drum is slated to hit stores in mid-September
Title: Re: Talib Kweli Links With Kanye West And UGK On New LP
Post by: wcsoldier on June 22, 2006, 05:53:49 AM: More and Less, Listen are dope so far... I'm anticipating this album, I think Talib gonna come great after this BS Beautiful Struggle album
Title: Re: Talib Kweli Links With Kanye West And UGK On New LP
Post by: MANBEARPIG. on June 22, 2006, 02:00:16 PM: Quote from: wcsoldier is finally active on June 22, 2006, 05:53:49 AM
More and Less, Listen are dope so far... I'm anticipating this album, I think Talib gonna come great after this BS Beautiful Struggle album

Did everyone forget about the Right About Now Mixtape? that album was sick as fuck.
Title: Re: Talib Kweli Links With Kanye West And UGK On New LP
Post by: Wessia4LiaNia Chieee Chieee on June 22, 2006, 02:17:23 PM: yeah Listen is a dope song, like every kweli song...Can someone hook up the other one? More and Less?
Title: Re: Talib Kweli Links With Kanye West And UGK On New LP
Post by: Big_Ron on June 23, 2006, 09:50:50 PM: Producers that he should work with:

Johnny 'J'
Jazze Pha
FredWreck
The Medicine Men
Organized Noize
BattleCat
Title: Re: Talib Kweli Links With Kanye West And UGK On New LP
Post by: youngmessnucca on June 23, 2006, 11:14:21 PM: Quote from: Knockout Ned on June 22, 2006, 02:00:16 PM
Quote from: wcsoldier is finally active on June 22, 2006, 05:53:49 AM
More and Less, Listen are dope so far... I'm anticipating this album, I think Talib gonna come great after this BS Beautiful Struggle album

Did everyone forget about the Right About Now Mixtape? that album was sick as fuck.

For real man, if that was his "mixtape", then the album is gonna be fire!
Title: Re: Talib Kweli Links With Kanye West And UGK On New LP
Post by: CRAFTY on June 24, 2006, 03:27:31 AM: Can't wait to hear the new album. Kweli always drops quality music...
Title: Re: Talib Kweli Links With Kanye West And UGK On New LP
Post by: On The Edge of Insanity on June 24, 2006, 07:33:15 AM: Looking forward to this, Listen was dope, and More Or Less (http://www.spinemagazine.com/music/june/talibkweli/moreorless.mp3) was good as well.
Title: Re: Talib Kweli Links With Kanye West And UGK On New LP
Post by: Eihtball on June 24, 2006, 07:44:08 AM: Quote from: phillyboy on June 23, 2006, 11:14:21 PM
Quote from: Knockout Ned on June 22, 2006, 02:00:16 PM
[Did everyone forget about the Right About Now Mixtape? that album was sick as fuck.

For real man, if that was his "mixtape", then the album is gonna be fire!

Yeah, but before "The Beautiful Struggle" dropped, Talib put out his "Beautiful Mix CD" as a taste of what was to come. I remember when the "Beautiful Mix" came out, it was straight fire from track-to-track, but then when "The Beautiful Struggle" dropped, I was dissappointed with it and actually realized that the "Beautiful Mix" was actually better.

So don't get your hopes up...if this album proves to be a failure, it won't be the very time Talib has released a medicore CD preceded by a dope-as-fuck mixtape that raises expectations too high.