Talib Kweli
“We survivalists, turned to vocalists / Paper planes over Brooklyn where the focus is.”
Raised in a household of educators and steeped in Nkiru Books in Brooklyn, Talib Kweli packs dense literary allusions and double-time internal bursts into uplifting, socially urgent boom-bap anthems.
RHYME DENSITY
95
MULTIES
94
STORYTELLING
96
PUNCHLINES
92
FLOW POCKET
94
VERIFIED FREESTYLES & CLASSIC 16s (1)
Classic 16 • Quality (Rawkus Records) (2002)
'Get By' — Nina Simone Gospel Flip & Brooklyn Bars
“This morning, I woke up, feeling brand new / I jumped up, feeling my highs and my lows.”