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Talib Kweli: Sues Jezebel For “Emotional Distress”

submitted by Nick Aug 10th 2022 06:00 am (www.stereogum.com)

Talib Kweli is suing the feminist news website Jezebel for “emotional distress” following a 2020 story titled “Talib Kweli’s Harassment Campaign Shows How Unprotected Black Women Are Online and Off.” The piece, written by Ashley Reese, described how the rapper had been suspended by Twitter for “repeated violations of Twitter rules,” which consisted of him repeatedly harassing a 24-year-old student and activist named Maya Moody. He is seeking $300k in damages.

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Talib Kweli: Writes Essay In Defense Of Lauryn Hill

submitted by Nick Sep 29th 2014 08:00 pm (stereogum.com)

Talib Kweli were both peers in the late-’90s conscious-rap boom, but even before either one of them ever got on as a rapper, they were college friends. And in a new essay, Kweli writes about knowing Hill, watching her grow into megastardom and make classic records. He also writes about the time she’s been away [...]

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Talib Kweli: Watch Talib Kweli Go Off On CNN’s Don Lemon During Ferguson Interview

submitted by Nick Aug 21st 2014 08:00 pm (stereogum.com)

In the past week and a half, plenty of artists have had plenty to say about the tragic killing of Michael Brown and the clashes between police and protesters in Ferguson, Missouri. Talib Kweli has been there for a few days, and earlier today, he became the latest to appear on CNN, speaking with Don [...]

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Busta Rhymes: Talib Kweli Releases His New Song 'Rocket Ships' With Busta Rhymes

submitted by Nick May 3rd 2013 01:00 pm (www.antimusic.com)

Talib Kweli has released a band new song called 'Rocket Ships' which features a guest appearance from Busta Rhymes

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Talib Kweli: Watch Talib Kweli Play Fallon With Bilal & The Roots

submitted by Nick Apr 25th 2013 03:00 pm (stereogum.com)

The forever-sincere backpack-rap vet Talib Kweli is old buddies with the Roots, so anytime he’s got new music coming out, it’s a fair bet he’ll end up on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, with the band backing him up. Kweli’s new album Prisoner Of Conscious is out soon, so last night, he was on Fallon [...]

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Prince: The Music Of Prince (Feat. D’Angelo, Elvis Costello, Fred Armisen, & More) @ Carnegie Hall, NYC 3/7/13

submitted by Nick Mar 8th 2013 05:00 pm (stereogum.com)

Last night, a motley crew of stage and screen stars paid tribute to newly resurgent pop legend Prince at NYC’s Carnegie Hall. Among the performers: D’Angelo, the Waterboys, Elvis Costello, Chris Rock, Maya Rudolph, Talib Kweli, Sandra Bernhard, Nina Persson (the Cardigans), the Blind Boys Of Alabama, Betty Lavette, and Fred A...

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