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Talib Kweli | "All Of Us" Feat. Jay Electronica & Yummy Bingham New video from the "Radio Silence" album, out now! Directed by Yassin 'Narcy' Alsalman instagram.com/talibkweli instagram.com/javotti_media kweliclub.com "The radio has been such an integral part of hip-hop culture. From LL Cool J's "I Can't Live Without My Radio" to the big commercial hip-hop stations. But the radio is not indicative of what's going on in the culture: If you only listen to the radio, you won't really know what's going on in hip-hop, especially in the digital age. So now we're at a point where I've established enough cultural currency [where] I don't need the radio to have my career be popping. If the radio go silent tomorrow, my fans will still know where to find me. And I can make music and participate in the culture without even having to go through the shenanigans of dealing with radio play." - Talib Kweli

I’ve always considered Talib Kweli one of my favorite MCs. The Black Star album and Quality are classics. His newer works like Prisoner Of Conscious, Gravitas, Fuck The Money and Indie 500 are also great. Kweli’s latest project was a collab EP with Styles P called The Seven. I did not get around to listening to that EP until like a month after it released because I was so caught up in the release of Kendrick Lamar’s DAMN. and Joey Bada$$’s ALL-AMERIKKKAN BADA$$. The Seven was a very solid project. His latest album, Radio Silence is a lot better than The Seven. Talib rhymes over very soulful and dope beats and raps very well like always. He was flowing so well over the beat on The Magic Hour. The second track, Traveling Light, is easily my favorite track. Kaytranada produced the beat and Anderson .Paak does the hook. All Of Us is a little more chill. Talib gets Jay Electronica to do a verse, making me wish for an album (which probably won’t come out). Chips is one of the most interesting tracks on the album. It’s probably the most fast paced song on the album. I’m not a big fan of the beat but I was very surprised to hear none other than Waka Flocka on a song with Talib Kweli. What a weird collaboration. Flocka’s verse wasn’t too bad. Knockturnal is another good track. I didn’t like the beat on the title track and that guy Myka 9 completely ruined the song. I think the first half of the album is a whole lot better than the other. Radio Silence is a good album but is not better than some of his past works.