Talib Kweli

Summary: 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.

Filed under: hip hop, hiphop, Hip-Hop, rap, underground hip-hop

Similar Artists: Talib Kweli and Madlib, Mos Def, Talib Kweli and Hi-Tek, Black Star, Common

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