Talib Kweli is one of the most popular and richest Rapper who was born on October 3, 1975 in New York, United States. A Brooklyn-based rapper and social activist who incorporates political messages into his music. The album he released in 2007 Eardrum was ranked at #2 at the top of the Billboard 200 chart.
He was praised for his lyrics by He earned praised for his lyrics from Jay-Z, and contributed to Kanye West’s highly successful single, Get ‘Em High. and also contributed to Kanye West’s wildly hit song, “Get’Em Hippy.
Kweli made his debut in 1997, with featured five appearances on Doom, an album by Cincinnati, Ohio group Mood. In Cincinnati, Kweli met DJ Hi-Tek and the two collaborated on a few underground recordings as Reflection Eternal, including “Fortified Live” (1997), and “B-Boy Document 99/Chaos” (1999, featuring The High & Mighty).
Shortly afterwards, upon returning to New York, he reconnected with Mos Def and formed Black Star. Kweli brought along Hi-Tek to produce their only album, 1998’s Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star. The album, released amidst a late ’90s renaissance of conscious, Afrocentric hip hop, was hailed by critics and achieved modest mainstream success. Kweli and Hi-Tek continued their Reflection Eternal partnership on the 2000 album Train of Thought. The album was recorded at Electric Lady Studios.
Both of their parents were faculty members named him after the Arabic word meaning “student.” He got married to DJ Eque in 2009. He has two children: Diani Eshe as well as Amani Greene.
