Talib Kweli - QUALITY (HIP HOP CLASSIC)

Talib Kweli – Quality (ALBUM REVIEW)

Talib Kweli is an MC who deserves MAD RECOGNITION. He is a true Lyricist, one that is rarely seen. He falls under no category, He is Hip Hop!

Talib Kweli is a master with the pen and his vocabulary is fitting of his many verbal styles. He writes his raps like Poetry; Meter, rhyme, senses. Etc. His metaphors are very witty, causes you to have to think about what he is saying, some songs you might not even understand til a week later. He is highly intelligent. Kweli comes from Brooklyn, New York. Talib has been around for a while and has been seen alongside: Kanye West, Dead Prez, Jay Electronica, J. Cole, Mos Def, Hi-Tek, Common and plenty more!

Today, I wanted to review Quality, first, it's my favorite Kweli Album. Second, it's different! It invokes different moods and settings and themes. But it's ALWAYS Hip Hop. I think Quality is rightfully titled and is a valuable work for Hip Hop.

Keynote Speaker opens the Album, it features Dave Chapelle doing an impersonation of Nelson Mandela. The album is then thrust into full throttle with the hi paced Rush. Rush, attacks your apeakers with beautiful words of making it into the game, fake rappers, writing skills, the music industry and he also speaks of how people view him.

Get By follows it up with a change of pace and adds some flavor to the ride. Get By is a really nice joint and I love this beat and the lyrics, they were made in perfect harmony. Kanye West did the beat.

Shock Body is a nice track, it features a guest vocalist, she sounds beautiful on here and the song is DOPE!

Gun Music... This song touches on deeper subjects, Gun voilence, gun raps, when is it ok to have a gun, when should we really use a gun? TO GET FREEDOM! NEVER TO KILL OUR OWN! He compares his raps to guns, compares guns to rappers. This song is really clever.

Waiting For The DJ is another notable joint, featuring Bilal, it's a cool mashup of different styles.

Joy featuring Mos Def is one of my favorite tracks, it speaks about the Joy of being a father, which I can DEFINITELY relate to, there is no greater feeling in the world!

Talk To You... Sometimes I just put this song on. It's one of those joints you can put on in any mood and it will make you smile. I LOVE IT!!! This gets heavy play from me on the regular.

Guerrilla Monsoon, This song is a BEAST! I love it it features production from Kanye West, and Spitters include: Black Thought, Pharoahe Monch and Talib Kweli. Another GEM.

The album also features DJ Quick, Kendra Ross, Cocoa Brovaz, Res and Novel & Vinia Mojica. The quality of Quality is TOP NOTCH. You never regret a penny spent on this album!

SO GO COP YOURS TODAY! THIS ALBUM ISN'T NEW, IT'S A CLASSIC!!!!!!

CONCLUSION:
Lyrics= A
Production= A
Replay ability Level= 9.5
Overall= A (A Solid LP!)