This project is cool. It feels a bit all over the place and low-rent like the Black Star album did. But I also like it more than the first Liberation album. Kweli is spitting, not the best batch from Madlib tho
Album: Talib Kweli x Madlib - Liberation 2 (On Luminary Only)
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Bugzbunny129
All Star
It totally was
Might be weakest madlib produced alvum there is. And hes worked with some super ehhhhhhhhhhhhh rappers over the years. Not cause of him of course.
And I just saw they've put "Midnight Miracle" and "Peoples Party" on Spotify now as well so there's even less reason to subscribe to Luminary. I've cancelled my subscription after this month
Part one is a fav only cause I rapped to sum of them beats so it was funny to hear Talib insert his voice of opinion over top...what could have been another banger Talib just doing his Talib thing...he got nice af as a mc and such but these Madlib beats ain't it..and Madlib is the goat...a 3............... outta 5
TheDarceKnight
Veteran
I mean personally I don't know what else to do.
The vinyl numbers in the game are really strong right now. I guarantee if Talib did what Alchemist or Roc Marci do on their vinyl and merch drops that he'd sell that shyt out entirely and keep all of it. Clever items. Not just t-shirts and hoodies. Evidence just did a bunch of match books, eye drops, umbrellas, and coffee mugs. Alchemist just did some skate boards, trading cards, and ash trays. Roc Marci's done throw pillows and blankets. All this stuff sells out too.
Alc and the artists he's working with are making a healthy 6 figures on each of these project drops and they're just using a pretty generic Shopify platform.
Talib doesn't need to be with Luminary. I feel like he and Madlib could've done the same thing and made a cool 6 figs on this album. There's no way they're making a ton of money on Luminary on these drops.
Unless Luminary is paying upfront for exclusive rights...
I think it's bad business (from a consumer's perspective) to make people pay for products they may not want just to get one thing they do want.
TheDarceKnight
Veteran
Re: the first point, I guess. If Luminary paid a ton up front then good for Talib, and Luminary is definitely getting fukked on that deal. If they paid a ton to exclusively host Liberation 2 then they lost.
Actually I'm pretty sure they did pay up front for exclusive rights, because if they didn't then Talib would be really stupid, and I don't think he is. And that could also explain the lack of physical media.
Re: your last sentence, I couldn't agree more. I think it'd bad business and a bad look. It drives people fukking crazy (including myself) that a transaction never seems final anymore either. I'd rather drop 40 dollars for Liberation 2 on vinyl than have to pay 5 dollars every month for it, even just 4 months. That constant need to pester you every month to pay for content you already have downloaded is super annoying.
Talib Kweli & Madlib | 'Liberation 2' Album Review
HipHopDX brings you the Talib Kweli & Madly Liberation 2 album review which was released on Friday March 10, 2023. This Luminary-only album is a decade in the making.
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I know all artists are different behind closed doors but Talib the artist and Talib the person really DO come off as two separate entities lol
Album was better than 'No Fear Of Time' but that ain't really saying much 
Maybe because he doesn’t want to be a label executive?
He’s a stand up comedian. There’s literally NOTHING in the resume of Dave Chappelle that suggests he’d be successful at running a record label.