TALIB KWELI - NEW ALBUM GRAVITAS OFFICIAL ALBUM THREAD

[MINT]

his last albums were trash

 

[dubsmith_nz]

You heard Ecstatic breh?!?

Yeah I didnt fukk with it too heavy though, maybe I should peep it again. "New Danger" and "True Magic" were both average to me though.

I'd take "Quality", Revolutions Per Minute", "Eardrum" and "Train of Thought" over Mos Defs 4 albums any day of the week.

 

[MINT]

like we care lol

 

[Prae]

Yea I think I'd take Talib's disco over Mos - Train of Thought, Quality, Beautiful Stuggle, Liberation, Eardrum compared to just BOBS and True Magic (not a big Ecstatic fan).

Agreed, except I'd say everything after Liberation.

Eardrum wasn't a great album all the way through, but it had some memorable tracks for me. - Everything Man, Weather Report, Hostile Gospel, More or Less, The Perfect Beat, Listen. There might have been some other decent tracks.

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[Thatrogueassdiaz]

Mos Defs solo albums are overrated, outside of "Black on Both Sides" all his joints are hit and miss. Kwelis catalog >>>> Mos Defs

The ecstatic?

 

[Hades]

Kweli is doing 30 minute meet and greets before all his performances/ appearences. The drop down has 8 show dates that people can buy. It may be available at all his upcoming shows. The price is $50.

Meet & Greets must arrive at the venue 1 hour before the specified start time of the meet and greet (in the drop-down menu). You are entitled to receive an autograph and picture with Talib Kweli. You are allowed to take your own pictures with Talib Kweli using a digital camera/cell phone. Print out your receipt/confirmation email and bring it with you (this is your ticket). Your meet & greet is separate and does not include admission to the concert. Purchase must be made by 3PM on the date of show.

I wouldn't do it because it would probably be a cluster fukk and or filled with people asking about a new Black Star album over and over again. I do hope that if someone goes, they are able to get some more information about Gravitas and release that for others so we can know. I'm not mad at this because I know that people will take the opportunity. Get your money Kweli.

 

[Atsym Sknyfs]

I'm confused ... he has five studio solo albums??? I swear my WMP library lists more..I just checked wiki .... MMMM.. interesting ... So right about now, liberation and focus don't count..

Damn internet and all these mixtapes and downloads and what not messing up my discographies

 

[The Mad Titan]

 

[Hades]

I'm confused ... he has five studio solo albums??? I swear my WMP library lists more..I just checked wiki .... MMMM.. interesting ... So right about now, liberation and focus don't count..

Damn internet and all these mixtapes and downloads and what not messing up my discographies

Solo Albums: Quality, Beautiful Struggle, Eardrum, Right About Now (Official Mixtape), Gutter Rainbows, Prisoner Of Conscious & Gravitas.

With Hi Tek As Reflection Eternal: Train Of Thought & Revolutions Per Minute

With Mos Def As Black Star: Black Star

With Res As Idle Warship: Idle Warship

With Madlib: Liberation It was an album that was originally released for free.

Everything else is a mixtape. I counted 15 mixtapes not counting Dub Kweli and its instrumentals which would be 16(17) depending on your preference.

 

[Atsym Sknyfs]

Solo Ablums: Quality, Beautiful Struggle, Eardrum, Right About Now (Official Mixtape), Gutter Rainbows, Prisoner Of Conscious & Gravitas.

With Hi Tek As Reflection Eternal: Train Of Thought & Revolutions Per Minute

With Mos Def As Black Star: Black Star

With Res As Idle Warship: Idle Warship

With Madlib: Liberation It was an album that was originally released for free.

Everything else is a mixtape. I counted 15 mixtapes not counting Dub Kweli and its instrumentals which would be 16(17) depending on your preference.

this doesnt count as a solo album ... I looked it up...

 

[Hades]

this doesnt count as a solo album ... I looked it up...

I know that it's not an album but it was a retail release on his Blacksmith label. That's enough for me to count it as a solo.

 

[Hades]

50 years ago there was the same mistrust of the authority and the government that a lot of people are feeling today and it bred a lot of politically conscious music. Why don’t you think that’s happening on the same scale today?

I do think that’s happening on a large scale today. You’ve got Macklemore and Ryan Lewis—one of the biggest groups out there—talking about conscious issues. People are excited about p*ssy Riot. There are lots of examples in the mainstream. But you’re correct that mainstream culture in general is not embracing socially conscious music. But let me challenge you by asking this: When has that ever happened?

When has the Top 10 ever been filled with culturally relevant songs aside from one or two—the Grateful Dead had a hit, Bob Marley had a couple hits, Dylan had a couple hits on the radio. But that’s not what it’s ever been.

So you see cultural and political issuesmanifesting themselves in the new music that’s being created by young artists today?

Yeah, I think without a doubt they do. I don’t think it manifests itself in a way that a lot of activists would like—not a lot of “Fight the Powers” going on. It’s going on in music, but it’s not going on in the popular conversation. It’s definitely affecting the music, just in a more negative way.

The artists that people are excited about are not necessarily the ones on the radio or the ones you hear in clubs. Everybody likes that stuff obviously because we all turn up for it, but we’re actually excited about artists making records from the heart. Music is moving to a place now where people are excited artists who speak from the heart rather than from a marketing plan.

As an artist who does make music from the heart, do you see it as more difficult to spread than just working from a marketing plan?

For me it’s easier. I think it would be more difficult if I were trying to copy whatever is going on out there. That would be frustrating for me.

Touring with an acts like Macklemore and Ryan Lewis and Big K.R.I.T. has to be exciting for you then.

It is a cool tour. I’m excited to be with Macklemore and Ryan Lewis because of what they’re doing in hip-hop and the standard they set for independent artists. I’m also excited to be on tour with someone as talented as Big K.R.I.T. I think it’s a great balance of acts.

What’s the lowdown on Gravitas and how Q-Tip became involved?

Q-Tip is one of my heroes, one of my direct inspirations. We were just working on some new music together and that material will be on my new album. I’m excited for it to all come out somehow someway.

Talib is offering Gravitas as a pre-order for $12 directly through his own distribution. “When you pre order my newest project, Gravitas, available Dec 15th, you will be buying it directly from me, no middleman, and I will now have a direct relationship with you. Who needs this industry when we have each other. The technology exists for me to have this relationship with the fans, and vice versa. It is a grand experiment. Lets go for it!”

 

[Tetris v2.0]

Even tho dude lost the hunger he once had, PoC was enjoyable and he makes feel-good music with a lot of heart. I'll give this a fair shot

 

[Hades]

Even tho dude lost the hunger he once had, PoC was enjoyable and he makes feel-good music with a lot of heart. I'll give this a fair shot

Do you have examples of his lost hunger or are you just speaking generally? Since Eardrum and his subsequent projects, he's been trying something different with every release. His lyrics are as strong as ever and he's been trying different sounds with success.

 

[Hades]

This is the information that I was waiting on. I'm not ordering until I get confirmation that physicals will be made. I'd love to support right now but I'm not going to be hit with the double dip. Some of these reasons are more game/ pandering than incentive but that's the breaks.