Talib Kweli discography
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This is the discography of Talib Kweli, an American rapper.
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[edit] Solo albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1][2] |
US R&B [1][3] |
US Rap [4] |
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| 2002 | Quality | 21 | 6 | — | |
| 2004 | The Beautiful Struggle | 14 | 3 | — | |
| 2007 | Eardrum
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2 | 2 | 2 | US: 129,000[5] |
| 2011 | Gutter Rainbows
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29 | 7 | 5 | US: 19,000[6] |
[edit] Collaborations
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
US R&B [1][7] |
US Rap [1][8] |
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| 1998 | Black Star (with Mos Def) |
53 | 13 | — |
| 2000 | Train of Thought (with Hi-Tek) |
17 | 40 | — |
| 2000 | Hip Hop for Respect EP (with Mos Def)
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— | — | — |
| 2006 | Liberation (with Madlib)
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— | — | — |
| 2010 | Revolutions per Minute (with Hi-Tek)
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18 | 5 | 3 |
[edit] Mixtapes
- 2004: The Beautiful Mix CD
- 2005: The Beautiful Mixtape Vol. 2: The Struggle Continues
- 2005: Right About Now: The Official Sucka Free Mix CD - Charted #14 on US Rap Albums[4] and #24 on US R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[3]
- 2006: Brooklyn, Tennessee
- 2006: Kweli: Confidential
- 2006: Blacksmith: The Movement
- 2007: Clinton Sparks & Talib Kweli: Get Familiar
- 2007: Focus
- 2008: The MCEO Mixtape
- 2009: Party Robot (with Idle Warship)
- 2009: The Re:Union (Mixed By Statik Selektah) (with Reflection Eternal)
- 2010: Early Mourning Signs
[edit] Singles
[edit] Solo singles
| Year | Song | Chart positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. [9][10] |
U.S. R&B [9][11] |
U.S. Rap [9][12] |
UK [13] |
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| 2000 | "Down for the Count" | — | — | — | — | Train of Thought |
| 2002 | "Good to You" | — | 95 | — | — | Quality |
| "Waitin' for the DJ" (feat. Bilal) | — | 77 | — | — | ||
| 2003 | "Get By" | 77 | 29 | 16 | — | |
| 2004 | "I Try" (feat. Mary J. Blige) | — | 77 | — | 59 | The Beautiful Struggle |
| "Around My Way" (feat. John Legend) | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Flash Gordon" | — | — | — | — | Right About Now: The Official Sucka Free Mix CD | |
| "Peace of Mind" | — | — | — | — | non-album single | |
| 2005 | "Never Been in Love" | — | — | — | — | The Beautiful Struggle |
| 2006 | "Fly That Knot" (feat. MF Doom) | — | — | — | — | Right About Now: The Official Sucka Free Mix CD |
| "Listen!!!" | — | — | — | — | Ear Drum | |
| 2007 | "Hush" (featuring Jean Grae) | — | — | — | — | |
| "Hot Thing" (featuring will.i.am) | — | 102 | — | — | ||
| 2010 | "Cold Rain" | — | — | — | — | Gutter Rainbows |
[edit] Collaborative singles
| Year | Song | Chart positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. [14] |
U.S. R&B [14][15][16] |
U.S. Rap [9][15][16] |
CAN [16] |
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| 1998 | "Definition" (with Mos Def) | 60 | 31 | 3 | — | Black Star |
| 1999 | "Respiration" (with Black Star; feat. Common) | — | 54 | 6 | — | |
| 2000 | "One Four Love Pt. 1'" (with Mos Def) | — | 55 | 4 | 6 | Hip Hop for Respect EP |
| "Move Somethin'" (with Reflection Eternal) | — | 32 | 1 | — | Train of Thought | |
| 2001 | "The Blast" (with Reflection Eternal; feat. Vinia Mojica) | — | 48 | 2 | — | |
| 2009 | "Back Again" (with Reflection Eternal; feat. Res) | — | — | — | — | Revolutions per Minute |
| 2010 | "Just Begun" (with Reflection Eternal; feat. Jay Electronica, J. Cole & Mos Def) | — | — | — | — | |
| "In This World" (with Reflection Eternal) | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Strangers (Paranoid)" (with Reflection Eternal; feat. Bun B) | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Midnight Hour" (with Reflection Eternal; feat. Estelle) | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011 | "Finally Free" (with DeStorm Power) | — | — | — | — | To Be Announced |
[edit] Soundtracks
- 2011: "Beat The World"
[edit] Guest appearances
- "Alright" Stat Quo featuring Talib Kweli
- "The Anthem" Talib Kweli, Black Thought, Rakaa, Krondon & Phil Da Agony
- "The Anti-Love Movement" Da Beatminerz featuring Talib Kweli & Total
- "Be Alright" Scribe featuring Talib Kweli
- "Beef 2" Talib Kweli featuring Murda Mook
- "Broken Anglish" Crunch E.X. featuring Talib Kweli
- "Bridge to ’Bama (Hi-Tek Remix)" Soulive featuring Talib Kweli
- "Bullshit" Jane Doe, Black Thought & Talib Kweli
- "Burner" Donte featuring Talib Kweli
- "Certified Samurai" RZA featuring Talib Kweli, Lil Free & Suga Bang
- "Chain Heavy" Kanye West featuring Talib Kweli & Consequence
- "Chillin’" Erick Sermon featuring Talib Kweli & Whip Montez
- "The Chosen One (Remix)" Jaheim featuring Ghostface & Talib Kweli
- "Classic" M.E.D. featuring Talib Kweli
- "Comin’ From the Lower Level" Chops featuring Phil Da Agony, Ras Kass & Talib Kweli
- "Communicate" Ge-Ology featuring Sadat X & Talib Kweli
- "Day By Day" Punch & Words, A.L. & Talib Kweli
- "Don’t Let Up" Talib Kweli & Planet Asia
- "Don’t Mess With My Man (Remix)" Lucy Pearl featuring Talib Kweli
- "Due Process" Lone Catalysts featuring Rubix & Talib Kweli
- "Everyday Struggle" Papoose featuring Talib Kweli
- "Fly Till I Die" Pete Rock featuring Talib Kweli & CL Smooth
- "Freedom" Estelle featuring Talib Kweli & John Legend
- "Fruits of Labor" Wizdom Life featuring Talib Kweli
- "Get By (Remix)" Talib Kweli featuring Mos Def, Jay-Z & Busta Rhymes
- "Get Em High" Kanye West featuring Talib Kweli & Common
- "Getting My Grown Man On" Little Brother featuring Talib Kweli
- "Give Up Your Guns" Royce da 5'9" featuring Talib Kweli & Raekwon
- "Go" Phil Da Agony featuring Ras Kass & Talib Kweli
- "Go" Nelly featuring Ali & Talib Kweli
- "Go Crazy" Ras Kass featuring Talib Kweli
- "Go Slow" Seven featuring Talib Kweli
- "Grow Up" Piakhan & Talib Kweli
- "Hip Hop Worth Dying For" Main Flow featuring Talib Kweli
- "History" Mos Def featuring Talib Kweli
- "Hold It Down" 9th wonder & Buckshot featuring Talib Kweli & Tyler Woods
- "Hope" Pete Philly & Perquisite featuring Talib Kweli
- "Hot Night" Me’shell Ndegeocello featuring Talib Kweli
- "Hunters" Phil The Agony featuring Krondon & Talib Kweli
- "I Am" Novel featuring Talib Kweli & Spree Wilson
- "I Will Not Apologize" The Roots, Dice Raw, P.O.R.N
- "If" Kenn Starr, Asheru & Talib Kweli
- "I’m With It" Talib Kweli featuring Cory Mo
- "It’s Going Down (Remix)" Blackalicious featuring Lateef the Truthspeaker & Talib Kweli
- "Kindness For Weakness" Dilated Peoples featuring Talib Kweli
- "Know That" Mos Def featuring Talib Kweli
- "Let It Breathe" Hush featuring Talib Kweli
- "Let Me See (Remix)" Morcheeba featuring Talib Kweli
- "Like That" Black Eyed Peas featuring Cee-Lo, John Legend, Talib Kweli, and Q-Tip
- "Live On Stage (Remix)" Dilated Peoples featuring Talib Kweli
- "Lock Shit Down" Chali 2na featuring Talib Kweli
- "Lost Desire" The Roots, P.O.R.N, Malik B
- "Lunchroom Classics" Makeba Mooncycle featuring Talib Kweli
- "Lyrical Fluctuations" Jigmastas featuring Pharoahe Monch, Talib Kweli, Mr. Complex & Shabaam Sahdeeq
- "Make Things Better" DJ Hurricane featuring Talib Kweli & N’Dea Davenport
- "Millionaires" Talib Kweli & Rubix
- "Miss January" The Procussions featuring Talib Kweli
- "Moodswings" Asheru featuring Talib Kweli
- "Music (Remix)" Leela James featuring Talib Kweli
- "My Favorite Mutiny" The Coup featuring Talib Kweli & Black Thought
- "My Life (Remix)" Mystic featuring Talib Kweli & Kam
- "Neo Hiphop" Postaboy featuring Talib Kweli
- "New York Shit" Talib Kweli featuring Jean Grae
- "None of Us Are Free" Talib Kweli featuring Bun B
- "Officially Missing You (Remix)" Tamia featuring Talib Kweli
- "Old School" DangerDoom featuring Talib Kweli
- "On Site" Strong Arm Steady featuring Talib Kweli (can be heard at http://www.blacksmithnyc.com)
- "On Top" Talib Kweli featuring Krondon
- "The Ones" Talib Kweli featuring Jean Grae (can be heard at http://www.blacksmithnyc.com)
- "Think Green" Phil The Agony featuring Talib Kweli
- "One Step" Strong Arm Steady featuring Talib Kweli
- "Opposite Day" Pumpkinhead featuring Talib Kweli
- "Outside the Lounge" Talib Kweli, Shabaam Sahdeeq, Wiseguy, Building Block, Mr. Metaphor & Lil’ Scienz
- "Poltergeist" Gucci Mane featuring Talib Kweli
- "Oz Theme 2000" Kool G Rap, Lord Jamar & Talib Kweli
- "Painkillers" Lauren Pritchard featuring Talib Kweli
- "Power, Money and Influence" Guru featuring Talib Kweli & Jean Grae
- "Protective Custody" Hip Hop For Respect featuring Talib Kweli
- "Raise The Bar" DJ Babu featuring Talib Kweli
- "Real Life" Talib Kweli featuring E-40
- "Real Woman" UGK featuring Talib Kweli
- "Return" U-n-i featuring Talib Kweli
- "Rhymes & Ammo" The Roots featuring Talib Kweli
- "Ridin’" David Banner featuring Talib Kweli
- "Rolling With Heat" The Roots featuring Talib Kweli
- "Say Goodbye" Rhymefest featuring Talib Kweli
- "The Science of Selling Yourself" Live version* Less Than Jake featuring Talib Kweli
- "Sharp Shooters" Talib Kweli & dead prez
- "She" Brian McKnight featuring Talib Kweli & Musiq
- "Shuffering + Shmiling" dead prez, Talib Kweli, Jorge Ben & Bilal
- "Stay Up" Youngblood Brass Band featuring Talib Kweli
- "Streetlights" Strong Arm Steady featuring Talib Kweli
- "Subway Surfing" (aka "Getting Up Anthem") Talib Kweli featuring Rakim
- "Temperature" Zion I featuring Talib Kweli
- "Temperature Rising" Les Nubians featuring Talib Kweli
- "Terra Firma" Rubix featuring Talib Kweli
- "Testify" Styles P featuring Talib Kweli
- "Time Zone" Apani featuring Talib Kweli
- "Tha Proem" DJ Quik featuring Talib Kweli
- The Thrill Is Gone" Statik Selektah featuring Talib Kweli & Styles P
- "The Truth" Pharoahe Monch featuring Common & Talib Kweli
- "Triangular Offense" Talib Kweli featuring 4-Ize
- "Wack Niggaz" Kanye West featuring Talib Kweli
- "Wages of Sin" Mr. Khaliyl featuring Talib Kweli
- "We Came Up (Crystal Stairs)" Tek N Steele featuring Talib Kweli
- "We Can Make It Better" Kanye West featuring Common, Q-Tip, Rhymefest & Talib Kweli
- "What If ?" L-Fudge featuring Mike Zoot, Shabaam Sahdeeq, Skam & Talib Kweli
- "What They May Seem" Tony Touch featuring Talib Kweli
- "When I Rhyme" Skyzoo featuring Talib Kweli & Reks
- "Willie the Pimp" DMC, Talib Kweli, MMM & Ahmet Zappa (Frank Zappa cover)
- "Yelling Away" Zap Mama featuring Common & Talib Kweli
[edit] References
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- ^ "Talib Kweli Billboard 200 Chart History". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/talib-kweli/chart-history/280909?f=305&g=Albums. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
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- ^ a b "Talib Kweli Rap Chart History". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/talib-kweli/chart-history/280909?f=335&g=Albums. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
- ^ Ewing, Aliya (September 26, 2007). "Hip Hop Album Sales: Week Ending 9/23/07". Hip Hop DX. http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.5751/title.hip-hop-album-sales-week-ending-9-23-07. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
- ^ ALLEN JACOBS (February 9, 2011). "Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 2/6/2011". Hip Hop DX. Cheri Media Group. http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.14001/title.hip-hop-album-sales-the-week-ending-2-6-2011. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
- ^ "Reflection Eternal - Talib Kweli - AllMusic - Album Charts". AllMusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/reflection-eternal-r503751/charts-awards/billboard-album. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
- ^ "Reflection Eternal Album Charts at AllMusic". AllMusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/reflection-eternal-p370005/charts-awards. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
- ^ a b c d "Talib Kweli - Singles Charts at AllMusic.com". AllMusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/talib-kweli-p311367/charts-awards/billboard-singles. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
- ^ "Talib Kweli Hot 100 History". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/talib-kweli/chart-history/280909?f=379&g=Singles. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
- ^ "Talib Kweli R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart History". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/talib-kweli/chart-history/280909?f=367&g=Singles. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
- ^ "Talib Kweli Rap Song Chart History". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/talib-kweli/chart-history/280909?f=370&g=Singles. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
- ^ "Talib Kweli Feat. Mary J Blige Archive". The Official Charts Company. http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/talib%20kweli%20featuring%20mary%20j%20blige/. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
- ^ a b "Mos Def Singles at AllMusic". AllMusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/mos-def-p291154/charts-awards/billboard-singles. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
- ^ a b "Reflection Eternal - Talib Kweli - AllMusic". AllMusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/reflection-eternal-r503751/charts-awards/billboard-single. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
- ^ a b c "Hip Hop For Respect EP Chart History". AllMusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/hip-hop-for-respect-r477466/charts-awards. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
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