Talib Kweli
Talib Kweli joined the 2023 Music Industry Summit for an inspiring conversation with educator and producer Jason Rawls. The two had an incredible dialouge about the evolution of hip hop, income streams, activism, and so much more.
About Talib Kweli
The Brooklyn-based MC earned his stripes as one of the most lyrically-gifted, socially aware and politically insightful rappers to emerge in the last 20 years.
鈥淚鈥檓 a touring artist. I鈥檓 an artist that鈥檚 internationally known. I鈥檓 not just a local artist at this point in my career. I鈥檓 cognizant of the fact that what I do is beyond where it started. I鈥檓 trying to reach the apex of where I am now, but without turning my back on or dismissing what I鈥檝e done before.鈥
After nearly 20 years of releasing mesmerizing music, Talib Kweli stands as one of the world鈥檚 most talented and most accomplished Hip Hop artists. Whether working with Mos Def as one-half of , partnering with producer Hi-Tek for , releasing landmark solo material or collaborating with Kanye West, Pharrell Williams, Just Blaze, J Dilla, or Madlib, Kweli commands attention by delivering top-tier lyricism, crafting captivating stories and showing the ability to rhyme over virtually any type of instrumental.
In 2011, Kweli founded , which is self-defined as 鈥渁 platform for independent thinkers and doers.鈥 Kweli has set out to make Javotti Media (which released his 2011 album, Gutter Rainbows, and is named after his paternal grandmother) into a media powerhouse that releases music, films and books.