The Brooklyn-based rapper earned his stripes as one of the most lyrically-gifted, socially aware and politically insightful rappers to emerge in the last 20 years. His travels around the globe as one of rap’s most in-demand performers combined with his conversations with political activists and his genre-straddling work with Idle Warship and others caused Kweli to realize that he was limited in a sense, a prisoner of sorts of his own success as one of the world’s best rappers with something significant to say.
“My music has been associated with those types of causes, with positivity, spirituality, intelligence and being thought-provoking and such,” he says. “I think sometimes people get caught up in that part of me as an artist and don’t necessarily understand the musicality or fully appreciate the music and the entertainment value behind what I do. I tried to stretch my wings a little bit and bring something that was less beholden to the world of hip-hop and more existing in the world in general.”
After nearly 20 years of releasing mesmerizing music, Talib Kweli stands as one of the world’s most talented and most accomplished rappers.
Whether working with Mos Def as one-half of Black Star, partnering with producer Hi-Tek for Reflection Eternal, releasing landmark solo material not only on his own label BlackSmith, or collaborating with Kanye West, Madlib, Mary J Blige, Faith Evans, Common, Bilal, Dilated Peoples, Kendrick Lamar, Busta Rhymes or UGK, Kweli commands attention by delivering top-tier lyricism, crafting captivating stories and showing the ability to rhyme over virtually any type of beat.
Five years ago he was for the first time in the Czech Republic (Hip Hop Kemp) and on the 9th of November you have the chance to see him finally again in Prague in the Lucerna Music Bar. This concert is part of the 20th anniversary concert series of the Lucerna Music Bar.
Tickets are available for 450 CZK (+fee) at GoOut.cz, Ticketpro, Ticketportal, Eventim and musicbar.cz. At the cash desk of the LMB without fee, at the door 550 CZK.
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9. 11. 2015, Lucerna Music Bar, Praha
