The following is a list of songs by Talib Kweli

Talib Kweli

Talib Kweli Greene , better known as Talib Kweli, is an American hip-hop artist and poet from Brooklyn, New York. His first name in Arabic means "student" or "seeker" ; his in Swahili means "true"...

organized by alphabetical order. The songs on the list are all included in official label-released albums, soundtrack

Soundtrack

A soundtrack can be recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images of a motion picture, book, television program or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film or TV show; or the physical area of a film that contains the...

s and singles

Single (music)

In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

, but not white label

White label

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 or other non-label releases. Next to the song titles is the album, soundtrack, or single on which it appears. Remix

Remix

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es and live versions of songs are listed as bullet points below the original song, but clean, explicit

Explicit

Explicit can mean:* Sexually explicit, content that might be deemed offensive or graphic* the final words of a text, which are immediately followed by a colophon...

, a cappella

A cappella

A cappella music is specifically solo or group singing without instrumental sound, or a piece intended to be performed in this way. It is the opposite of cantata, which is accompanied singing. A cappella was originally intended to differentiate between Renaissance polyphony and Baroque concertato...

 and instrumental

Instrumental

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 tracks are not included.

Contents:

A

1. "A Game" (The Beautiful Struggle
   The Beautiful Struggle
   The Beautiful Struggle is the second solo album by American rapper Talib Kweli. The album was released in 2004, and features guest appearances by rappers such as Common and Jean Grae...
   
   , 2004)
2. "Africa Dream" by Reflection Eternal
   Reflection Eternal
   Reflection Eternal is a hip hop duo composed of emcee Talib Kweli and DJ Hi-Tek. They released their first album, Train of Thought, in 2000...
   
    (Train of Thought
   Train of Thought (Reflection Eternal album)
   Train of Thought is the debut album of American hip hop duo Reflection Eternal, released October 17, 2000 on Rawkus Records. Collaborating as a duo, rapper Talib Kweli and DJ and hip hop producer Hi-Tek recorded the album during 1999 to 2000, following their individual musical work that gained...
   
   , 2000)
3. "Amongst Gods" by Self Scientific (Nature Sounds' Hurricane Relief Benefit Megamix, 2005)
4. "(Another) Another World" by The Creators; featuring Mos Def
   Mos Def
   Dante Terrell Smith is an American actor and Emcee known by the stage names Mos Def and Yasiin Bey. He started his hip hop career in a group called Urban Thermo Dynamics, after which he appeared on albums by Da Bush Babees and De La Soul. With Talib Kweli, he formed the duo Black Star, which...
   
    (The Weight, 2000)
   • "Another World (Remix)" featuring Mos Def
     Mos Def
     Dante Terrell Smith is an American actor and Emcee known by the stage names Mos Def and Yasiin Bey. He started his hip hop career in a group called Urban Thermo Dynamics, after which he appeared on albums by Da Bush Babees and De La Soul. With Talib Kweli, he formed the duo Black Star, which...
     
      ("Another World (Remix)"/"Rise & Shine," 1999)
5. "Around My Way" featuring John Legend
   John Legend
   John Roger Stephens , better known by his stage name John Legend, is an American singer, musician, and actor. He is the recipient of nine Grammy Awards, and in 2007, he received the special Starlight award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame.Prior to the release of his debut album, Stephens' career...
   
    (The Beautiful Struggle
   The Beautiful Struggle
   The Beautiful Struggle is the second solo album by American rapper Talib Kweli. The album was released in 2004, and features guest appearances by rappers such as Common and Jean Grae...
   
   , 2004)
6. "Astronomy (8th Light)" by Black Star
   Black Star (hip hop group)
   Black Star is a hip hop duo composed of Mos Def and Talib Kweli.-History:Black Star arose from the underground movement of the late 1990s, which was in large part due to Rawkus Records, an independent record label stationed in New York City. They released one self titled album...
   
   ; featuring Weldon Irvine
   Weldon Irvine
   Weldon Jonathan Irvine, Jr. , also known Master Wel, was an American composer, playwright, poet, pianist and organist.-Biography:...
   
    (Black Star, 1998)

B

1. "B Boys Will B Boys" by Black Star
   Black Star (hip hop group)
   Black Star is a hip hop duo composed of Mos Def and Talib Kweli.-History:Black Star arose from the underground movement of the late 1990s, which was in large part due to Rawkus Records, an independent record label stationed in New York City. They released one self titled album...
   
    (Black Star, 1998)
2. "Back Up Offa Me" (The Beautiful Struggle
   The Beautiful Struggle
   The Beautiful Struggle is the second solo album by American rapper Talib Kweli. The album was released in 2004, and features guest appearances by rappers such as Common and Jean Grae...
   
   , 2004)
3. "Beautiful Struggle" (The Beautiful Struggle
   The Beautiful Struggle
   The Beautiful Struggle is the second solo album by American rapper Talib Kweli. The album was released in 2004, and features guest appearances by rappers such as Common and Jean Grae...
   
   , 2004)
   • "Beautiful (Blackstar Remix)" by Mary J. Blige
     Mary J. Blige
     Mary Jane Blige is an American singer-songwriter, record producer and occasional actress. She is a recipient of nine Grammy Awards and four American Music Awards, and has recorded eight multi-platinum albums. She is the only artist with Grammy Award wins in Pop, Rap, Gospel, and R&B. Blige has...
     
     ; featuring Black Star
     Black Star (hip hop group)
     Black Star is a hip hop duo composed of Mos Def and Talib Kweli.-History:Black Star arose from the underground movement of the late 1990s, which was in large part due to Rawkus Records, an independent record label stationed in New York City. They released one self titled album...
     
      ("All That I Can Say," 1999)
4. "Big Del from Da Natti" by Reflection Eternal
   Reflection Eternal
   Reflection Eternal is a hip hop duo composed of emcee Talib Kweli and DJ Hi-Tek. They released their first album, Train of Thought, in 2000...
   
   ; featuring Big Del (Train of Thought
   Train of Thought (Reflection Eternal album)
   Train of Thought is the debut album of American hip hop duo Reflection Eternal, released October 17, 2000 on Rawkus Records. Collaborating as a duo, rapper Talib Kweli and DJ and hip hop producer Hi-Tek recorded the album during 1999 to 2000, following their individual musical work that gained...
   
   , 2000)
5. "Black Girl Pain" featuring Jean Grae
   Jean Grae
   Jean Grae , born November 26, 1976 is an American hip hop artist who hails from South Africa. She rose to prominence in the underground hip-hop scene in New York City, and has since built an international fanbase.- Early life :...
   
    (The Beautiful Struggle
   The Beautiful Struggle
   The Beautiful Struggle is the second solo album by American rapper Talib Kweli. The album was released in 2004, and features guest appearances by rappers such as Common and Jean Grae...
   
   , 2004)
6. "Born & Raised" by Black Star
   Black Star (hip hop group)
   Black Star is a hip hop duo composed of Mos Def and Talib Kweli.-History:Black Star arose from the underground movement of the late 1990s, which was in large part due to Rawkus Records, an independent record label stationed in New York City. They released one self titled album...
   
    (Dave Chappelle's Block Party Soundtrack, 2006)
7. "Bridge To 'Bama (Hi Tek Remix)" by Soulive
   Soulive
   Soulive is a funk/jazz trio that originated in Woodstock, New York, and is known for its solos and catchy, upbeat songs. The band consists of Eric Krasno , Alan Evans , Neal Evans...
   
    (Next, 2002)
8. "Bright as the Stars" by Black Star
   Black Star (hip hop group)
   Black Star is a hip hop duo composed of Mos Def and Talib Kweli.-History:Black Star arose from the underground movement of the late 1990s, which was in large part due to Rawkus Records, an independent record label stationed in New York City. They released one self titled album...
   
    ("Ah Ha"/"Bright as the Stars," 2005)
9. "Broken Glass" (The Beautiful Struggle
   The Beautiful Struggle
   The Beautiful Struggle is the second solo album by American rapper Talib Kweli. The album was released in 2004, and features guest appearances by rappers such as Common and Jean Grae...
   
   , 2004)
10. "Brown Skin Lady" by Black Star
    Black Star (hip hop group)
    Black Star is a hip hop duo composed of Mos Def and Talib Kweli.-History:Black Star arose from the underground movement of the late 1990s, which was in large part due to Rawkus Records, an independent record label stationed in New York City. They released one self titled album...
    
     (Black Star, 1998)
    • "Bullshit (Paul Nice Remix)" featuring Black Thought
      Black Thought
      Tariq Trotter , better known as Black Thought, is an American hip-hop artist who is the lead MC of the Philadelphia-based hip hop group The Roots and occasional actor...
      
       and Jane Doe (Journey to the Centre of the Beats, 2004)

C

1. "Can We Go Back" by Hi-Tek
   Hi-Tek
   Tony Cottrell, better known as Hi-Tek, is an American record producer and rapper from Cincinnati, Ohio. He is best known for his work with Talib Kweli on his Reflection Eternal album and on Black Star...
   
   ; featuring Ayak (Hi-Teknology 2: The Chip
   Hi-Teknology 2: The Chip
   Hi-Teknology²: The Chip is a sequel album to Hip hop producer Hi-Tek's first album, Hi-Teknology. Born as Tony Cottrell, He had spent most of his time in the low key hip-hop scene of Cincinnati, Ohio who eventually ran into Mood in 1992. Working with him kickstarted his career and affiliated...
   
   , 2006)
2. "Certified Samurai" featuring Free Murda, Suga Bang Bang and Terry Tory (The RZA Presents: Afro Samurai OST
   The RZA Presents: Afro Samurai OST
   Afro Samurai OST is the soundtrack of the television series Afro Samurai. The album was produced by RZA of the Wu Tang Clan, and features big names such as Big Daddy Kane, Talib Kweli, Q-Tip, and GZA...
   
   , 2007)
3. "Chaos" by Reflection Eternal
   Reflection Eternal
   Reflection Eternal is a hip hop duo composed of emcee Talib Kweli and DJ Hi-Tek. They released their first album, Train of Thought, in 2000...
   
    (Soundbombing 2
   Soundbombing 2
   Soundbombing II is the second installment in Rawkus Records Soundbombing series, and was possibly the most successful and acclaimed release out of all the Rawkus compilations. Soundbombing 2 fuses up-and-coming MC's with established rappers, and was able to deliver an underground Hip Hop sound to a...
   
   , 1999)
4. "Children's Story" by Black Star
   Black Star (hip hop group)
   Black Star is a hip hop duo composed of Mos Def and Talib Kweli.-History:Black Star arose from the underground movement of the late 1990s, which was in large part due to Rawkus Records, an independent record label stationed in New York City. They released one self titled album...
   
    (Black Star, 1998)
5. "Chillin'" by Erick Sermon
   Erick Sermon
   Erick Sermon , in Bay Shore, New York is an American rapper, musician, and producer.Sermon is best known as half of late-1980s/1990s hip hop group EPMD and for production work. He currently resides in Islandia, New York.- Career :...
   
   ; featuring Whip Montez (Chilltown, New York
   Chilltown, New York
   Chilltown, New York is an Erick Sermon album released in 2004. It featured the hit song "Feel It", which contained vocal samples from R&B/Reggae star, Sean Paul...
   
   , 2004)
6. "Comin' from the Lower Level" by CHOPS
   CHOPS
   Chops is the stage name of Scott Jung, an Asian American hip hop producer, rapper and former member of the Asian American Hip-Hop group the Mountain Brothers. Jung grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and has Chinese ancestry...
   
   ; featuring Phil da Agony and Ras Kass
   Ras Kass
   John Austin IV, better known by his stage name Ras Kass, is an American rapper. He is also a part of hip hop supergroup The HRSMN along with Canibus, Killah Priest, and Kurupt...
   
    (Virtuosity, 2003)
7. "Communicate" by GE-OLOGY; featuring Sadat X
   Sadat X
   Sadat X is an American rapper, most famed as a member of Alternative hip hop group Brand Nubian. Originally known as Derek X, Sadat takes his name from former Egyptian president Anwar Sadat....
   
    ("Communicate," 2001)
   • "Communicate (Remix)" by GE-OLOGY; featuring Sadat X
     Sadat X
     Sadat X is an American rapper, most famed as a member of Alternative hip hop group Brand Nubian. Originally known as Derek X, Sadat takes his name from former Egyptian president Anwar Sadat....
     
      ("Communicate," 2001)
8. "Country Cousins" featuring Raheem Devaughn
   Raheem DeVaughn
   Raheem DeVaughn is an American singer and songwriter. His debut album, The Love Experience , reached No. 46 on the Billboard 200 album chart. It featured the singles "Guess Who Loves You More" and "You". His second album Love Behind the Melody was released in January 2008...
   
    and UGK
   UGK
   UGK was an American hip hop duo from Port Arthur, Texas formed in 1987 by the late Chad "Pimp C" Butler . He then joined with Bernard "Bun B" Freeman, who became his longtime partner...
   
    (Eardrum, 2007)
9. "Cypher Outside the Lounge" by Brooklyn Academy; featuring Lil Sci, Sean Mitchell and Shabbam Sadeeq (The Academy Awards - A Greatest Hits Collection - Vol. 1: The Classics, 2003)

City playgrounds from revolutions per minute

D

1. "Day by Day" by Tommy Tee
   Tommy Tee
   Tommy Flaaten , best known by his stage name Tommy Tee, is a Norwegian record producer, rapper, broadcaster, record executive, concert promoter and magazine publisher. He is known as the godfather of Norwegian hip hop. Tee owns the label Tee Productions, which is located in Oslo, Norway and is...
   
   ; featuring A.L., Punchline and Wordsworth
   Wordsworth (rapper)
   Wordsworth is an underground hip hop MC from Brooklyn, best known for his freestyle rap.Wordsworth grew up in Brooklyn. A graduate of the State University of New York College at Old Westbury, Wordsworth recorded with his partner Punchline on A Tribe Called Quest's The Love Movement and on Mos Def...
   
    (Bonds, Beats & Beliefs, 1998)
2. "Definition
   Definition (song)
   "Definition" is the first single from Black Star's eponymously titled 1998 album . It is produced by Hi-Tek, who samples "The P Is Free" by Boogie Down Productions for the track's beat. In addition, the song's chorus interpolates "Stop the Violence" by Boogie Down Productions...
   
   " by Black Star
   Black Star (hip hop group)
   Black Star is a hip hop duo composed of Mos Def and Talib Kweli.-History:Black Star arose from the underground movement of the late 1990s, which was in large part due to Rawkus Records, an independent record label stationed in New York City. They released one self titled album...
   
    (Black Star, 1998)
3. "Down for the Count" by Reflection Eternal
   Reflection Eternal
   Reflection Eternal is a hip hop duo composed of emcee Talib Kweli and DJ Hi-Tek. They released their first album, Train of Thought, in 2000...
   
   ; featuring Rah Digga
   Rah Digga
   Rah Digga is an American rapper. Well known as a long time member of the Flipmode Squad, a hip hop group led by Busta Rhymes, she parted ways amicably with the group in 2007. She has been called "one of rap's most prominent women MCs" by Allmusic and "one of hip-hop's most skilled female MCs" in...
   
    and Xzibit
   Xzibit
   Alvin Nathaniel Joiner , better known by his stage name Xzibit , is an American rapper, actor, and television host. He is known as the host of the MTV show Pimp My Ride, which brought him mainstream success...
   
    (Train of Thought
   Train of Thought (Reflection Eternal album)
   Train of Thought is the debut album of American hip hop duo Reflection Eternal, released October 17, 2000 on Rawkus Records. Collaborating as a duo, rapper Talib Kweli and DJ and hip hop producer Hi-Tek recorded the album during 1999 to 2000, following their individual musical work that gained...
   
   , 2000)
4. "Don't Let Up" by Planet Asia
   Planet Asia
   Planet Asia aka King Medallions is an underground hip hop MC from Fresno, California who is a member of hiphop groups the Cali Agents, and Skhool Yard...
   
    ("Don't Let Up," 2000)
5. "Drugs, Basketball & Rap" featuring Phil da Agony and Planet Asia
   Planet Asia
   Planet Asia aka King Medallions is an underground hip hop MC from Fresno, California who is a member of hiphop groups the Cali Agents, and Skhool Yard...
   
    (Right About Now: The Official Sucka Free Mix CD
   Right About Now: The Official Sucka Free Mix CD
   Right About Now: The Official Sucka Free Mix CD or simply Right About Now was released by Talib Kweli in November 2005 and is generally considered a mixtape. However, some people regard this release as an official album because of its availability through commercial sites and its release of two...
   
   , 2005)
6. "Due Process" by Lone Catalysts; featuring Rubix (Hip Hop, 2001)

E

1. "Eat to Live" (Eardrum, 2007)
2. "Engine Runnin" with Madlib
   Madlib
   Otis Jackson Jr. in Oxnard, California, known professionally as Madlib, is a Los Angeles-based DJ, multi-instrumentalist, rapper, and music producer...
   
   ; featuring Consequence
   Consequence (rapper)
   Dexter Mills , better known as Consequence, is an American rapper. He is the cousin of rapper Q-Tip of the hip hop group A Tribe Called Quest, and was formerly an affiliate of Kanye West's GOOD Music family. Consequence debuted in 1996 on A Tribe Called Quest's album Beats, Rhymes, and Life...
   
    (Liberation
   Liberation (Talib Kweli and Madlib album)
   Liberation is a collaboration between Talib Kweli and Madlib. It was made available as a free download from Stones Throw's Rappcats website, and Kweli and Madlib's MySpace pages for the first week of 2007, beginning New Year's Eve 2007. It was removed about a week later...
   
   , 2007)
3. "Eternalists" by Reflection Eternal
   Reflection Eternal
   Reflection Eternal is a hip hop duo composed of emcee Talib Kweli and DJ Hi-Tek. They released their first album, Train of Thought, in 2000...
   
    (Train of Thought
   Train of Thought (Reflection Eternal album)
   Train of Thought is the debut album of American hip hop duo Reflection Eternal, released October 17, 2000 on Rawkus Records. Collaborating as a duo, rapper Talib Kweli and DJ and hip hop producer Hi-Tek recorded the album during 1999 to 2000, following their individual musical work that gained...
   
   , 2000)
4. "Everything Man" (Eardrum, 2007)
5. "Expansion Outro" by Reflection Eternal
   Reflection Eternal
   Reflection Eternal is a hip hop duo composed of emcee Talib Kweli and DJ Hi-Tek. They released their first album, Train of Thought, in 2000...
   
    (Train of Thought
   Train of Thought (Reflection Eternal album)
   Train of Thought is the debut album of American hip hop duo Reflection Eternal, released October 17, 2000 on Rawkus Records. Collaborating as a duo, rapper Talib Kweli and DJ and hip hop producer Hi-Tek recorded the album during 1999 to 2000, following their individual musical work that gained...
   
   , 2000)
6. "Experience Dedication" by Reflection Eternal
   Reflection Eternal
   Reflection Eternal is a hip hop duo composed of emcee Talib Kweli and DJ Hi-Tek. They released their first album, Train of Thought, in 2000...
   
   ; featuring Dave Chappelle
   Dave Chappelle
   David Khari Webber "Dave" Chappelle is an American comedian, screenwriter, television/film producer, actor, and artist. Chappelle began his film career in the film Robin Hood: Men in Tights in 1993 and continued to star in minor roles in the films The Nutty Professor, Con Air, and Blue Streak. His...
   
    (Train of Thought
   Train of Thought (Reflection Eternal album)
   Train of Thought is the debut album of American hip hop duo Reflection Eternal, released October 17, 2000 on Rawkus Records. Collaborating as a duo, rapper Talib Kweli and DJ and hip hop producer Hi-Tek recorded the album during 1999 to 2000, following their individual musical work that gained...
   
   , 2000)

F

1. "Fallen Star" (The Rose, Vol. 2
   The Rose, Vol. 2
   The Rose, Vol. 2 is a 2005 album of Tupac Shakur's poetry. This album features recordings of Tupac's poetry in musical form, by other well-known artists such Ludacris and Bone Thugs n Harmony. Tupac's poems are quoted, sung or simply used as inspiration for each track on this album...
   
   , 2005)
2. "Flash Gordon" (Right About Now: The Official Sucka Free Mix CD
   Right About Now: The Official Sucka Free Mix CD
   Right About Now: The Official Sucka Free Mix CD or simply Right About Now was released by Talib Kweli in November 2005 and is generally considered a mixtape. However, some people regard this release as an official album because of its availability through commercial sites and its release of two...
   
   , 2005)
3. "Feel the Bass" by Sa-Ra
   Sa-Ra
   Sa-Ra is a hip-hop group based in Los Angeles, California, also known by its full name, The Sa-Ra Creative Partners. The group is composed of Om'Mas Keith, Taz Arnold, and Shafiq Husayn...
   
    (The Hollywood Recordings
   The Hollywood Recordings
   The Hollywood Recordings is the debut full-length album from hip hop Producers The Sa-Ra Creative Partners- Track listing :...
   
   , 2007)
4. "Fly That Knot" featuring MF Doom
   MF Doom
   Daniel Dumile is a hip hop artist who has taken on several stage names in his career, most notably MF DOOM, where the "MF" stands for metal face, and for tracks he has produced, metal fingers...
   
    (Right About Now: The Official Sucka Free Mix CD
   Right About Now: The Official Sucka Free Mix CD
   Right About Now: The Official Sucka Free Mix CD or simply Right About Now was released by Talib Kweli in November 2005 and is generally considered a mixtape. However, some people regard this release as an official album because of its availability through commercial sites and its release of two...
   
   , 2005)
5. "Fly Till I Die" by Pete Rock
   Pete Rock
   Peter Phillips , better known by his stage name Pete Rock, is an American record producer, DJ and rapper. He rose to prominence in the early 1990s as one half of the critically acclaimed group Pete Rock & CL Smooth...
   
   ; featuring CL Smooth
   CL Smooth
   CL Smooth is an American rapper, poet, and is best known as the vocal half of the hip-hop duo Pete Rock & CL Smooth....
   
    (Soul Survivor II
   Soul Survivor II
   Soul Survivor II is a 2004 album from hip hop producer Pete Rock. The album features guest appearances from a large number of hip hop artists, including Pharoahe Monch, Little Brother, Skillz, RZA, GZA, Talib Kweli, Dead Prez, Slum Village, Jay Dee and former partner CL Smooth.Pete, who dropped...
   
   , 2004)
6. "Foolin' Yourself" by Clinton Sparks
   Clinton Sparks
   Clinton Sparks is a Boston-based radio, mixtape & Club DJ as well as a recording artist, writer, producer and TV personality.-Biography:...
   
    ("Foolin' Yourself," 2004)
7. "For the City" by Phil da Agony (The Aromatic Album, 2004)
8. "For Women" by Reflection Eternal
   Reflection Eternal
   Reflection Eternal is a hip hop duo composed of emcee Talib Kweli and DJ Hi-Tek. They released their first album, Train of Thought, in 2000...
   
    (Train of Thought
   Train of Thought (Reflection Eternal album)
   Train of Thought is the debut album of American hip hop duo Reflection Eternal, released October 17, 2000 on Rawkus Records. Collaborating as a duo, rapper Talib Kweli and DJ and hip hop producer Hi-Tek recorded the album during 1999 to 2000, following their individual musical work that gained...
   
   , 2000)
9. "Fortified Live" by Reflection Eternal
   Reflection Eternal
   Reflection Eternal is a hip hop duo composed of emcee Talib Kweli and DJ Hi-Tek. They released their first album, Train of Thought, in 2000...
   
   ; featuring Mos Def
   Mos Def
   Dante Terrell Smith is an American actor and Emcee known by the stage names Mos Def and Yasiin Bey. He started his hip hop career in a group called Urban Thermo Dynamics, after which he appeared on albums by Da Bush Babees and De La Soul. With Talib Kweli, he formed the duo Black Star, which...
   
    and Mr. Man
   Da Bush Babees
   Da Bush Babees is a group of underground hip-hop artists loosely affiliated with the Native Tongues. The members of the group are Babe-B-Face Kaos , Mister Man Da Bush Babees is a group of underground hip-hop artists loosely affiliated with the Native Tongues. The members of the group are...
   
    (Soundbombing
   Soundbombing
   Soundbombing is a 1997 compilation album from independent Hip Hop label Rawkus Records. This was the first in a long line of acclaimed compilations from Rawkus, followed by two installments of the Lyricist Lounge series and two more Soundbombing albums...
   
   , 1997)
   • "Fortified Live Remix" by Reflection Eternal
     Reflection Eternal
     Reflection Eternal is a hip hop duo composed of emcee Talib Kweli and DJ Hi-Tek. They released their first album, Train of Thought, in 2000...
     
     ; remixed by Pish Posh; featuring Mos Def
     Mos Def
     Dante Terrell Smith is an American actor and Emcee known by the stage names Mos Def and Yasiin Bey. He started his hip hop career in a group called Urban Thermo Dynamics, after which he appeared on albums by Da Bush Babees and De La Soul. With Talib Kweli, he formed the duo Black Star, which...
     
      and Mr. Man
     Da Bush Babees
     Da Bush Babees is a group of underground hip-hop artists loosely affiliated with the Native Tongues. The members of the group are Babe-B-Face Kaos , Mister Man Da Bush Babees is a group of underground hip-hop artists loosely affiliated with the Native Tongues. The members of the group are...
     
      (Up Jumps the Boogie, 1998)
10. "Freedom" by Estelle; featuring John Legend
    John Legend
    John Roger Stephens , better known by his stage name John Legend, is an American singer, musician, and actor. He is the recipient of nine Grammy Awards, and in 2007, he received the special Starlight award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame.Prior to the release of his debut album, Stephens' career...
    
     (The 18th Day
    The 18th Day
    The 18th Day is an album by hip hop singer Estelle. The first edition was released on 18 October 2004 and the second edition on 4 April 2005. It Includes the singles "1980","Free" and "Go Gone."-Track listing:...
    
    , 2004)
11. "Freestyle" featuring Mos Def
    Mos Def
    Dante Terrell Smith is an American actor and Emcee known by the stage names Mos Def and Yasiin Bey. He started his hip hop career in a group called Urban Thermo Dynamics, after which he appeared on albums by Da Bush Babees and De La Soul. With Talib Kweli, he formed the duo Black Star, which...
    
     (Soundbombing
    Soundbombing
    Soundbombing is a 1997 compilation album from independent Hip Hop label Rawkus Records. This was the first in a long line of acclaimed compilations from Rawkus, followed by two installments of the Lyricist Lounge series and two more Soundbombing albums...
    
    , 1997)
12. "Freestyle" by King Medallions
    Planet Asia
    Planet Asia aka King Medallions is an underground hip hop MC from Fresno, California who is a member of hiphop groups the Cali Agents, and Skhool Yard...
    
    ; featuring J Hood
    D-block
    The d-block is the portion of the periodic table that contains the element groups 3-12. These groups correspond to the filling of the atomic d-orbital subshell, with electron configurations ranging from s2d1 to s2d10...
    
     (Jewelry Box Sessions Part One, 2005)
13. "Fruits of Labor in the Sunshine" by Wizdom Life & Matt Fingaz (NYC Indie Hip Hop: The Nervous 90's, 2007)
14. "Funny Money" with Madlib
    Madlib
    Otis Jackson Jr. in Oxnard, California, known professionally as Madlib, is a Los Angeles-based DJ, multi-instrumentalist, rapper, and music producer...
    
     (Liberation
    Liberation (Talib Kweli and Madlib album)
    Liberation is a collaboration between Talib Kweli and Madlib. It was made available as a free download from Stones Throw's Rappcats website, and Kweli and Madlib's MySpace pages for the first week of 2007, beginning New Year's Eve 2007. It was removed about a week later...
    
    , 2007)

G

1. "Get Em High" by Kanye West
   Kanye West
   Kanye Omari West is an American rapper, singer, and record producer. West first rose to fame as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records, where he eventually achieved recognition for his work on Jay-Z's album The Blueprint, as well as hit singles for musical artists including Alicia Keys, Ludacris, and...
   
   ; featuring Common (The College Dropout
   The College Dropout
   The College Dropout is the debut album by American hip hop artist Kanye West, released February 10, 2004, on Roc-A-Fella Records. It was recorded over a period of four years, beginning in 1999. Prior to the album's release, West had worked on rapper Jay-Z's The Blueprint , which showcased his...
   
   , 2004)
   • "Get 'Em High (Remix)" by Kanye West
     Kanye West
     Kanye Omari West is an American rapper, singer, and record producer. West first rose to fame as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records, where he eventually achieved recognition for his work on Jay-Z's album The Blueprint, as well as hit singles for musical artists including Alicia Keys, Ludacris, and...
     
     ; featuring Common ("Get 'Em High (Remix)," 2004)
   • "Get Back (Remix)" by Reflection Eternal
     Reflection Eternal
     Reflection Eternal is a hip hop duo composed of emcee Talib Kweli and DJ Hi-Tek. They released their first album, Train of Thought, in 2000...
     
      (Hip Hop Classics Vol. 1, 2001)
   • "Get Back Pt. II" by Hi-Tek
     Hi-Tek
     Tony Cottrell, better known as Hi-Tek, is an American record producer and rapper from Cincinnati, Ohio. He is best known for his work with Talib Kweli on his Reflection Eternal album and on Black Star...
     
     ; featuring DCQ (Hi-Teknology
     Hi-Teknology
     Hi-Teknology is the debut album from producer Hi-Tek, released on Rawkus Records. Most songs feature rapping or singing by other artists, and all are produced by Hi-Tek...
     
     , 2001)
2. "Get By" (Quality
   Quality (album)
   Quality is rapper Talib Kweli's first solo album. It was released on November 19, 2002 under Rawkus Records. It received wide critical acclaim and had some commercial appeal from the song "Get By" produced by Kanye West...
   
   , 2002)
   • "Get By (Extended Remix)" by Talib Kweli
     Talib Kweli
     Talib Kweli Greene , better known as Talib Kweli, is an American hip-hop artist and poet from Brooklyn, New York. His first name in Arabic means "student" or "seeker" ; his in Swahili means "true"...
     
      featuring Mos Def
     Mos Def
     Dante Terrell Smith is an American actor and Emcee known by the stage names Mos Def and Yasiin Bey. He started his hip hop career in a group called Urban Thermo Dynamics, after which he appeared on albums by Da Bush Babees and De La Soul. With Talib Kweli, he formed the duo Black Star, which...
     
     , Jay-Z
     Jay-Z
     Shawn Corey Carter , better known by his stage name Jay-Z, is an American rapper, record producer, entrepreneur, and occasional actor. He is one of the most financially successful hip hop artists and entrepreneurs in America, having a net worth of over $450 million as of 2010...
     
     , Kanye West
     Kanye West
     Kanye Omari West is an American rapper, singer, and record producer. West first rose to fame as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records, where he eventually achieved recognition for his work on Jay-Z's album The Blueprint, as well as hit singles for musical artists including Alicia Keys, Ludacris, and...
     
      & Busta Rhymes
     Busta Rhymes
     Trevor Tahiem Smith, Jr., better known by his stage name Busta Rhymes ,Smith is an American rapper, producer and actor. Chuck D of Public Enemy gave him the alias Busta Rhymes after NFL wide receiver George "Buster" Rhymes...
     
      (Quality
     Quality (album)
     Quality is rapper Talib Kweli's first solo album. It was released on November 19, 2002 under Rawkus Records. It received wide critical acclaim and had some commercial appeal from the song "Get By" produced by Kanye West...
     
     , 2002)
3. "Getting Up Anthem, Pt. 1" featuring Rakim
   Rakim
   William Michael Griffin Jr. , known by his stage names Rakim , Rakim Allah, R.A.K.I.M., and The Master, is an American rapper. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential and most skilled emcees of all time. Eric B...
   
    (Getting Up (Soundtrack), 2006)
   • "Getting Up Anthem (Remix)" featuring Rakim
     Rakim
     William Michael Griffin Jr. , known by his stage names Rakim , Rakim Allah, R.A.K.I.M., and The Master, is an American rapper. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential and most skilled emcees of all time. Eric B...
     
      (The Foundation, 2006)
4. "Ghetto Afterlife" by Reflection Eternal
   Reflection Eternal
   Reflection Eternal is a hip hop duo composed of emcee Talib Kweli and DJ Hi-Tek. They released their first album, Train of Thought, in 2000...
   
   ; featuring Kool G Rap
   Kool G Rap
   Nathaniel Thomas Wilson , better known by his stage names Kool G Rap , Kool G. Rap, and Giancana , is an American rapper, from the Corona neighborhood of Queens, New York. He began his career in the mid-1980s as one half of the group Kool G Rap & DJ Polo and as a member of the Juice Crew...
   
    (Train of Thought
   Train of Thought (Reflection Eternal album)
   Train of Thought is the debut album of American hip hop duo Reflection Eternal, released October 17, 2000 on Rawkus Records. Collaborating as a duo, rapper Talib Kweli and DJ and hip hop producer Hi-Tek recorded the album during 1999 to 2000, following their individual musical work that gained...
   
   , 2000)
5. "Ghetto Show" featuring Anthony Hamilton
   Anthony Hamilton (musician)
   Anthony Hamilton is an American R&B, and soul singer-songwriter, and record producer who rose to fame with his platinum-selling second studio album Comin' from Where I'm From , which featured the singles "Comin' from Where I'm From" and "Charlene."-Life and career:Hamilton was born in Charlotte,...
   
    and Common (The Beautiful Struggle
   The Beautiful Struggle
   The Beautiful Struggle is the second solo album by American rapper Talib Kweli. The album was released in 2004, and features guest appearances by rappers such as Common and Jean Grae...
   
   , 2004)
6. "Give 'Em Hell" featuring Coi Mattison and Lyfe Jennings
   Lyfe Jennings
   Lyfe Jennings is a platinum-selling American R&B and soul singer-songwriter, record producer, and instrumentalist. He plays the guitar, bass, and piano which he integrates into his music...
   
   
7. "Go" featuring Ras Kass
   Ras Kass
   John Austin IV, better known by his stage name Ras Kass, is an American rapper. He is also a part of hip hop supergroup The HRSMN along with Canibus, Killah Priest, and Kurupt...
   
    and Phil da Agony ("Steady Aromatic 2... The Purple Pack", 2003)
8. "Go Crazy" featuring Ras Kass ("Revenge of the Spit
   Revenge of the Spit
   Revenge Of The Spit is a 2006 mixtape by rapper Ras Kass, mixed by Dow Jones.-Track listing:...
   
   ",2006)
9. "Go With Us" featuring Strong Arm Steady (Eardrum, 2007)
10. "Going Hard" (The Beautiful Struggle
    The Beautiful Struggle
    The Beautiful Struggle is the second solo album by American rapper Talib Kweli. The album was released in 2004, and features guest appearances by rappers such as Common and Jean Grae...
    
    , 2004)
11. "Good Mourning" by Reflection Eternal
    Reflection Eternal
    Reflection Eternal is a hip hop duo composed of emcee Talib Kweli and DJ Hi-Tek. They released their first album, Train of Thought, in 2000...
    
     (Train of Thought
    Train of Thought (Reflection Eternal album)
    Train of Thought is the debut album of American hip hop duo Reflection Eternal, released October 17, 2000 on Rawkus Records. Collaborating as a duo, rapper Talib Kweli and DJ and hip hop producer Hi-Tek recorded the album during 1999 to 2000, following their individual musical work that gained...
    
    , 2000)
12. "Good to You" (Quality
    Quality (album)
    Quality is rapper Talib Kweli's first solo album. It was released on November 19, 2002 under Rawkus Records. It received wide critical acclaim and had some commercial appeal from the song "Get By" produced by Kanye West...
    
    , 2002)
13. "Guerrilla Monsoon Rap" featuring Black Thought
    Black Thought
    Tariq Trotter , better known as Black Thought, is an American hip-hop artist who is the lead MC of the Philadelphia-based hip hop group The Roots and occasional actor...
    
    , Kanye West
    Kanye West
    Kanye Omari West is an American rapper, singer, and record producer. West first rose to fame as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records, where he eventually achieved recognition for his work on Jay-Z's album The Blueprint, as well as hit singles for musical artists including Alicia Keys, Ludacris, and...
    
     and Pharoahe Monch
    Pharoahe Monch
    Pharoahe Monch is an American hip hop artist. He is known for his complex lyrics, complex delivery, and internal and multisyllabic rhyme schemes.-Biography:...
    
     (Quality
    Quality (album)
    Quality is rapper Talib Kweli's first solo album. It was released on November 19, 2002 under Rawkus Records. It received wide critical acclaim and had some commercial appeal from the song "Get By" produced by Kanye West...
    
    , 2002)
14. "Gun Music" featuring Cocoa Brovaz (Quality
    Quality (album)
    Quality is rapper Talib Kweli's first solo album. It was released on November 19, 2002 under Rawkus Records. It received wide critical acclaim and had some commercial appeal from the song "Get By" produced by Kanye West...
    
    , 2002)

H

1. "Hard Margin" by The Creators; featuring Mos Def
   Mos Def
   Dante Terrell Smith is an American actor and Emcee known by the stage names Mos Def and Yasiin Bey. He started his hip hop career in a group called Urban Thermo Dynamics, after which he appeared on albums by Da Bush Babees and De La Soul. With Talib Kweli, he formed the duo Black Star, which...
   
    (The Weight, 2000)
2. "Happy Home" with Madlib
   Madlib
   Otis Jackson Jr. in Oxnard, California, known professionally as Madlib, is a Los Angeles-based DJ, multi-instrumentalist, rapper, and music producer...
   
   ; featuring Candice Anderson (Liberation
   Liberation (Talib Kweli and Madlib album)
   Liberation is a collaboration between Talib Kweli and Madlib. It was made available as a free download from Stones Throw's Rappcats website, and Kweli and Madlib's MySpace pages for the first week of 2007, beginning New Year's Eve 2007. It was removed about a week later...
   
   , 2007)
3. "Hater Players" by Black Star
   Black Star (hip hop group)
   Black Star is a hip hop duo composed of Mos Def and Talib Kweli.-History:Black Star arose from the underground movement of the late 1990s, which was in large part due to Rawkus Records, an independent record label stationed in New York City. They released one self titled album...
   
   ; featuring Apani
   Apani B
   Apani B Fly is an American hip hop emcee.In 1996 her first 12-inch single, “Estragen,” was independently released and shortly followed up by several high-profile guest appearances on projects with Organized Konfusion, Mos Def & Talib Kweli, and Pharoahe Monch...
   
    (Black Star, 1998)
4. "Here We Go" ("Here We Go"/"Nothin' but a Party," 2000)
5. "High Drama" by Mike Zoot; featuring Mos Def
   Mos Def
   Dante Terrell Smith is an American actor and Emcee known by the stage names Mos Def and Yasiin Bey. He started his hip hop career in a group called Urban Thermo Dynamics, after which he appeared on albums by Da Bush Babees and De La Soul. With Talib Kweli, he formed the duo Black Star, which...
   
    (Guesswhyld Presents Past, Present And Future, 2001)
   • "High Drama, Pt. 3: The Search for 2" by Mike Zoot; featuring Consequence
     Consequence (rapper)
     Dexter Mills , better known as Consequence, is an American rapper. He is the cousin of rapper Q-Tip of the hip hop group A Tribe Called Quest, and was formerly an affiliate of Kanye West's GOOD Music family. Consequence debuted in 1996 on A Tribe Called Quest's album Beats, Rhymes, and Life...
     
      and Mos Def
     Mos Def
     Dante Terrell Smith is an American actor and Emcee known by the stage names Mos Def and Yasiin Bey. He started his hip hop career in a group called Urban Thermo Dynamics, after which he appeared on albums by Da Bush Babees and De La Soul. With Talib Kweli, he formed the duo Black Star, which...
     
      ("High Drama, Pt. 3: The Search for 2," 2003)
6. "Hip Hop Worth Dying For" by Main Flow
   Mood (hip hop crew)
   MOOD is a hip hop group based in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, composed of rappers Main Flow, Donte, and record producer Jahson. They first came to prominence with the Hi-Tek produced single "Hustle on the Side" in 1996...
   
    (Hip Hopulation, 2004)
7. "Holy Moly" (Eardrum, 2007)
8. "Hope" by Pete Philly and Perquisite
   Pete Philly and Perquisite
   Pete Philly & Perquisite was a hip hop duo from Amsterdam, The Netherlands consisting of Pieter "Pete Philly" Monzon as the MC/vocalist and Pieter "Perquisite" Perquin as the cellist, producer and composer of all the music. Their music is best described as hip hop with influences from jazz,...
   
    (Mindstate, 2005)
9. "Hostile Gospel Pt. 1 (Deliver Us)" (Eardrum, 2007)
   • "Hostile Gospel Pt. 2 (Deliver Me)" featuring Sizzla
     Sizzla
     Sizzla Kalonji, or simply Sizzla in are de reggae musician. He is one of the most commercially and critically successful contemporary reggae artists and is well-known for his above-average prolificacy...
     
      (Eardrum, 2007)
10. "Hot Night" by Me'Shell NdegéOcello (Cookie: The Anthropological Mixtape
    Cookie: The Anthropological Mixtape
    Cookie: The Anthropological Mixtape is an album by Me'shell Ndegeocello. It was released June 4, 2002 on Maverick Records. The album peaked at #67 on the Billboard Top 200 list that year, and was nominated for Best Contemporary R&B Album at the 2003 Grammy Awards...
    
    , 2002)
11. "Hot Thing
    Hot Thing
    "Hot Thing" is the third single by Talib Kweli taken from his fourth solo album Eardrum. The song features will.i.am who is also the producer of the song. The song samples the songs "We're No Exception" by Johnny "Guitar" Watson and "More, More, More" by Andrea True. The music video consists of two...
    
    " featuring will.i.am
    Will.i.am
    William James Adams, Jr. , better known by his stage name will.i.am and occasionally by his other stage name Zuper Blahq, is an American rapper, musician, songwriter, singer, actor and producer...
    
     (Eardrum, 2007)
12. "How We Do It" by Hi-Tek
    Hi-Tek
    Tony Cottrell, better known as Hi-Tek, is an American record producer and rapper from Cincinnati, Ohio. He is best known for his work with Talib Kweli on his Reflection Eternal album and on Black Star...
    
    ; featuring Slim Thug
    Slim Thug
    Stayve Jerome Thomas , better known as Slim Thug, Boss Hogg or Thug Boss, is an American rapper. He gained mainstream attention for his contribution to the popular single from rapper Mike Jones, "Still Tippin'"....
    
     and Snoop Dogg
    Snoop Dogg
    Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr. , better known by his stage name Snoop Dogg, is an American rapper, record producer, and actor. Snoop is best known as a rapper in the West Coast hip hop scene, and for being one of Dr. Dre's most notable protégés. Snoop Dogg was a Crip gang member while in high school...
    
     (Hi-Teknology 2: The Chip
    Hi-Teknology 2: The Chip
    Hi-Teknology²: The Chip is a sequel album to Hip hop producer Hi-Tek's first album, Hi-Teknology. Born as Tony Cottrell, He had spent most of his time in the low key hip-hop scene of Cincinnati, Ohio who eventually ran into Mood in 1992. Working with him kickstarted his career and affiliated...
    
     (Limited Edition), 2006)

I

1. "I Am" by Novel
   Novel
   A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
   
    (Autobiography
   Autobiography
   An autobiography is a book about the life of a person, written by that person.-Origin of the term:...
   
   ,)
2. "I Get Lonely" by Capital J
   Capital J
   Dj Capital J aka The Natural Born Dubplate Killa is one of Canada’s top ranked legendary Dj/Entertainers of the electronic music industry. After 20 yrs in the industry, Capital J has dominated everything he’s put his hands on since he was a teen...
   
    (V.I.P. Dubz, 2004)
3. "I Try" featuring Mary J. Blige
   Mary J. Blige
   Mary Jane Blige is an American singer-songwriter, record producer and occasional actress. She is a recipient of nine Grammy Awards and four American Music Awards, and has recorded eight multi-platinum albums. She is the only artist with Grammy Award wins in Pop, Rap, Gospel, and R&B. Blige has...
   
    (The Beautiful Struggle
   The Beautiful Struggle
   The Beautiful Struggle is the second solo album by American rapper Talib Kweli. The album was released in 2004, and features guest appearances by rappers such as Common and Jean Grae...
   
   , 2004)
4. "If" by Kenn Starr; featuring Asheru
   Asheru
   Asheru, born Gabriel Benn, is an African American hip hop artist, educator, and youth activist. He is widely known for performing the opening and closing themes for the popular TV series, The Boondocks, as well as his pioneering and innovative efforts to forward the Hip Hop Education...
   
    (Starr Status
   Starr Status
   Starr Status is the debut album by rapper Kenn Starr, released August 29, 2006 on Halftooth Records. The album features production from Starr's fellow Low Budget Crew members Kev Brown and Oddisee, as well as Illmind, Khrysis and DJ Roddy Rod. Album guests include Talib Kweli, Asheru, Supastition,...
   
   , 2006)
5. "Industry Lies" by Mood
   Mood (hip hop crew)
   MOOD is a hip hop group based in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, composed of rappers Main Flow, Donte, and record producer Jahson. They first came to prominence with the Hi-Tek produced single "Hustle on the Side" in 1996...
   
    (Doom
   Doom (Mood album)
   Doom is the 1997 debut album of hip hop group Mood. It features production by DJ Hi-Tek and guest appearances by Talib Kweli and Wu-Tang-affiliated group Sunz of Man. It features one single, "Karma", whose b-side is "Cincinnati". Mood's classic Doom launched the careers of Talib Kweli, Hi-Tek, and...
   
   , 1997)
6. "In the Mood" featuring Kanye West
   Kanye West
   Kanye Omari West is an American rapper, singer, and record producer. West first rose to fame as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records, where he eventually achieved recognition for his work on Jay-Z's album The Blueprint, as well as hit singles for musical artists including Alicia Keys, Ludacris, and...
   
    and Roy Ayers
   Roy Ayers
   Roy Ayers is an American funk, soul, and jazz composer and vibraphone player. Ayers began his career as a post-bop jazz artist, releasing several albums with Atlantic Records, before his tenure at Polydor Records beginning in the 1970s, during which he helped pioneer jazz-funk .- Biography :Ayers...
   
    (Eardrum, 2007)
7. "Intro" by Black Star
   Black Star (hip hop group)
   Black Star is a hip hop duo composed of Mos Def and Talib Kweli.-History:Black Star arose from the underground movement of the late 1990s, which was in large part due to Rawkus Records, an independent record label stationed in New York City. They released one self titled album...
   
    (Black Star, 1998)
   • "It's Going Down Pt. 2 (Bink! Remix)" by Blackalicious
     Blackalicious
     Blackalicious is an American hip hop duo from Sacramento, California made up of rapper Gift of Gab and DJ/producer Chief Xcel . They are noted for Gift of Gab's often "tongue-twisting", multisyllabic, complex rhymes and Chief Xcel's "classic" beats...
     
     ; featuring Jonell
     Jonell
     Jonell is an American R&B singer, born Shannon Jonell Showes in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States.In 2003, Jonell introduced with her first hit Round and Round on producer Hi-Tek's album Hi-Teknology. Later that year Jonell intended to release her debut album on the Def Soul label. Her first single...
     
      and Lateef
     Lateef
     Lateef the Truthspeaker also known as The Truthspeaker or simply Lateef, is an American hip-hop artist who is part of the groups Latyrx and The Maroons AKA Lateef and the Chief...
     
      ("It's Going Down (Sit Back)," 2002)
   • "It's Going Gown (Lava Rocks) Pt. 3 (Chief Xcel Remix)" by Blackalicious
     Blackalicious
     Blackalicious is an American hip hop duo from Sacramento, California made up of rapper Gift of Gab and DJ/producer Chief Xcel . They are noted for Gift of Gab's often "tongue-twisting", multisyllabic, complex rhymes and Chief Xcel's "classic" beats...
     
     ; featuring Lateef
     Lateef
     Lateef the Truthspeaker also known as The Truthspeaker or simply Lateef, is an American hip-hop artist who is part of the groups Latyrx and The Maroons AKA Lateef and the Chief...
     
      ("It's Going Down (Sit Back)," 2002)

K

1. "K.O.S. (Determination)" by Black Star
   Black Star (hip hop group)
   Black Star is a hip hop duo composed of Mos Def and Talib Kweli.-History:Black Star arose from the underground movement of the late 1990s, which was in large part due to Rawkus Records, an independent record label stationed in New York City. They released one self titled album...
   
   ; featuring Vinia Mojica
   Vinia Mojica
   Vinia Mojica is a singer from Queens, New York, best known for her collaborations with the Native Tongues collective and other hip hop artists....
   
    (Black Star, 1998)
2. "Keynote Speaker" featuring Dave Chappelle
   Dave Chappelle
   David Khari Webber "Dave" Chappelle is an American comedian, screenwriter, television/film producer, actor, and artist. Chappelle began his film career in the film Robin Hood: Men in Tights in 1993 and continued to star in minor roles in the films The Nutty Professor, Con Air, and Blue Streak. His...
   
    (Quality
   Quality (album)
   Quality is rapper Talib Kweli's first solo album. It was released on November 19, 2002 under Rawkus Records. It received wide critical acclaim and had some commercial appeal from the song "Get By" produced by Kanye West...
   
   , 2002)
3. "Kindness for Weakness" by Dilated Peoples
   Dilated Peoples
   Dilated Peoples is an American hip hop group from Los Angeles, California. The group achieved notability in the underground hip hop community, although they have had little mainstream success in the US, with the exception of the song "This Way," a 2004 collaboration with Kanye West and Xzibit...
   
    (20/20
   20/20 (Dilated Peoples album)
   -Album singles:-Album chart positions:...
   
   , 2006)
4. "Know That" by Mos Def
   Mos Def
   Dante Terrell Smith is an American actor and Emcee known by the stage names Mos Def and Yasiin Bey. He started his hip hop career in a group called Urban Thermo Dynamics, after which he appeared on albums by Da Bush Babees and De La Soul. With Talib Kweli, he formed the duo Black Star, which...
   
    (Black on Both Sides
   Black on Both Sides
   Black on Both Sides is the debut solo album of American rapper Mos Def, released October 12, 1999 on Rawkus Records. Prior to the album's recording, Mos Def had collaborated with rapper Talib Kweli for the duo's studio album, Mos Def & Talib Kweli are Black Star , which raised high expectations for...
   
   , 1999)

L

1. "Let It Breathe" by Hush
   Hush (rapper)
   Hush is an American hip hop artist from Detroit, Michigan. He is of Italian and Mexican descent and he is also a long time friend of Eminem. He's also a producer and has worked with a variety of artists. He was signed to Area Code Management and DTW Records, but left for Geffen Records to release...
   
    (Bulletproof
   Bulletproof (Hush album)
   Bulletproof is the third album from American rapper Hush released on Geffen Records. It contains some of the songs from The Contender, and features Nate Dogg, Talib Kweli, Phil Campbell, D12 , Bareda, and Lo-Down...
   
   , 2005)
2. "Let It Go" by Hi-Tek
   Hi-Tek
   Tony Cottrell, better known as Hi-Tek, is an American record producer and rapper from Cincinnati, Ohio. He is best known for his work with Talib Kweli on his Reflection Eternal album and on Black Star...
   
   ; featuring Dion (Hi-Teknology 2: The Chip
   Hi-Teknology 2: The Chip
   Hi-Teknology²: The Chip is a sequel album to Hip hop producer Hi-Tek's first album, Hi-Teknology. Born as Tony Cottrell, He had spent most of his time in the low key hip-hop scene of Cincinnati, Ohio who eventually ran into Mood in 1992. Working with him kickstarted his career and affiliated...
   
   , 2006)
   • "Let Me See (Reflection Eternal Hip Hop Mix)" by Morcheeba
     Morcheeba
     Morcheeba are a British band, mixing influences from trip hop, rock, R&B, and pop.They have produced 7 albums since 1995, two of which reached the UK top ten.-Biography:...
     
      ("Let Me See," 1998)
3. "Like That" by The Black Eyed Peas
   The Black Eyed Peas
   The Black Eyed Peas are an American pop group , formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1995. The group includes rappers will.i.am, apl.de.ap, and Taboo, and singer Fergie. Since the release of their third album Elephunk in 2003, the group has sold an estimated 56 million records worldwide...
   
   ; featuring Cee-Lo
   Cee-Lo
   Thomas DeCarlo Callaway , better known by his stage name Cee Lo Green, is an American singer-songwriter, rapper, record producer and actor...
   
   , John Legend
   John Legend
   John Roger Stephens , better known by his stage name John Legend, is an American singer, musician, and actor. He is the recipient of nine Grammy Awards, and in 2007, he received the special Starlight award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame.Prior to the release of his debut album, Stephens' career...
   
    and Q-Tip
   Q-Tip (rapper)
   Kamaal Ibn John Fareed , better known by his stage name Q-Tip, is an American hip hop artist, producer, singer, and actor from St. Albans, Queens, New York, part of the critically acclaimed group A Tribe Called Quest...
   
    (Monkey Business
   Monkey Business (album)
   -Track listing:Notes*"My Humps" contains a hidden track "So Real".*"Audio Delite at Low Fidelity" includes a hidden track "Change".Sample Notes*"Pump It" samples "Misirlou" by Dick Dale....
   
   , 2005)
4. "Listen!!!" (Eardrum, 2007)
   • "Live on Stage (Remix)" by Dilated Peoples
     Dilated Peoples
     Dilated Peoples is an American hip hop group from Los Angeles, California. The group achieved notability in the underground hip hop community, although they have had little mainstream success in the US, with the exception of the song "This Way," a 2004 collaboration with Kanye West and Xzibit...
     
      ("Live on Stage"/"Clockwork," 2001)
5. "Long Life" by Dela; (Changes of Atmosphere, 2008)
6. "Love Language" by Reflection Eternal
   Reflection Eternal
   Reflection Eternal is a hip hop duo composed of emcee Talib Kweli and DJ Hi-Tek. They released their first album, Train of Thought, in 2000...
   
   ; featuring Les Nubians
   Les Nubians
   Les Nubians is an R&B Grammy-nominated duo composed of sisters Hélène and Célia Faussart from Paris, France. In 1985 the sisters moved with their parents to Chad. Seven years later, they returned to Bordeaux, France, and began singing a cappella, producing poetry slams in Bordeaux and Paris, and...
   
    (Train of Thought
   Train of Thought (Reflection Eternal album)
   Train of Thought is the debut album of American hip hop duo Reflection Eternal, released October 17, 2000 on Rawkus Records. Collaborating as a duo, rapper Talib Kweli and DJ and hip hop producer Hi-Tek recorded the album during 1999 to 2000, following their individual musical work that gained...
   
   , 2000)
7. "Love Speakeasy" by Reflection Eternal
   Reflection Eternal
   Reflection Eternal is a hip hop duo composed of emcee Talib Kweli and DJ Hi-Tek. They released their first album, Train of Thought, in 2000...
   
    (Train of Thought
   Train of Thought (Reflection Eternal album)
   Train of Thought is the debut album of American hip hop duo Reflection Eternal, released October 17, 2000 on Rawkus Records. Collaborating as a duo, rapper Talib Kweli and DJ and hip hop producer Hi-Tek recorded the album during 1999 to 2000, following their individual musical work that gained...
   
   , 2000)
8. "Lunchroom Classics" featuring Makeba Mooncycle (Tags of the Times Version 2.0, 1999)
9. "Lyrical Fluctuation (Original Mix)" by Jigmastas; featuring Mos Def
   Mos Def
   Dante Terrell Smith is an American actor and Emcee known by the stage names Mos Def and Yasiin Bey. He started his hip hop career in a group called Urban Thermo Dynamics, after which he appeared on albums by Da Bush Babees and De La Soul. With Talib Kweli, he formed the duo Black Star, which...
   
   , Mr. Complex, Pharoahe Monch
   Pharoahe Monch
   Pharoahe Monch is an American hip hop artist. He is known for his complex lyrics, complex delivery, and internal and multisyllabic rhyme schemes.-Biography:...
   
    and Shabaam Sahdeeq (Grass Roots "Lyrical Fluctuation", 2000)
   • "Lyrical Fluctuation (Spinna Mix)" by Jigmastas; featuring Mos Def
     Mos Def
     Dante Terrell Smith is an American actor and Emcee known by the stage names Mos Def and Yasiin Bey. He started his hip hop career in a group called Urban Thermo Dynamics, after which he appeared on albums by Da Bush Babees and De La Soul. With Talib Kweli, he formed the duo Black Star, which...
     
     , Mr. Complex, Pharoahe Monch
     Pharoahe Monch
     Pharoahe Monch is an American hip hop artist. He is known for his complex lyrics, complex delivery, and internal and multisyllabic rhyme schemes.-Biography:...
     
      and Shabaam Sahdeeq (Grass Roots "Lyrical Fluctuation", 2000)

M

1. "Make Things Better" by DJ Hurricane
   DJ Hurricane
   DJ Hurricane is a hip hop DJ, producer and rapper. He is known for his work as the Beastie Boys' DJ...
   
   ; featuring N'Dea Davenport
   N'Dea Davenport
   N'Dea Davenport is an American recording artist, dancer, performer and producer, best known for her work as a vocalist in the UK funk band, The Brand New Heavies, and her pioneering contributions to the genre of acid jazz.-Biography:...
   
    (Don't Sleep, 2000)
2. "Manifesto" (Lyricist Lounge, Volume One
   Lyricist Lounge, Volume One
   Lyricist Lounge, Volume One is the first installment of Rawkus Records Lyricist Lounge album series, based on the Lyricist Lounge showcases in New York...
   
   , 1998)
3. "Memories Live" by Reflection Eternal
   Reflection Eternal
   Reflection Eternal is a hip hop duo composed of emcee Talib Kweli and DJ Hi-Tek. They released their first album, Train of Thought, in 2000...
   
    (Train of Thought
   Train of Thought (Reflection Eternal album)
   Train of Thought is the debut album of American hip hop duo Reflection Eternal, released October 17, 2000 on Rawkus Records. Collaborating as a duo, rapper Talib Kweli and DJ and hip hop producer Hi-Tek recorded the album during 1999 to 2000, following their individual musical work that gained...
   
   , 2000)
4. "Millionaires" featuring Rubix (Mission Control Presents: Prehistoric Sounds Featuring Mood, 2000)
5. "Miss January" by The Procussions
   The Procussions
   The Procussions was an American hip-hop act from Colorado Springs, Colorado, that consisted of three members: Mr. J. Medeiros, Rez, and Stro The 89th Key...
   
    (5 Sparrows for 2 Cents, 2006)
6. "Mood Swing" by Asheru
   Asheru
   Asheru, born Gabriel Benn, is an African American hip hop artist, educator, and youth activist. He is widely known for performing the opening and closing themes for the popular TV series, The Boondocks, as well as his pioneering and innovative efforts to forward the Hip Hop Education...
   
    (7 Heads R Better Than 1 Vol. 1: No Edge Ups in South Africa, 2003)
7. "More or Less" featuring Dion (Eardrum, 2007)
8. "Move Somethin'" by Reflection Eternal
   Reflection Eternal
   Reflection Eternal is a hip hop duo composed of emcee Talib Kweli and DJ Hi-Tek. They released their first album, Train of Thought, in 2000...
   
    (Train of Thought
   Train of Thought (Reflection Eternal album)
   Train of Thought is the debut album of American hip hop duo Reflection Eternal, released October 17, 2000 on Rawkus Records. Collaborating as a duo, rapper Talib Kweli and DJ and hip hop producer Hi-Tek recorded the album during 1999 to 2000, following their individual musical work that gained...
   
   , 2000)
   • "Move Somethin' (JL Mix)" by Reflection Eternal
     Reflection Eternal
     Reflection Eternal is a hip hop duo composed of emcee Talib Kweli and DJ Hi-Tek. They released their first album, Train of Thought, in 2000...
     
      ("Move Somethin' (Remixes)," 2001)
9. "Ms. Hill" (Right About Now: The Official Sucka Free Mix CD
   Right About Now: The Official Sucka Free Mix CD
   Right About Now: The Official Sucka Free Mix CD or simply Right About Now was released by Talib Kweli in November 2005 and is generally considered a mixtape. However, some people regard this release as an official album because of its availability through commercial sites and its release of two...
   
   , 2005)
10. "Music" by MyG
    MyG
    MyG is an underground musical group. They have created 3 CDs to date: Sidewalk Symphony, Vito y Coco, and Politick'n. They have been featured in the Xbox games Amped and Amped 2, Transworld Snowboarding, the PlayStation and PC game L.A. Rush, as well as various snowskate and wakeboard videos, and...
    
    ; featuring Zelly Rock (Sidewalk Symphony, 2004)
11. "My Favorite Mutiny" by The Coup
    The Coup
    The Coup is a political hip hop group based in Oakland, California. It formed as a three-member group in 1992 with emcees Raymond "Boots" Riley and E-Roc along with DJ Pam the Funkstress. E-Roc left on amicable terms after the group's second album but appears on the track "Breathing Apparatus" on...
    
    ; featuring Black Thought
    Black Thought
    Tariq Trotter , better known as Black Thought, is an American hip-hop artist who is the lead MC of the Philadelphia-based hip hop group The Roots and occasional actor...
    
     (Pick a Bigger Weapon
    Pick a Bigger Weapon
    Pick a Bigger Weapon is the fifth studio album by American rap group The Coup, released April 25, 2006 on Epitaph Records. Rolling Stone included the album at 49 in its list of the top 50 albums of 2006...
    
    , 2006)

N

1. "Name of the Game" by Reflection Eternal
   Reflection Eternal
   Reflection Eternal is a hip hop duo composed of emcee Talib Kweli and DJ Hi-Tek. They released their first album, Train of Thought, in 2000...
   
    (Train of Thought
   Train of Thought (Reflection Eternal album)
   Train of Thought is the debut album of American hip hop duo Reflection Eternal, released October 17, 2000 on Rawkus Records. Collaborating as a duo, rapper Talib Kweli and DJ and hip hop producer Hi-Tek recorded the album during 1999 to 2000, following their individual musical work that gained...
   
   , 2000)
2. "Never Been in Love" (The Beautiful Struggle
   The Beautiful Struggle
   The Beautiful Struggle is the second solo album by American rapper Talib Kweli. The album was released in 2004, and features guest appearances by rappers such as Common and Jean Grae...
   
   , 2004)
3. "Nuclear Hip Hop" by Mood
   Mood (hip hop crew)
   MOOD is a hip hop group based in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, composed of rappers Main Flow, Donte, and record producer Jahson. They first came to prominence with the Hi-Tek produced single "Hustle on the Side" in 1996...
   
    (Doom
   Doom (Mood album)
   Doom is the 1997 debut album of hip hop group Mood. It features production by DJ Hi-Tek and guest appearances by Talib Kweli and Wu-Tang-affiliated group Sunz of Man. It features one single, "Karma", whose b-side is "Cincinnati". Mood's classic Doom launched the careers of Talib Kweli, Hi-Tek, and...
   
   , 1997)
4. "NY Weather Report" (Eardrum, 2007)

O

1. • "Officially Missing You (MIDI Mafia Remix)" by Tamia
     Tamia
     Tamia Hill , and known professionally as Tamia, is a four-time Grammy-nominated Canadian R&B and soul singer, songwriter, record producer, composer, model, entrepreneur and philanthropist, as well as an occasional actress.She is best known for her 2000 hit "Stranger In My House" and Fabolous' 2003...
     
      ("Officially Missing You (The Remixes)," 2003)
2. "Oh My Stars" featuring Musiq Soulchild (Eardrum, 2007)
3. "Old School" by DANGERDOOM
   DANGERDOOM
   Danger Doom is a musical collaboration between DJ and producer Danger Mouse and rapper MF Doom. Their first album, The Mouse and the Mask, was released in 2005, and followed by the Occult Hymn EP in 2006.-Background:...
   
    (The Mouse and the Mask
   The Mouse and the Mask
   The Mouse and the Mask is a collaboration album by Danger Mouse and MF DOOM under the name Danger Doom, released on October 11, 2005 by Punk Label Epitaph Records in the United States marking it the third hip hop release for the label...
   
   , 2005)
4. "On Mission" by Reflection Eternal
   Reflection Eternal
   Reflection Eternal is a hip hop duo composed of emcee Talib Kweli and DJ Hi-Tek. They released their first album, Train of Thought, in 2000...
   
    (Soundbombing 2
   Soundbombing 2
   Soundbombing II is the second installment in Rawkus Records Soundbombing series, and was possibly the most successful and acclaimed release out of all the Rawkus compilations. Soundbombing 2 fuses up-and-coming MC's with established rappers, and was able to deliver an underground Hip Hop sound to a...
   
   , 1999)
5. "On My Way" by Reflection Eternal
   Reflection Eternal
   Reflection Eternal is a hip hop duo composed of emcee Talib Kweli and DJ Hi-Tek. They released their first album, Train of Thought, in 2000...
   
    (Train of Thought
   Train of Thought (Reflection Eternal album)
   Train of Thought is the debut album of American hip hop duo Reflection Eternal, released October 17, 2000 on Rawkus Records. Collaborating as a duo, rapper Talib Kweli and DJ and hip hop producer Hi-Tek recorded the album during 1999 to 2000, following their individual musical work that gained...
   
   , 2000)
6. "One-Nine-Nine-Nine
   One-Nine-Nine-Nine
   "One-Nine-Nine-Nine"/"Like They Used to Say" is a double A-Side single by rapper Common. Each song is featured on Soundbombing II, a compilation album by Rawkus Records released in 1999. The song "One-Nine-Nine-Nine" features an introduction by Talib Kweli, guest rapping by Sadat X and production...
   
   " by Common; featuring Sadat X
   Sadat X
   Sadat X is an American rapper, most famed as a member of Alternative hip hop group Brand Nubian. Originally known as Derek X, Sadat takes his name from former Egyptian president Anwar Sadat....
   
    (Soundbombing II, 1999)
7. "One Four Love (Part 1)" featuring Common, Doug E. Fresh
   Doug E. Fresh
   Douglas E. Davis , better known by the stage name Doug E. Fresh, is an American rapper, record producer, and beat boxer, also known as the Human Beat Box...
   
   , Kool G Rap
   Kool G Rap
   Nathaniel Thomas Wilson , better known by his stage names Kool G Rap , Kool G. Rap, and Giancana , is an American rapper, from the Corona neighborhood of Queens, New York. He began his career in the mid-1980s as one half of the group Kool G Rap & DJ Polo and as a member of the Juice Crew...
   
   , Mos Def
   Mos Def
   Dante Terrell Smith is an American actor and Emcee known by the stage names Mos Def and Yasiin Bey. He started his hip hop career in a group called Urban Thermo Dynamics, after which he appeared on albums by Da Bush Babees and De La Soul. With Talib Kweli, he formed the duo Black Star, which...
   
   , Pharoahe Monch
   Pharoahe Monch
   Pharoahe Monch is an American hip hop artist. He is known for his complex lyrics, complex delivery, and internal and multisyllabic rhyme schemes.-Biography:...
   
   , Posdnuos, Rah Digga
   Rah Digga
   Rah Digga is an American rapper. Well known as a long time member of the Flipmode Squad, a hip hop group led by Busta Rhymes, she parted ways amicably with the group in 2007. She has been called "one of rap's most prominent women MCs" by Allmusic and "one of hip-hop's most skilled female MCs" in...
   
   , Shabaam Sahdeeq and Sporty Thievz
   Sporty Thievz
   Sporty Thievz was a Yonkers, New York hip-hop group, originally a trio, composed of King Kirk , Big Dubez and Marlon Bryant Brando...
   
    (Hip Hop for Respect EP, 2000)
8. "Outside the Lounge" featuring Building Block, Lil' Sci, Mr. Metaphor, Shabaam Sahdeeq and Wiseguy (Lyricist Lounge, Volume One
   Lyricist Lounge, Volume One
   Lyricist Lounge, Volume One is the first installment of Rawkus Records Lyricist Lounge album series, based on the Lyricist Lounge showcases in New York...
   
   , 1998)
9. "Over the Counter" with Madlib
   Madlib
   Otis Jackson Jr. in Oxnard, California, known professionally as Madlib, is a Los Angeles-based DJ, multi-instrumentalist, rapper, and music producer...
   
    (Liberation
   Liberation (Talib Kweli and Madlib album)
   Liberation is a collaboration between Talib Kweli and Madlib. It was made available as a free download from Stones Throw's Rappcats website, and Kweli and Madlib's MySpace pages for the first week of 2007, beginning New Year's Eve 2007. It was removed about a week later...
   
   , 2007)
10. "Oz Theme 2000" featuring Kool G Rap
    Kool G Rap
    Nathaniel Thomas Wilson , better known by his stage names Kool G Rap , Kool G. Rap, and Giancana , is an American rapper, from the Corona neighborhood of Queens, New York. He began his career in the mid-1980s as one half of the group Kool G Rap & DJ Polo and as a member of the Juice Crew...
    
     and Lord Jamar
    Lord Jamar
    Lord Jamar is an American emcee and actor. He is a member of the hip-hop group Brand Nubian, which formed in 1989. As an actor, he is best known for his role of Supreme Allah on the TV series Oz. He has appeared on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Third Watch, and The Sopranos...
    
     (Oz
    Oz (TV series)
    Oz is an American television drama series created by Tom Fontana, who also wrote or co-wrote all of the series' 56 episodes . It was the first one-hour dramatic television series to be produced by premium cable network HBO. Oz premiered on July 12, 1997 and ran for six seasons...
    
     Original Soundtrack, 2001)

P

1. "Peace of Mind" ("Peace of Mind," 2004)
2. "Peddlers of Doom" by Mood
   Mood (hip hop crew)
   MOOD is a hip hop group based in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, composed of rappers Main Flow, Donte, and record producer Jahson. They first came to prominence with the Hi-Tek produced single "Hustle on the Side" in 1996...
   
    (Doom
   Doom (Mood album)
   Doom is the 1997 debut album of hip hop group Mood. It features production by DJ Hi-Tek and guest appearances by Talib Kweli and Wu-Tang-affiliated group Sunz of Man. It features one single, "Karma", whose b-side is "Cincinnati". Mood's classic Doom launched the careers of Talib Kweli, Hi-Tek, and...
   
   , 1997)
3. "Power, Money and Influence" by Guru
   Guru (rapper)
   Keith Edward Elam , better known by his stage name Guru, was an American emcee and member of the hip-hop duo Gang Starr, along with DJ Premier. He was born in Roxbury, Massachusetts...
   
   ; featuring Jean Grae
   Jean Grae
   Jean Grae , born November 26, 1976 is an American hip hop artist who hails from South Africa. She rose to prominence in the underground hip-hop scene in New York City, and has since built an international fanbase.- Early life :...
   
    (Version 7.0: The Street Scriptures, 2005)
4. "Prime Example" by Akhenaton (IAM) & Bruno Coulais ("Comme un Aimant soundtrack"/"S," 2000)
5. "Project Jazz" by Hell Razah
   Hell Razah
   Hell Razah is an American rapper, best known as a member of Sunz of Man, an early affiliate of the Wu-Tang Clan...
   
   ; featuring Vik Vaughn
   Daniel Dumile
   Daniel Dumile is a hip hop artist who has taken on several stage names in his career, most notably MF DOOM, where the "MF" stands for metal face, and for tracks he has produced, metal fingers...
   
    (Renaissance Child
   Renaissance Child
   Renaissance Child is the solo debut album by rapper Hell Razah, released on February 20, 2007 through Nature Sounds Records. Razah is most famed as a member of Wu-Tang Clan affiliate groups Sunz of Man and Black Market Militia. The album features production from MF DOOM, Dev 1, Shuko, Fabrizio...
   
   , 2007)
6. "Protective Custody" featuring Breezly Brewin, Dante, EL-P
   El-Producto
   El-P is an American hip hop artist and entrepreneur from Brooklyn, New York City. Originally a member of Company Flow, El-P has been a major driving force in alternative hip hop for over a decade. He is the co-founder, owner and CEO of the Definitive Jux record label...
   
   , Imani Uzuri, Jah-Born, John Forte
   John Forté
   John Forté is a Grammy-nominated American recording artist, composer, music producer, educator and activist. He achieved fame while writing, producing and performing with the celebrated hip hop group The Fugees during the 1990’s, and has released four solo albums, including his most recent effort,...
   
   , Main Flow
   Mood (hip hop crew)
   MOOD is a hip hop group based in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, composed of rappers Main Flow, Donte, and record producer Jahson. They first came to prominence with the Hi-Tek produced single "Hustle on the Side" in 1996...
   
   , Mr. Khaliyl
   Da Bush Babees
   Da Bush Babees is a group of underground hip-hop artists loosely affiliated with the Native Tongues. The members of the group are Babe-B-Face Kaos , Mister Man Da Bush Babees is a group of underground hip-hop artists loosely affiliated with the Native Tongues. The members of the group are...
   
   , Mr. Len
   Mr. Len
   Mr. Len is a hip hop DJ from Bronx, New York. He was a member, with Bigg Jus and El-P, of the underground hip hop trio Company Flow, which disbanded in the late-1990s. Presently he is in a group with Kimani Rogers from The Masterminds named Roosevelt Franklin...
   
   , Nine
   Nine (rapper)
   Nine is the stage name of Derrick Keyes , an American rapper from The Bronx, New York City, New York. He also been known as 9MM or Nine Double M...
   
   , Punchline, Tiye Phoenix and What? What?
   Jean Grae
   Jean Grae , born November 26, 1976 is an American hip hop artist who hails from South Africa. She rose to prominence in the underground hip-hop scene in New York City, and has since built an international fanbase.- Early life :...
   
    (Hip Hop for Respect EP, 2000)
7. "Put It in the Air" featuring DJ Quik
   DJ Quik
   David Martin Blake , better known by his stage name DJ Quik, is an MC and record producer. According to Quik himself, his stage name reflects his ability to produce records in short time....
   
    (Quality
   Quality (album)
   Quality is rapper Talib Kweli's first solo album. It was released on November 19, 2002 under Rawkus Records. It received wide critical acclaim and had some commercial appeal from the song "Get By" produced by Kanye West...
   
   , 2002)

R

1. "Raise the Bar" by DJ Babu
   DJ Babu
   DJ Babu is a Filipino-American DJ. One-third of the hip hop group Dilated Peoples , Babu is also a member of the Beat Junkies DJ crew, and together with rapper Defari forms the duo the Likwit Junkies. DJ Babu, Evidence and Pharoahe Monch also feature in the song H! Vltg3 on Linkin Park's...
   
    (Duck Season Vol. 2, 2003)
2. "Raw Shit" by Jaylib (Champion Sound
   Champion Sound
   Champion Sound is an album by the duo Jaylib . Half of the songs are produced by Madlib and feature J Dilla on vocals, and the other half are produced by J Dilla and feature Madlib on vocals...
   
   , 2003)
3. "Real Women" by UGK
   UGK
   UGK was an American hip hop duo from Port Arthur, Texas formed in 1987 by the late Chad "Pimp C" Butler . He then joined with Bernard "Bun B" Freeman, who became his longtime partner...
   
   ; featuring Raheem DeVaughn
   Raheem DeVaughn
   Raheem DeVaughn is an American singer and songwriter. His debut album, The Love Experience , reached No. 46 on the Billboard 200 album chart. It featured the singles "Guess Who Loves You More" and "You". His second album Love Behind the Melody was released in January 2008...
   
    (UGK (Underground Kingz), 2007)
4. "RE:DEFinition" by Black Star
   Black Star (hip hop group)
   Black Star is a hip hop duo composed of Mos Def and Talib Kweli.-History:Black Star arose from the underground movement of the late 1990s, which was in large part due to Rawkus Records, an independent record label stationed in New York City. They released one self titled album...
   
    (Black Star, 1998)
5. "Respiration
   Respiration (song)
   "Respiration" is the second single from Black Star's eponymously titled 1998 album . It features guest rapping from Common and guitar playing by DeChown Jenkins. It also features a Hi-Tek produced beat that samples "The Fox" by Don Randi. In addition, the song's introduction samples a monologue...
   
   " by Black Star
   Black Star (hip hop group)
   Black Star is a hip hop duo composed of Mos Def and Talib Kweli.-History:Black Star arose from the underground movement of the late 1990s, which was in large part due to Rawkus Records, an independent record label stationed in New York City. They released one self titled album...
   
   ; featuring Common (Black Star, 1998)
   • "Respiration (Flying High Mix)" by Black Star
     Black Star (hip hop group)
     Black Star is a hip hop duo composed of Mos Def and Talib Kweli.-History:Black Star arose from the underground movement of the late 1990s, which was in large part due to Rawkus Records, an independent record label stationed in New York City. They released one self titled album...
     
     ; featuring Black Thought
     Black Thought
     Tariq Trotter , better known as Black Thought, is an American hip-hop artist who is the lead MC of the Philadelphia-based hip hop group The Roots and occasional actor...
     
      ("Respiration
     Respiration (song)
     "Respiration" is the second single from Black Star's eponymously titled 1998 album . It features guest rapping from Common and guitar playing by DeChown Jenkins. It also features a Hi-Tek produced beat that samples "The Fox" by Don Randi. In addition, the song's introduction samples a monologue...
     
     ," 1999)
   • "Respiration (Remix)" by Black Star
     Black Star (hip hop group)
     Black Star is a hip hop duo composed of Mos Def and Talib Kweli.-History:Black Star arose from the underground movement of the late 1990s, which was in large part due to Rawkus Records, an independent record label stationed in New York City. They released one self titled album...
     
     ; featuring Common (Hip Hop Classics Vol. 1, 2001)
6. "Rhymes & Ammo" by The Roots
   The Roots
   The Roots is an American hip hop/neo soul band formed in 1987 by Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter and Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are famed for beginning with a jazzy, eclectic approach to hip hop which still includes live instrumentals...
   
   ; featuring Dice Raw
   Dice Raw
   Dice Raw is a hip-hop artist associated with The Roots, and one of the founding members of musical group Nouveau Riche.In 2000, Dice Raw recorded his solo debut album, Reclaiming the Dead on MCA Records....
   
    (Phrenology
   Phrenology
   Phrenology is a pseudoscience primarily focused on measurements of the human skull, based on the concept that the brain is the organ of the mind, and that certain brain areas have localized, specific functions or modules...
   
   , 2002)
7. "Ridin'" by David Banner
   David Banner
   Lavell Crump , better known by his stage name David Banner, is an American rapper, record producer and occasional actor. Banner was born in Jackson, Mississippi and graduated from Southern University. He started his music career as a member of the rap duo, Crooked Lettaz before going solo in 2000...
   
   ; featuring dead prez
   Dead Prez
   Dead Prez stylized as dead prez is a hip hop duo from the United States, composed of stic.man and M-1, formed in 1996 in New York City, New York. They are known for their confrontational style, combined with socialist lyrics focused on both militant social justice and Pan-Africanism...
   
    (Certified, 2005)
8. "Right About Now" (Right About Now: The Official Sucka Free Mix CD
   Right About Now: The Official Sucka Free Mix CD
   Right About Now: The Official Sucka Free Mix CD or simply Right About Now was released by Talib Kweli in November 2005 and is generally considered a mixtape. However, some people regard this release as an official album because of its availability through commercial sites and its release of two...
   
   , 2005)
9. "Rock On" (Right About Now: The Official Sucka Free Mix CD
   Right About Now: The Official Sucka Free Mix CD
   Right About Now: The Official Sucka Free Mix CD or simply Right About Now was released by Talib Kweli in November 2005 and is generally considered a mixtape. However, some people regard this release as an official album because of its availability through commercial sites and its release of two...
   
   , 2005)
10. "Roll Off Me" (Right About Now: The Official Sucka Free Mix CD
    Right About Now: The Official Sucka Free Mix CD
    Right About Now: The Official Sucka Free Mix CD or simply Right About Now was released by Talib Kweli in November 2005 and is generally considered a mixtape. However, some people regard this release as an official album because of its availability through commercial sites and its release of two...
    
    , 2005)
11. "Rolling With Heat" by The Roots
    The Roots
    The Roots is an American hip hop/neo soul band formed in 1987 by Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter and Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are famed for beginning with a jazzy, eclectic approach to hip hop which still includes live instrumentals...
    
    ; featuring Dice Raw
    Dice Raw
    Dice Raw is a hip-hop artist associated with The Roots, and one of the founding members of musical group Nouveau Riche.In 2000, Dice Raw recorded his solo debut album, Reclaiming the Dead on MCA Records....
    
     (Phrenology
    Phrenology
    Phrenology is a pseudoscience primarily focused on measurements of the human skull, based on the concept that the brain is the organ of the mind, and that certain brain areas have localized, specific functions or modules...
    
    , 2002)
12. "Rush" featuring Xzibit
    Xzibit
    Alvin Nathaniel Joiner , better known by his stage name Xzibit , is an American rapper, actor, and television host. He is known as the host of the MTV show Pimp My Ride, which brought him mainstream success...
    
     (Quality
    Quality (album)
    Quality is rapper Talib Kweli's first solo album. It was released on November 19, 2002 under Rawkus Records. It received wide critical acclaim and had some commercial appeal from the song "Get By" produced by Kanye West...
    
    , 2002)

S

1. "Sacred - Pt. 1" by Mood
   Mood (hip hop crew)
   MOOD is a hip hop group based in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, composed of rappers Main Flow, Donte, and record producer Jahson. They first came to prominence with the Hi-Tek produced single "Hustle on the Side" in 1996...
   
    (Doom
   Doom (Mood album)
   Doom is the 1997 debut album of hip hop group Mood. It features production by DJ Hi-Tek and guest appearances by Talib Kweli and Wu-Tang-affiliated group Sunz of Man. It features one single, "Karma", whose b-side is "Cincinnati". Mood's classic Doom launched the careers of Talib Kweli, Hi-Tek, and...
   
   , 1997)
2. "Say Something" featuring Jean Grae
   Jean Grae
   Jean Grae , born November 26, 1976 is an American hip hop artist who hails from South Africa. She rose to prominence in the underground hip-hop scene in New York City, and has since built an international fanbase.- Early life :...
   
    (Eardrum, 2007)
3. "Shame" by Strong Arm Steady; featuring Planet Asia
   Planet Asia
   Planet Asia aka King Medallions is an underground hip hop MC from Fresno, California who is a member of hiphop groups the Cali Agents, and Skhool Yard...
   
    (Strong Arm Steady Presents The Collectors Edition Vol. 1, 2005)
4. "Sharp Shooters" featuring dead prez
   Dead Prez
   Dead Prez stylized as dead prez is a hip hop duo from the United States, composed of stic.man and M-1, formed in 1996 in New York City, New York. They are known for their confrontational style, combined with socialist lyrics focused on both militant social justice and Pan-Africanism...
   
    (Lyricist Lounge 2
   Lyricist Lounge 2
   Lyricist Lounge 2 is the second installment in Rawkus Records Lyricist Lounge album series. The release was one of Rawkus' most commercially successful releases, featuring the hit crossover singles, "Oh No" and "Get Up", the former charting on the Billboard Hot 100...
   
   , 2000)
5. "Shock Body" (Quality
   Quality (album)
   Quality is rapper Talib Kweli's first solo album. It was released on November 19, 2002 under Rawkus Records. It received wide critical acclaim and had some commercial appeal from the song "Get By" produced by Kanye West...
   
   , 2002)
6. "Shuffering + Shmiling" featuring Bilal
   Bilal (musician)
   Bilal Sayeed Oliver , better known by his stage name Bilal, is an American neo soul/jazz singer-songwriter, musician and producer. He is also a core member of the loose collective, the Soulquarians. Bilal started out by singing in small clubs until he began classical training in jazz and big-band...
   
   , dead prez
   Dead Prez
   Dead Prez stylized as dead prez is a hip hop duo from the United States, composed of stic.man and M-1, formed in 1996 in New York City, New York. They are known for their confrontational style, combined with socialist lyrics focused on both militant social justice and Pan-Africanism...
   
   , Jorge Ben Jor
   Jorge Ben Jor
   Jorge Ben Jor is a Brazilian popular musician. His characteristic style fuses samba, funk, and rock into samba-rock, with lyrics that blend humor and satire with often esoteric subject matter.-Early life and career:...
   
    and Positive Force (Red Hot + Riot: The Music and Spirit of Fela Kuti
   Red Hot + Riot: The Music and Spirit of Fela Kuti
   Red Hot + Riot is the fourteenth in a series of music compilation projects produced by Paul Heck of the Red Hot Organization to be used as a fundraising tool for AIDS awareness efforts...
   
   , 2002)
7. "Some Kind of Wonderful" by Reflection Eternal
   Reflection Eternal
   Reflection Eternal is a hip hop duo composed of emcee Talib Kweli and DJ Hi-Tek. They released their first album, Train of Thought, in 2000...
   
    (Train of Thought
   Train of Thought (Reflection Eternal album)
   Train of Thought is the debut album of American hip hop duo Reflection Eternal, released October 17, 2000 on Rawkus Records. Collaborating as a duo, rapper Talib Kweli and DJ and hip hop producer Hi-Tek recorded the album during 1999 to 2000, following their individual musical work that gained...
   
   , 2000)
8. "Soul Music" with Madlib
   Madlib
   Otis Jackson Jr. in Oxnard, California, known professionally as Madlib, is a Los Angeles-based DJ, multi-instrumentalist, rapper, and music producer...
   
    (Liberation
   Liberation (Talib Kweli and Madlib album)
   Liberation is a collaboration between Talib Kweli and Madlib. It was made available as a free download from Stones Throw's Rappcats website, and Kweli and Madlib's MySpace pages for the first week of 2007, beginning New Year's Eve 2007. It was removed about a week later...
   
   , 2007)
9. "Soul Rebels" by Reflection Eternal
   Reflection Eternal
   Reflection Eternal is a hip hop duo composed of emcee Talib Kweli and DJ Hi-Tek. They released their first album, Train of Thought, in 2000...
   
   ; featuring De La Soul
   De La Soul
   De La Soul is an American hip hop trio formed in 1987 on Long Island, New York. The band is best known for their eclectic sampling, quirky lyrics, and their contributions to the evolution of the jazz rap and alternative hip hop subgenres...
   
    (Train of Thought
   Train of Thought (Reflection Eternal album)
   Train of Thought is the debut album of American hip hop duo Reflection Eternal, released October 17, 2000 on Rawkus Records. Collaborating as a duo, rapper Talib Kweli and DJ and hip hop producer Hi-Tek recorded the album during 1999 to 2000, following their individual musical work that gained...
   
   , 2000)
10. "Soon the New Day" featuring Norah Jones
    Norah Jones
    Norah Jones is an American singer-songwriter and occasional actress.In 2002, she launched her solo music career with the release of the commercially successful and critically acclaimed album Come Away With Me, which was certified a diamond album in 2002, selling over 20 million copies...
    
     (Eardrum, 2007)
11. "Space Fruit (Interlude)" featuring Sa-Ra
    Sa-Ra
    Sa-Ra is a hip-hop group based in Los Angeles, California, also known by its full name, The Sa-Ra Creative Partners. The group is composed of Om'Mas Keith, Taz Arnold, and Shafiq Husayn...
    
     (Eardrum, 2007)
12. "Stand to the Side" featuring Novel and Vinia Mojica
    Vinia Mojica
    Vinia Mojica is a singer from Queens, New York, best known for her collaborations with the Native Tongues collective and other hip hop artists....
    
     (Quality
    Quality (album)
    Quality is rapper Talib Kweli's first solo album. It was released on November 19, 2002 under Rawkus Records. It received wide critical acclaim and had some commercial appeal from the song "Get By" produced by Kanye West...
    
    , 2002)
13. "Stay Around" (Eardrum, 2007)
14. "Stay High Freestyle" (featuring Ras Kass
    Ras Kass
    John Austin IV, better known by his stage name Ras Kass, is an American rapper. He is also a part of hip hop supergroup The HRSMN along with Canibus, Killah Priest, and Kurupt...
    
    , 2006)
15. "Supreme Supreme" featuring Mos Def
    Mos Def
    Dante Terrell Smith is an American actor and Emcee known by the stage names Mos Def and Yasiin Bey. He started his hip hop career in a group called Urban Thermo Dynamics, after which he appeared on albums by Da Bush Babees and De La Soul. With Talib Kweli, he formed the duo Black Star, which...
    
     (Right About Now: The Official Sucka Free Mix CD
    Right About Now: The Official Sucka Free Mix CD
    Right About Now: The Official Sucka Free Mix CD or simply Right About Now was released by Talib Kweli in November 2005 and is generally considered a mixtape. However, some people regard this release as an official album because of its availability through commercial sites and its release of two...
    
    , 2005)

T

1. "Talk to You (Lil' Darlin')" featuring Bilal
   Bilal (musician)
   Bilal Sayeed Oliver , better known by his stage name Bilal, is an American neo soul/jazz singer-songwriter, musician and producer. He is also a core member of the loose collective, the Soulquarians. Bilal started out by singing in small clubs until he began classical training in jazz and big-band...
   
    (Quality
   Quality (album)
   Quality is rapper Talib Kweli's first solo album. It was released on November 19, 2002 under Rawkus Records. It received wide critical acclaim and had some commercial appeal from the song "Get By" produced by Kanye West...
   
   , 2002)
2. "Talking to You" featuring A-Butta, Mos Def
   Mos Def
   Dante Terrell Smith is an American actor and Emcee known by the stage names Mos Def and Yasiin Bey. He started his hip hop career in a group called Urban Thermo Dynamics, after which he appeared on albums by Da Bush Babees and De La Soul. With Talib Kweli, he formed the duo Black Star, which...
   
   , Pharoahe Monch
   Pharoahe Monch
   Pharoahe Monch is an American hip hop artist. He is known for his complex lyrics, complex delivery, and internal and multisyllabic rhyme schemes.-Biography:...
   
    and Rah Digga
   Rah Digga
   Rah Digga is an American rapper. Well known as a long time member of the Flipmode Squad, a hip hop group led by Busta Rhymes, she parted ways amicably with the group in 2007. She has been called "one of rap's most prominent women MCs" by Allmusic and "one of hip-hop's most skilled female MCs" in...
   
    ("C.I.A."/"Talking to You," 1997)
3. "Temperature" by Zion I
   Zion I
   Zion I are a hip hop duo from Oakland, California. The duo consists of producer DJ AmpLive and MC Zumbi. The group is known to its followers for Amp's futuristic production techniques, using a mix of live instrumentation and samples, and Zumbi's positive and socially conscious lyrics. Zion I...
   
    (True & Livin'
   True & Livin'
   True & Livin is the third album from Oakland Hip hop duo Zion I, their first on self-owned LiveUp Records. Zion and Amp Live expand their creative and experimental sounds on the album, featuring a wide range of musical styles, laced with intelligent, socially conscious lyrics...
   
   , 2005)
   • "Temperature (Bedrock Remix)" by Zion I
     Zion I
     Zion I are a hip hop duo from Oakland, California. The duo consists of producer DJ AmpLive and MC Zumbi. The group is known to its followers for Amp's futuristic production techniques, using a mix of live instrumentation and samples, and Zumbi's positive and socially conscious lyrics. Zion I...
     
      ("Temperature"/"The Bay," 2005)
4. "Terra Firma/Love Connection" by Rubix ("(No) Thinking Aloud," 2000)
5. "Testify" by Styles P
   Styles P
   David Styles better known by his stage name, Styles P, is an American rapper, author, and entrepreneur. He is prominently known as a member of Hip Hop group The LOX and is also a part of the Ruff Ryders hip-hop group, and in addition has released multiple albums and mixtapes as a solo...
   
    (Time Is Money, 2006)
6. "The Anti-Love Movement" by Da Beatminerz
   Da Beatminerz
   Da Beatminerz are a hip-hop production crew from Bushwick, Brooklyn, and are known for their dark, gritty sound that is very popular with the underground hip-hop scene.-History:The crew, originally composed of brothers Mr...
   
   ; featuring Total
   Total (band)
   Total was an American R&B girl group and one of the signature acts of Sean Combs' Bad Boy Records imprint during the 1990s.-Emergence & Total:...
   
    (Brace 4 Impak, 2001)
7. "The Beast" featuring Papoose
   Papoose (rapper)
   Shamele Mackie , better known by his stage name Papoose , is an American rapper.-Biography:Born March 5, 1978 in Brooklyn, New York City by Sierra Leone and Native American parents, Papoose made his first attempts at rapping at the age of 7. He was given his name by his grandma Vivian because of...
   
    (Right About Now: The Official Sucka Free Mix CD
   Right About Now: The Official Sucka Free Mix CD
   Right About Now: The Official Sucka Free Mix CD or simply Right About Now was released by Talib Kweli in November 2005 and is generally considered a mixtape. However, some people regard this release as an official album because of its availability through commercial sites and its release of two...
   
   , 2005)
8. "The Blast
   The Blast (song)
   "The Blast" is a hip hop single from Reflection Eternal's debut album, Train of Thought. It features rapping from the duo's emcee, Talib Kweli, as well as from its producer, DJ Hi-Tek. It is the only Reflection Eternal song that Hi-Tek raps on, and like all Reflection Eternal songs, he produces it....
   
   " by Reflection Eternal
   Reflection Eternal
   Reflection Eternal is a hip hop duo composed of emcee Talib Kweli and DJ Hi-Tek. They released their first album, Train of Thought, in 2000...
   
   ; featuring Vinia Mojica
   Vinia Mojica
   Vinia Mojica is a singer from Queens, New York, best known for her collaborations with the Native Tongues collective and other hip hop artists....
   
    (Train of Thought
   Train of Thought (Reflection Eternal album)
   Train of Thought is the debut album of American hip hop duo Reflection Eternal, released October 17, 2000 on Rawkus Records. Collaborating as a duo, rapper Talib Kweli and DJ and hip hop producer Hi-Tek recorded the album during 1999 to 2000, following their individual musical work that gained...
   
   , 2000)
   • "The Blast (Remix)" by Reflection Eternal
     Reflection Eternal
     Reflection Eternal is a hip hop duo composed of emcee Talib Kweli and DJ Hi-Tek. They released their first album, Train of Thought, in 2000...
     
     ; featuring Erykah Badu
     Erykah Badu
     Erica Abi Wright , better known by her stage name Erykah Badu , is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. Her work includes elements from R&B, hip hop and jazz. She is best known for her role in the rise of the neo soul sub-genre, and for her eccentric, cerebral musical...
     
      ("The Blast (Remix)," 2001)
9. "The Express" by Reflection Eternal
   Reflection Eternal
   Reflection Eternal is a hip hop duo composed of emcee Talib Kweli and DJ Hi-Tek. They released their first album, Train of Thought, in 2000...
   
    ("The Express"/"Some Kind of Wonderful," 2000)
10. "The Function" with Madlib
    Madlib
    Otis Jackson Jr. in Oxnard, California, known professionally as Madlib, is a Los Angeles-based DJ, multi-instrumentalist, rapper, and music producer...
    
    ; featuring Strong Arm Steady (Liberation
    Liberation (Talib Kweli and Madlib album)
    Liberation is a collaboration between Talib Kweli and Madlib. It was made available as a free download from Stones Throw's Rappcats website, and Kweli and Madlib's MySpace pages for the first week of 2007, beginning New Year's Eve 2007. It was removed about a week later...
    
    , 2007)
11. "The Human Element" by Reflection Eternal
    Reflection Eternal
    Reflection Eternal is a hip hop duo composed of emcee Talib Kweli and DJ Hi-Tek. They released their first album, Train of Thought, in 2000...
    
    ; featuring Te'
    Mood (hip hop crew)
    MOOD is a hip hop group based in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, composed of rappers Main Flow, Donte, and record producer Jahson. They first came to prominence with the Hi-Tek produced single "Hustle on the Side" in 1996...
    
     (The Unbound Project, Vol. 1, 2000)
    • "The Life (Remix)" by Mystic; featuring Kam
      Kam (rapper)
      Kam is an American political emcee known primarily among hip hop fans and music critics during the 1990s. Born in Los Angeles, he is considered an esteemed West Coast underground rapper. He is known for his Nation of Islam-influenced lyrics and membership, and affiliation with his cousin, fellow...
      
       ("The Life (Remix)," 2002)
12. "The Nature" featuring Justin Timberlake
    Justin Timberlake
    Justin Randall Timberlake is an American pop musician and actor. He achieved early fame when he appeared as a contestant on Star Search, and went on to star in the Disney Channel television series The New Mickey Mouse Club, where he met future bandmate JC Chasez...
    
     (Eardrum, 2007)
13. "The Perfect Beat" featuring KRS-One
    KRS-One
    Lawrence Krisna Parker , better known by his stage names KRS-One , and Teacha, is an American rapper...
    
     (Eardrum, 2007)
14. "The Proem" by DJ Quik
    DJ Quik
    David Martin Blake , better known by his stage name DJ Quik, is an MC and record producer. According to Quik himself, his stage name reflects his ability to produce records in short time....
    
    ; featuring Hi-C and Shyheim (Under tha Influence
    Under Tha Influence
    Under tha Influence is the sixth album by rapper/producer DJ Quik. It was released on June 4, 2002 on Ark 21 and was his first album to be released on an independent record label. The album included the singles Trouble featuring AMG, and Put It on Me featuring Dr. Dre. The album peaked at number 27...
    
    , 2002)
15. "The Proud" (Quality
    Quality (album)
    Quality is rapper Talib Kweli's first solo album. It was released on November 19, 2002 under Rawkus Records. It received wide critical acclaim and had some commercial appeal from the song "Get By" produced by Kanye West...
    
    , 2002)
16. "The Show" with Madlib
    Madlib
    Otis Jackson Jr. in Oxnard, California, known professionally as Madlib, is a Los Angeles-based DJ, multi-instrumentalist, rapper, and music producer...
    
     (Liberation
    Liberation (Talib Kweli and Madlib album)
    Liberation is a collaboration between Talib Kweli and Madlib. It was made available as a free download from Stones Throw's Rappcats website, and Kweli and Madlib's MySpace pages for the first week of 2007, beginning New Year's Eve 2007. It was removed about a week later...
    
    , 2007)
17. "The Truth" by Pharaohe Monch; featuring Common (Internal Affairs
    Internal Affairs (album)
    Sample credits* "Intro" contains samples of "Blues and The Abstract Truth" by Oliver Nelson.* "Behind Closed Doors" contains samples of "Aftermath" by Quincy Jones.* "Queens" contains samples of "Til the Cops Come Knockin" by Maxwell....
    
    , 1999)
18. "Theme from Hi-Tek" by Hi-Tek
    Hi-Tek
    Tony Cottrell, better known as Hi-Tek, is an American record producer and rapper from Cincinnati, Ohio. He is best known for his work with Talib Kweli on his Reflection Eternal album and on Black Star...
    
     (Hi-Teknology
    Hi-Teknology
    Hi-Teknology is the debut album from producer Hi-Tek, released on Rawkus Records. Most songs feature rapping or singing by other artists, and all are produced by Hi-Tek...
    
    , 2001)
19. "Thieves in the Night" by Black Star
    Black Star (hip hop group)
    Black Star is a hip hop duo composed of Mos Def and Talib Kweli.-History:Black Star arose from the underground movement of the late 1990s, which was in large part due to Rawkus Records, an independent record label stationed in New York City. They released one self titled album...
    
     (Black Star, 1998)
20. "This Means You" by Reflection Eternal
    Reflection Eternal
    Reflection Eternal is a hip hop duo composed of emcee Talib Kweli and DJ Hi-Tek. They released their first album, Train of Thought, in 2000...
    
    ; featuring Mos Def
    Mos Def
    Dante Terrell Smith is an American actor and Emcee known by the stage names Mos Def and Yasiin Bey. He started his hip hop career in a group called Urban Thermo Dynamics, after which he appeared on albums by Da Bush Babees and De La Soul. With Talib Kweli, he formed the duo Black Star, which...
    
     (Train of Thought
    Train of Thought (Reflection Eternal album)
    Train of Thought is the debut album of American hip hop duo Reflection Eternal, released October 17, 2000 on Rawkus Records. Collaborating as a duo, rapper Talib Kweli and DJ and hip hop producer Hi-Tek recorded the album during 1999 to 2000, following their individual musical work that gained...
    
    , 2000)
21. "Time Is Money" with Madlib
    Madlib
    Otis Jackson Jr. in Oxnard, California, known professionally as Madlib, is a Los Angeles-based DJ, multi-instrumentalist, rapper, and music producer...
    
     (Liberation
    Liberation (Talib Kweli and Madlib album)
    Liberation is a collaboration between Talib Kweli and Madlib. It was made available as a free download from Stones Throw's Rappcats website, and Kweli and Madlib's MySpace pages for the first week of 2007, beginning New Year's Eve 2007. It was removed about a week later...
    
    , 2007)
22. "Time Is Now" by Hi-Tek
    Hi-Tek
    Tony Cottrell, better known as Hi-Tek, is an American record producer and rapper from Cincinnati, Ohio. He is best known for his work with Talib Kweli on his Reflection Eternal album and on Black Star...
    
     (Hi-Teknology 2: The Chip
    Hi-Teknology 2: The Chip
    Hi-Teknology²: The Chip is a sequel album to Hip hop producer Hi-Tek's first album, Hi-Teknology. Born as Tony Cottrell, He had spent most of his time in the low key hip-hop scene of Cincinnati, Ohio who eventually ran into Mood in 1992. Working with him kickstarted his career and affiliated...
    
     (Limited Edition), 2006)
23. "Time Zone" by DJ Spinna
    DJ Spinna
    DJ Spinna is an American hip hop music artist and producer, who, according to Allmusic.com, has "remained strictly an underground artist despite his astonishing talent."-Biography:...
    
    ; featuring Apani B. Fly
    Apani B
    Apani B Fly is an American hip hop emcee.In 1996 her first 12-inch single, “Estragen,” was independently released and shortly followed up by several high-profile guest appearances on projects with Organized Konfusion, Mos Def & Talib Kweli, and Pharoahe Monch...
    
     (Heavy Beats Volume 1, 1999)
24. "Too Late" by Reflection Eternal
    Reflection Eternal
    Reflection Eternal is a hip hop duo composed of emcee Talib Kweli and DJ Hi-Tek. They released their first album, Train of Thought, in 2000...
    
    ; featuring Res (Train of Thought
    Train of Thought (Reflection Eternal album)
    Train of Thought is the debut album of American hip hop duo Reflection Eternal, released October 17, 2000 on Rawkus Records. Collaborating as a duo, rapper Talib Kweli and DJ and hip hop producer Hi-Tek recorded the album during 1999 to 2000, following their individual musical work that gained...
    
    , 2000)
25. "Touch You" by Reflection Eternal
    Reflection Eternal
    Reflection Eternal is a hip hop duo composed of emcee Talib Kweli and DJ Hi-Tek. They released their first album, Train of Thought, in 2000...
    
    ; featuring Piakhan and Supa Dave West (Train of Thought
    Train of Thought (Reflection Eternal album)
    Train of Thought is the debut album of American hip hop duo Reflection Eternal, released October 17, 2000 on Rawkus Records. Collaborating as a duo, rapper Talib Kweli and DJ and hip hop producer Hi-Tek recorded the album during 1999 to 2000, following their individual musical work that gained...
    
    , 2000)
26. "Tunnel Bound" by Mood
    Mood (hip hop crew)
    MOOD is a hip hop group based in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, composed of rappers Main Flow, Donte, and record producer Jahson. They first came to prominence with the Hi-Tek produced single "Hustle on the Side" in 1996...
    
     (Doom
    Doom (Mood album)
    Doom is the 1997 debut album of hip hop group Mood. It features production by DJ Hi-Tek and guest appearances by Talib Kweli and Wu-Tang-affiliated group Sunz of Man. It features one single, "Karma", whose b-side is "Cincinnati". Mood's classic Doom launched the careers of Talib Kweli, Hi-Tek, and...
    
    , 1997)
27. "Twice Inna Lifetime" by Black Star
    Black Star (hip hop group)
    Black Star is a hip hop duo composed of Mos Def and Talib Kweli.-History:Black Star arose from the underground movement of the late 1990s, which was in large part due to Rawkus Records, an independent record label stationed in New York City. They released one self titled album...
    
    ; featuring Jane Doe, Punchline and Wordsworth
    Wordsworth (rapper)
    Wordsworth is an underground hip hop MC from Brooklyn, best known for his freestyle rap.Wordsworth grew up in Brooklyn. A graduate of the State University of New York College at Old Westbury, Wordsworth recorded with his partner Punchline on A Tribe Called Quest's The Love Movement and on Mos Def...
    
     (Black Star, 1998)
28. "Two & Two" (Right About Now: The Official Sucka Free Mix CD
    Right About Now: The Official Sucka Free Mix CD
    Right About Now: The Official Sucka Free Mix CD or simply Right About Now was released by Talib Kweli in November 2005 and is generally considered a mixtape. However, some people regard this release as an official album because of its availability through commercial sites and its release of two...
    
    , 2005)

W

1. "Wack Niggas" by Consequence
   Consequence (rapper)
   Dexter Mills , better known as Consequence, is an American rapper. He is the cousin of rapper Q-Tip of the hip hop group A Tribe Called Quest, and was formerly an affiliate of Kanye West's GOOD Music family. Consequence debuted in 1996 on A Tribe Called Quest's album Beats, Rhymes, and Life...
   
   ; featuring Common and Kanye West
   Kanye West
   Kanye Omari West is an American rapper, singer, and record producer. West first rose to fame as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records, where he eventually achieved recognition for his work on Jay-Z's album The Blueprint, as well as hit singles for musical artists including Alicia Keys, Ludacris, and...
   
    (Take 'Em to the Cleaners, 2004)
2. "Wages of Sin" by Mr. Khaliyl
   Da Bush Babees
   Da Bush Babees is a group of underground hip-hop artists loosely affiliated with the Native Tongues. The members of the group are Babe-B-Face Kaos , Mister Man Da Bush Babees is a group of underground hip-hop artists loosely affiliated with the Native Tongues. The members of the group are...
   
    ("Wages of Sin"/"Street Team," 2001)
3. "Waitin' for the DJ" featuring Bilal
   Bilal (musician)
   Bilal Sayeed Oliver , better known by his stage name Bilal, is an American neo soul/jazz singer-songwriter, musician and producer. He is also a core member of the loose collective, the Soulquarians. Bilal started out by singing in small clubs until he began classical training in jazz and big-band...
   
    (Quality
   Quality (album)
   Quality is rapper Talib Kweli's first solo album. It was released on November 19, 2002 under Rawkus Records. It received wide critical acclaim and had some commercial appeal from the song "Get By" produced by Kanye West...
   
   , 2002)
4. "We Came Up (Crystal Stair)" by Smif-N-Wessun
   Smif-N-Wessun
   Smif-n-Wessun is a hip hop duo consisting of members Tek and Steele . Smif-n-Wessun comprise two-fifths of the Brownsville, Brooklyn supergroup Boot Camp Clik, with Buckshot, Heltah Skeltah and O.G.C...
   
    (Smif 'N' Wessun: Reloaded, 2005)
5. "We Can Make It Better" by Kanye West
   Kanye West
   Kanye Omari West is an American rapper, singer, and record producer. West first rose to fame as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records, where he eventually achieved recognition for his work on Jay-Z's album The Blueprint, as well as hit singles for musical artists including Alicia Keys, Ludacris, and...
   
   ; featuring Common, Q-Tip
   Q-Tip (rapper)
   Kamaal Ibn John Fareed , better known by his stage name Q-Tip, is an American hip hop artist, producer, singer, and actor from St. Albans, Queens, New York, part of the critically acclaimed group A Tribe Called Quest...
   
    and Rhymefest
   Rhymefest
   Che Smith , known by the stage name of Rhymefest, is an American hip hop artist from Chicago, Illinois whose first official album, Blue Collar, was released on July 11, 2006. He co-wrote Kanye West's "Jesus Walks", which won a Grammy at the 47th Grammy Awards. In October, 2010, Rhymefest announced...
   
    (Hurricane Relief: Come Together Now
   Hurricane Relief: Come Together Now
   Hurricane Relief: Come Together Now is a 2005 two-disc compilation album.RIAA will donate 100% of its net proceeds from the sale of this CD in equal parts to the American Red Cross, Habitat for Humanity and MusiCares Hurricane Relief 2005....
   
   , 2005)
6. "We Got the Beat" featuring Res (The Beautiful Struggle
   The Beautiful Struggle
   The Beautiful Struggle is the second solo album by American rapper Talib Kweli. The album was released in 2004, and features guest appearances by rappers such as Common and Jean Grae...
   
   , 2004)
7. "We Know" featuring Faith Evans
   Faith Evans
   Faith Renée Evans is an American singer-songwriter, recording artist, record producer, actress and author. Born in Florida and raised in New Jersey, Evans relocated to Los Angeles during 1993 for a career with the music business. After working as a backing vocalist for Al B...
   
    (The Beautiful Struggle
   The Beautiful Struggle
   The Beautiful Struggle is the second solo album by American rapper Talib Kweli. The album was released in 2004, and features guest appearances by rappers such as Common and Jean Grae...
   
   , 2004)
8. "What Can I Do" with Madlib
   Madlib
   Otis Jackson Jr. in Oxnard, California, known professionally as Madlib, is a Los Angeles-based DJ, multi-instrumentalist, rapper, and music producer...
   
    (Liberation
   Liberation (Talib Kweli and Madlib album)
   Liberation is a collaboration between Talib Kweli and Madlib. It was made available as a free download from Stones Throw's Rappcats website, and Kweli and Madlib's MySpace pages for the first week of 2007, beginning New Year's Eve 2007. It was removed about a week later...
   
   , 2007)
9. "What They May Seem" featuring Tony Touch
   Tony Touch
   Tony Touch is an American hip hop break dancer, rapper, DJ, producer and actor of Puerto Rican descent.Tony Touch began as a B-boy during the rap music renaissance era of the early 1980s...
   
    (Black Label: Hip Hop 101, 2000)
10. "What If?" by L-Fudge; featuring Mike Zoot, Shabaam Sahdeeq and Skam (Soundbombing
    Soundbombing
    Soundbombing is a 1997 compilation album from independent Hip Hop label Rawkus Records. This was the first in a long line of acclaimed compilations from Rawkus, followed by two installments of the Lyricist Lounge series and two more Soundbombing albums...
    
    , 1997)
11. "Where Do We Go" featuring Res (Quality
    Quality (album)
    Quality is rapper Talib Kweli's first solo album. It was released on November 19, 2002 under Rawkus Records. It received wide critical acclaim and had some commercial appeal from the song "Get By" produced by Kanye West...
    
    , 2002)
12. "Where It Started At (NY)" by Hi-Tek
    Hi-Tek
    Tony Cottrell, better known as Hi-Tek, is an American record producer and rapper from Cincinnati, Ohio. He is best known for his work with Talib Kweli on his Reflection Eternal album and on Black Star...
    
    ; featuring Dion, Jadakiss
    Jadakiss
    Jason Phillips , better known as Jadakiss, is an American rapper. He is a member of the group The LOX. Jadakiss is one of the three owners of the imprint known as D-Block. In early 2007, Jadakiss signed to Roc-a-Fella Records / Def Jam Records.-Early life:By the age of 16, Jadakiss was a freestyle...
    
    , Papoose
    Papoose (rapper)
    Shamele Mackie , better known by his stage name Papoose , is an American rapper.-Biography:Born March 5, 1978 in Brooklyn, New York City by Sierra Leone and Native American parents, Papoose made his first attempts at rapping at the age of 7. He was given his name by his grandma Vivian because of...
    
     and Raekwon
    Raekwon
    Corey Woods , better known by the stage name Raekwon, is an American rapper and a member of the Wu-Tang Clan. He released his solo debut, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... in 1995, and has since recorded four solo albums, as well as work with Wu-Tang and an extensive amount of guest contributions with...
    
     (Hi-Teknology 2: The Chip
    Hi-Teknology 2: The Chip
    Hi-Teknology²: The Chip is a sequel album to Hip hop producer Hi-Tek's first album, Hi-Teknology. Born as Tony Cottrell, He had spent most of his time in the low key hip-hop scene of Cincinnati, Ohio who eventually ran into Mood in 1992. Working with him kickstarted his career and affiliated...
    
    , 2006)
13. "Where Ya Gonna Run" featuring Jean Grae
    Jean Grae
    Jean Grae , born November 26, 1976 is an American hip hop artist who hails from South Africa. She rose to prominence in the underground hip-hop scene in New York City, and has since built an international fanbase.- Early life :...
    
     (Right About Now: The Official Sucka Free Mix CD
    Right About Now: The Official Sucka Free Mix CD
    Right About Now: The Official Sucka Free Mix CD or simply Right About Now was released by Talib Kweli in November 2005 and is generally considered a mixtape. However, some people regard this release as an official album because of its availability through commercial sites and its release of two...
    
    , 2005)
14. "Who Got It" (Right About Now: The Official Sucka Free Mix CD
    Right About Now: The Official Sucka Free Mix CD
    Right About Now: The Official Sucka Free Mix CD or simply Right About Now was released by Talib Kweli in November 2005 and is generally considered a mixtape. However, some people regard this release as an official album because of its availability through commercial sites and its release of two...
    
    , 2005)
15. "Won't You Stay" featuring Kendra Ross
    Kendra Ross
    Kendra Ross is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and social activist. from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania who currently resides in Brooklyn, New York City....
    
     (Quality
    Quality (album)
    Quality is rapper Talib Kweli's first solo album. It was released on November 19, 2002 under Rawkus Records. It received wide critical acclaim and had some commercial appeal from the song "Get By" produced by Kanye West...
    
    , 2002)
16. "Work It Out" (The Beautiful Struggle
    The Beautiful Struggle
    The Beautiful Struggle is the second solo album by American rapper Talib Kweli. The album was released in 2004, and features guest appearances by rappers such as Common and Jean Grae...
    
    , 2004)

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1. "Y'all Stay Up" by Youngblood Brass Band
   Youngblood Brass Band
   The Youngblood Brass Band is a brass band from Oregon, Wisconsin, United States that was started by students at Oregon High School in 1995 when they were known as the One Lard Biskit Brass Band with the name changed to the current name in 1998.-History:...
   
    (Unlearn
   Unlearn (Youngblood Brass Band)
   Unlearn is an album released in 2000 by the Youngblood Brass Band.-Track listing:# "Bloodshot"# "Acousticon Theme" featuring DJ Skooly# "Human Nature"# "Something" featuring Ike Willis# "Da Bomba"# "The Warrior Comes Out to Play"...
   
   , 2000)
   • "Y'all Stay Up (Fred Ones Remix)" by Youngblood Brass Band
     Youngblood Brass Band
     The Youngblood Brass Band is a brass band from Oregon, Wisconsin, United States that was started by students at Oregon High School in 1995 when they were known as the One Lard Biskit Brass Band with the name changed to the current name in 1998.-History:...
     
      ("Y'all Stay Up," 2002)
2. "Yelling Away" by Zap Mama
   Zap Mama
   Zap Mama is a Belgian musical group founded and led by Marie Daulne. Daulne says her mission is to be a bridge between the European and the African and bring the two cultures together with her music...
   
   ; featuring Ahmir 'Questlove' Thompson and Common (Ancestry in Progress
   Ancestry in Progress
   Ancestry In Progress is the fifth solo album of Zap Mama.- Notes :The album features Talib Kweli, Erykah Badu, Questlove, Common.- Track listing :#Intro#Sweet Melody#Vivre#Bandy Bandy#Yelling Away#Show Me the Way#Follow Me#Miss Q'N#Yaku...
   
   , 2004)
   • "Yelling Away (Hezekiah Remix)" by Zap Mama
     Zap Mama
     Zap Mama is a Belgian musical group founded and led by Marie Daulne. Daulne says her mission is to be a bridge between the European and the African and bring the two cultures together with her music...
     
     ; featuring Ahmir 'Questlove' Thompson and Common ("Yelling Away," 2005)
   • "Yelling Away (Z Productions Remix)" by Zap Mama
     Zap Mama
     Zap Mama is a Belgian musical group founded and led by Marie Daulne. Daulne says her mission is to be a bridge between the European and the African and bring the two cultures together with her music...
     
     ; featuring Ahmir 'Questlove' Thompson and Common ("Yelling Away," 2005)
   • "Yelling Away (Oddisee Remix)" by Zap Mama
     Zap Mama
     Zap Mama is a Belgian musical group founded and led by Marie Daulne. Daulne says her mission is to be a bridge between the European and the African and bring the two cultures together with her music...
     
     ; featuring Oddisee
     Oddisee
     Amir Mohamed, better known as Oddisee is a hip hop producer and MC from Prince George's County, Maryland.-Biography:Oddisee was born in Washington, D.C. to an African-American mother and a Sudanese father. He grew up in Maryland influenced by hip-hop and soul as well as the myriad of musicians on...
     
      and Common (Halftooth Records Presents: You Think You Know Volume II, 2005)
3. "Yo Yeah" by Black Star
   Black Star (hip hop group)
   Black Star is a hip hop duo composed of Mos Def and Talib Kweli.-History:Black Star arose from the underground movement of the late 1990s, which was in large part due to Rawkus Records, an independent record label stationed in New York City. They released one self titled album...
   
    (Black Star, 1998)
4. "Your Move" by Black Star unreleased track, 1999)

External links

• Discogs.com Entry
• HipHopVinyl.de Entry
• UndergroundHipHop.com Entry