"Listen!!!" is the first single from 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"...

's album Eardrum

Eardrum (album)

Eardrum is the fourth solo album from American hip hop artist Talib Kweli. The album was his Warner Bros. Records debut with his first album on his own label, Blacksmith Records. It was engineered by Joel Hamilton, Ryan Kennedy, Mike Houge and Dave Dar. Eardrum was released on August 21, 2007 on...

. The song is produced by Kwamé, and addresses the declining state of quality Hip Hop music. The song's music video was released in August 2006 and consists mostly of Talib Kweli walking and rapping with earphones on.

The song contains a sample

Sampling (music)

In music, sampling is the act of taking a portion, or sample, of one sound recording and reusing it as an instrument or a different sound recording of a song or piece. Sampling was originally developed by experimental musicians working with musique concrète and electroacoustic music, who physically...

 from "Tell Her" by Fred Williams and the Jewels Band.

It was featured on NBA Live 2007 soundtrack.

It was also featured on the soundtrack to the 2007 movie Freedom Writers

Freedom Writers

Freedom Writers is a 2007 American drama film starring Academy Award winner Hilary Swank, Scott Glenn, Imelda Staunton and Patrick Dempsey. It is based on the book The Freedom Writers Diary by teacher Erin Gruwell who wrote the story based on Woodrow Wilson Classical High School in Long Beach,...

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Track listing

1. "Listen!!!" (Dirty Version)
2. "Listen!!!" (Clean Version)
3. "Listen!!!" (Instrumental)
4. "Listen!!!" (Acapella)