# Talib Kweli discography

This is the discography of Talib Kweli, an American rapper.

## Albums
### Solo albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | US | US Indie | US R&B | FRA | JPN | SWI | UK | Certifications |
| Quality | Released: November 19, 2002 Label: Rawkus Format: CD, LP, digital download | 21 | — | 6 | 120 | — | — | — | RIAA: Gold |
| The Beautiful Struggle | Released: September 28, 2004 Label: Rawkus Format: CD, LP, digital download | 14 | — | 3 | 130 | — | 75 | 124 | |
| Eardrum | Released: August 21, 2007 Label: Blacksmith, Warner Bros. Format: CD, LP, digital download | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 34 | 82 | |
| Gutter Rainbows | Released: January 25, 2011 Label: Javotti Media, 3D Format: CD, LP, digital download | 29 | 4 | 7 | — | 289 | 86 | — | |
| Prisoner of Conscious | Released: May 7, 2013 Label: Javotti Media Format: CD, LP, digital download | 48 | 9 | 7 | — | — | — | — | |
| Gravitas | Released: December 15, 2013 Label: Javotti Media Format: CD, LP, digital download | 114 | 22 | 25 | — | — | — | — | |
| Fuck the Money | Released: August 14, 2015 Label: Javotti Media Format: CD, LP, digital download | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Radio Silence | Released: November 17, 2017 Label: Javotti Media / 3D Format: CD, LP, digital download | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | |

### Collaborative albums

List of collaborative albums, with selected chart positions :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | US | US R&B | UK |
| Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star (with Mos Def as Black Star) | Released: September 29, 1998 Label: Rawkus Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download | 53 | 13 | — |
| Train of Thought (with Hi-Tek as Reflection Eternal) | Released: October 17, 2000 Label: Rawkus Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download | 17 | 5 | 137 |
| Liberation (with Madlib) | Released: March 20, 2007 Label: Blacksmith Format: CD, LP, digital download | — | — | — |
| Revolutions per Minute (with Hi-Tek as Reflection Eternal) | Released: May 18, 2010 Label: Blacksmith, Warner Bros. Format: CD, LP, digital download | 18 | 5 | — |
| Habits of the Heart (with Res as Idle Warship) | Released: November 1, 2011 Label: Blacksmith, Element 9 Format: CD, LP, digital download | — | — | — |
| Indie 500 (with 9th Wonder) | Released: November 6, 2015 Label: Javotti Media, Jamla Format: CD, LP, digital download | — | — | — |
| The Seven (with Styles P) | Released: April 14, 2017 Label: Javotti Media, 3D Format: Digital download | 195 | — | — |
| Gotham (with Diamond D) | Released: April 16, 2021 Label: Javotti Media Format: Digital download | — | — | — |
| No Fear of Time (with Yasiin Bey as Black Star) | Released: May 3, 2022 Label: Luminary Format: streaming | — | — | — |
| Liberation 2 (with Madlib) | Released: March 6, 2023 Label: Luminary Format: streaming | — | — | — |
| The Confidence of Knowing (with J. Rawls) | Released: September 13, 2024 Label: Javotti Media, Fat Beats Format: Digital download | — | — | — |

### Mixtapes

* 2004: The Beautiful Mix CD
* 2005: The Beautiful Mixtape Vol. 2: The Struggle Continues
* 2005: Right About Now: The Official Sucka Free Mix CD - Charted #113 on the Billboard 200 and #24 on US R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.
* 2006: Brooklyn, Tennessee
* 2006: Kweli: Confidential
* 2006: Blacksmith: The Movement
* 2007: Clinton Sparks & Talib Kweli: Get Familiar
* 2007: Focus
* 2008: The MCEO Mixtape
* 2009: Party Robot (with Idle Warship)
* 2009: The Re:Union (with Reflection Eternal) (Mixed by Statik Selektah)
* 2010: Early Mourning Signs
* 2011: We Run This Vol. 7 (with Mr. E)
* 2012: Attack the Block
* 2014: Javotti Media Presents: The Cathedral
* 2015: Train of Thought: Lost Lyrics, Rare Releases & Beautiful B-Sides Vol.1
* 2016: Awful People Are Great at Parties

## Singles
### Solo singles

| Year | Song Title | Chart Positions | Chart Positions | Chart Positions | Chart Positions | Album |
| Year | Song Title | U.S. | U.S. R&B | U.S. Rap | UK | Album |
| 2002 | "Good to You" | – | 95 | – | – | Quality |
| 2002 | "Waitin' for the DJ" (feat. Bilal) | – | 77 | – | – | Quality |
| 2003 | "Get By" | 77 | 29 | 16 | – | Quality |
| 2004 | "I Try" (feat. Mary J. Blige) | – | 77 | – | 59 | The Beautiful Struggle |
| 2004 | "Around My Way" (feat. John Legend) | – | – | – | – | The Beautiful Struggle |
| 2005 | "Never Been in Love" | – | – | – | – | The Beautiful Struggle |
| 2005 | "Peace of Mind" | – | – | – | – | N<>A |
| 2005 | "Flash Gordon" | – | – | – | 170 | Right About Now: The Official Sucka Free Mix CD |
| 2006 | "Fly That Knot" (feat. MF Doom) | – | – | – | – | Right About Now: The Official Sucka Free Mix CD |
| 2006 | "Listen!!!" | – | – | – | – | Eardrum |
| 2007 | "Hush" (featuring Jean Grae) | – | – | – | – | Eardrum |
| 2007 | "Hot Thing" (featuring will.i.am) | – | 102 | – | – | Eardrum |
| 2007 | "Hostile Gospel (Part 1) (Deliver Us)" | – | – | – | – | Eardrum |
| 2010 | "Cold Rain" | – | – | – | – | Gutter Rainbows |
| 2012 | "Push Thru"(featuring Currensy & Kendrick Lamar) | – | – | – | – | Prisoner of Conscious |
| 2012 | "Human Mic" | – | – | – | – | Prisoner of Conscious |
| 2012 | "Come Here"(featuring Miguel) | – | – | – | – | Prisoner of Conscious |
| 2012 | "High Life"(featuring Rubix & Bajah) | – | – | – | – | Prisoner of Conscious |
| 2012 | "Upper Echelon" | – | – | – | – | Prisoner of Conscious |
| 2012 | "Favela Love"(featuring Seu Jorge) | – | – | – | – | Prisoner of Conscious |
| 2013 | "State of Grace" featuring Abby Dobson | – | – | – | – | Gravitas |
| 2013 | "Rare Portraits" | – | – | – | – | Gravitas |
| 2013 | "The Wormhole" | – | – | – | – | Gravitas |
| 2013 | "What's Real" (featuring Res) | – | – | – | – | Gravitas |
| 2013 | "Violations" (featuring Raekwon) | – | – | – | – | Gravitas |
| 2016 | "Every Ghetto (Part.2)" (featuring Problem and Aloe Blacc) | – | – | – | | AWFUL PEOPLE ARE GREAT AT PARTIES |

### Collaborative singles

| Year | Song Title | Collaboration Partner | Group/Artist Name | Chart Positions | Chart Positions | Chart Positions | Chart Positions | Collaborative Project |
| Year | Song Title | Collaboration Partner | Group/Artist Name | U.S. | U.S. R&B | U.S. Rap | CAN | Collaborative Project |
| 1998 | "Definition" | Mos Def | Black Star | 60 | 31 | 3 | – | Mos Def & Talib Kweli are Black Star |
| 1999 | "Respiration" (feat. Common) | Mos Def | Black Star | – | – | 54 | 6 | Mos Def & Talib Kweli are Black Star |
| 2000 | "One Four Love Pt. 1'" | Mos Def, Kool G Rap, Rah Digga, Sporty Thievz, Shabaam Sahdeeq, Common, Pharoahe Monch & Posdnuos | – | 55 | 4 | 6 | – | Hip Hop for Respect EP |
| 2000 | "Move Somethin'" | Hi-Tek | Reflection Eternal | – | 32 | 1 | – | Train of Thought |
| 2001 | "The Blast" (feat. Vinia Mojica) | Hi-Tek | Reflection Eternal | – | 48 | 2 | – | Train of Thought |
| 2009 | "Back Again" (feat. Res) | Hi-Tek | Reflection Eternal | – | – | – | – | Revolutions per Minute |
| 2010 | "Just Begun" (feat. Jay Electronica, J. Cole and Mos Def) | Hi-Tek | Reflection Eternal | – | – | – | – | Revolutions per Minute |
| 2010 | "In This World" | Hi-Tek | Reflection Eternal | – | – | – | – | Revolutions per Minute |
| 2010 | "Strangers (Paranoid)" (feat. Bun B) | Hi-Tek | Reflection Eternal | – | – | – | – | Revolutions per Minute |
| 2010 | "Midnight Hour" (feat. Estelle) | Hi-Tek | Reflection Eternal | – | – | – | – | Revolutions per Minute |
| 2011 | "Driving Me Insane" | Res | Idle Warship | – | – | – | – | Habits of the Heart |
| 2011 | "Beautifully Bad" | Res | Idle Warship | – | – | – | – | Habits of the Heart |
| 2016 | "Crossfire Pt. II" | Stephen | KillaGraham | – | – | – | – | Crossfire Pt. II (Feat. Talib Kweli & KillaGraham) |
| 2019 | "Legacy" | Mike Posner | – | – | – | – | – | Keep Going |

### Soundtracks

* 2011: Beat the World

### Promotional singles

List of singles, showing year released and album name :
| Title | Year | Album |
| "Stand Up (The Sean Bell Tribute Song)" (with Swizz Beatz, Maino, Cassidy, Styles P and Drag-On) | 2008 | Non-album single |

## Guest appearances

{excludes appearances as Black Star or Reflection Eternal}
List of guest appearances :
| Title | Year | Other performer(s) | Album |
| "What If?" | 1997 | L-Fudge, Mike Zoot, Shabaam Sahdeeq, Skam | Soundbombing |
| "Outside the Lounge" | 1998 | Shabaam Sahdeeq, WiseGuy, Word A' Mouth, Lil' Sci | Lyricist Lounge, Volume One |
| "The Truth" | 1999 | Pharoahe Monch, Common | Internal Affairs |
| "Make Things Better" | 2000 | DJ Hurricane, N'Dea Davenport | Don't Sleep |
| "Y'all Stay Up" | 2000 | Youngblood Brass Band | Unlearn |
| "Broken Anglish" | 2001 | Crunch E.X. | Broken English |
| "Oz Theme 2000" | 2001 | Kool G Rap, Lord Jamar | Oz (soundtrack) |
| "The Anti-Love Movement" | 2001 | Da Beatminerz, Total | Brace 4 Impak |
| "Live on Stage" (Remix) | 2001 | Dilated Peoples | — |
| "It's Going Down (B!nk Remix)" | 2002 | Blackalicious, Lateef the Truthspeaker | It's Going Down 12" |
| "Hot Night" | 2002 | Meshell Ndegeocello | Cookie: The Anthropological Mixtape |
| "Tha Proem" | 2002 | DJ Quik, Shyheim, Hi-C | Under tha Influence |
| "Rhymes and Ammo"; "Rolling with Heat" | 2002 | The Roots | Phrenology |
| Opposite Day | 2002 | Pumpkinghead | The Time Chronicles |
| "Temperature Rising (Remix)" | 2003 | Les Nubians | One Step Forward |
| "Coming from the Lower Level" | 2003 | CHOPS, Ras Kass, Phil da Agony | Virtuosity |
| "The Life (Remix)" | 2003 | Mystic | The Life 12" |
| "Raw Shit" | 2003 | Jaylib | Champion Sound |
| "Hip Hop Worth Dying For" | 2004 | Main Flow | Hip Hopulation |
| "Get 'em High" | 2004 | Kanye West, Common | The College Dropout |
| "Freedom" | 2004 | Estelle, John Legend | The 18th Day |
| "Fly Til I Die" | 2004 | Pete Rock, CL Smooth | Soul Survivor II |
| "For the City" | 2004 | Phil da Agony | The Aromatic Album |
| "Chillin'" | 2004 | Erick Sermon, Whip Montez | Chilltown, New York |
| "Wack Niggaz" | 2004 | Consequence, Kanye West, Common | Take Em to the Cleaners |
| "Yellin' Away" | 2004 | Zap Mama, Common, Questlove | Ancestry in Progress |
| "We Came Up (Crystal Stair)" | 2005 | Smif-N-Wessun | Tek & Steele: Reloaded |
| "Let It Breathe" | 2005 | Hush | Bulletproof |
| "Like That" | 2005 | The Black Eyed Peas, Q-Tip, CeeLo Green, John Legend | Monkey Business |
| "Old School" | 2005 | Danger Doom | The Mouse and the Mask |
| "Power, Money and Influence" | 2005 | Guru, Jean Grae | Version 7.0: The Street Scriptures |
| "She" | 2005 | Brian McKnight | Gemini |
| "Ridin'" | 2005 | David Banner, Dead Prez | Certified |
| "Testify" | 2006 | Styles P | Time Is Money |
| "Kindness for Weakness" | 2006 | Dilated Peoples | 20/20 |
| "My Favorite Mutiny" | 2006 | The Coup, Black Thoughts | Pick a Bigger Weapon |
| "If" | 2006 | Kenn Starr | Starr Status |
| "Certified Samurai" | 2007 | RZA, Lil Free, Suga Bang | Afro Samurai: The Album |
| "Project Jazz" | 2007 | Hell Razah, Viktor Vaughn | Renaissance Child |
| "One Step" | 2007 | Strong Arm Steady | Deep Hearted |
| "Streetlights" | 2007 | Strong Arm Steady | Deep Hearted |
| "Feel the Bass" | 2007 | Sa-Ra Creative Partners | The Hollywood Recordings |
| "Real Women" | 2007 | UGK, Raheem DeVaughn | Underground Kingz |
| "Be Alright" | 2007 | Scribe | Rhyme Book |
| "Express Yourself '08" | 2007 | Statik Selektah, Termanology, Consequence | Spell My Name Right: The Album |
| "Put Ya Stamp On It" | 2008 | Akrobatik | Absolute Value |
| "Lock Shit Down" | 2009 | Chali 2na | Fish Outta Water |
| "Math" | 2009 | Chico DeBarge | Addiction |
| "Oh Really" | 2009 | KRS-One, Buckshot | Survival Skills |
| "Crossfire" | 2009 | Swollen Members | Armed to the Teeth |
| "Get Started" | 2010 | Strong Arm Steady | In Search of Stoney Jackson |
| "Alright" | 2010 | Stat Quo | Statlanta |
| "Ironside" | 2010 | Quincy Jones | Q Soul Bossa Nostra |
| "Go" | 2010 | Nelly, Ali | 5.0 |
| "Chain Heavy" | 2010 | Kanye West, Consequence | GOOD Fridays |
| "Set It Off" | 2011 | The Away Team, Rapsody | Scars & Stripes |
| "Stay the Course" | 2011 | DJ Shadow, Posdnuos | The Less You Know, the Better |
| "Family First" | 2011 | Mac Miller | I Love Life, Thank You |
| "You're Gone" | 2011 | Statik Selektah, Colin Munroe, Lil Fame | Population Control |
| "Finally Free" | 2012 | DeStorm Power | Be Careful |
| "Spike Lee Was My Hero" | 2012 | Skyzoo | A Dream Deferred |
| "Fly Away" | 2012 | Peter Andre | Angels & Demons |
| "Learn Truth" | 2013 | R.A. the Rugged Man | Legends Never Die |
| "Home" | 2013 | Statik Selektah | Extended Play |
| "Rise Up" | 2013 | Jon Connor | Unconscious State |
| "Around the Block" | 2013 | Pretty Lights | A Color Map of the Sun |
| "Flowers" | 2013 | Illa J, Frank Nitt, Niko Gray, Rhettmatic | Sunset Blvd. |
| "G.U.R.U." | 2013 | Marco Polo, DJ Premier | PA2: The Director's Cut |
| "Hickory" | 2014 | Kool A.D., Boots Riley | Word O.K. |
| "D.R.E.A.M." | 2014 | Pharoahe Monch | PTSD |
| "Where's the Love" | 2014 | Diamond D, Elzhi, Skyzoo | The Diam Piece |
| "The Thrill Is Back" | 2014 | Statik Selektah, Styles P | What Goes Around |
| "Dopamine" | 2014 | Chris Webby, Grafh, B-Real, Trae tha Truth | Chemically Imbalanced |
| "Paradise" | 2015 | DJ EFN, Redman, Wreckonize | Another Time |
| "Thunderman" | 2015 | Brady Watt, Niko Is | Lifetronics |
| "Scratch Off" | 2015 | Statik Selektah, CJ Fly, Cane | Lucky 7 |
| "The Second Line" | 2015 | David Lyttle | Faces |
| "For the Love" | 2015 | GRiZ | Say It Loud |
| "The Dreamer" | 2016 | Anderson .Paak, Timan Family Parker | Malibu |
| "Greatness" | 2016 | Karma Fields | New Age | Dark Age |
| "Touch" | 2016 | Shura | None |
| "The Killing Season" | 2016 | A Tribe Called Quest, Consequence, Kanye West | We Got It from Here... Thank You 4 Your Service |
| "Stand Up" | 2017 | Maurice Brown | The Mood |
| "Us" | 2017 | K'Valentine | Here for a Reason |
| "Is This Your Dream or Mine?" | 2017 | The Lulls in Traffic | Rabbit in the Snare |
| "De La Kufi" | 2019 | Brother Ali | Secrets & Escapes |
| "Time Flies" | 2019 | Bun B, Statik Selektah, Big K.R.I.T. | TrillStatik |
| "Business or Art" | 2019 | Gang Starr | One of the Best Yet |
| "From a Distance" | 2020 | Markis Precise | No Wings Without Scars |
| "No Caliphates" | 2020 | Sons of Yusef | Shaykh the World |
| "Maybe I'm in Love with You" | 2022 | Winston Surfshirt | Panna Cotta |
| "The Next Phase" | 2023 | Inspired Flight | Like the Stars, but Even More |