Talk:Talib Kweli

message: Would anyone object to the addition of the reference by Jay Z to Talib Kweli in his song Moment of Clarity?  In case anyone doesn't know, the specific line says, "If skills sold, truth be told, I'd probably be lyrically Talib Kweli."  Kweli had his own response in Ghetto Show  when he says, "If lyrics sold then truth be told I'll probably be just as rich and famous as Jay-Z."Troyc001 23:41, 14 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I always thought this reference was neat. A little obscure though, might fit better in a Trivia section? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 156.34.232.33 (talk) 01:37, 25 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Rise to Popularity 

message: How many people are monitoring this? and can we report the vandals?
71.235.19.106 18:24, 6 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Vandalism 

message: "He has since broken through slightly more towards the mainstream, thanks in large part to several appearances on the comedy show Chappelle's Show, both solo and with long-time collaborator Mos Def; this is due to a friendship between the host and creator of the show, comedian Dave Chappelle and the rapper."
Wasn't "Get By" already receiving considerable MTV play before his first Chappelle Show appearance?
I believe so yes.
I think Chappelle show reached more people that would be into him seriously
71.235.19.106 18:24, 6 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Chappelle Show Success 

message: I see that Talib Kweli is categorized under "Muslim Americans".
In the song "Around My Way" he says the following:
"People let me paint the picture. You know I ain't a Christian, I ain't a Muslim, ain't a Jew, I'm losing my religion. I speak to God directly..." Arnemann 11:22, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Muslim? 

message: any chance of having a 'singles' section of the discograpy..?
I have put up a list of Kweli as a featured artists which included some singles multiple times and people keep taking it down  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Heather - Dream (talk • contribs) 16:26, 18 January 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  singles? 

message: Stop lieing.  You don't have to like that Talib released Right About Now, but he did.  Hell, I don't like it either.  The album sucks.  There's one good song.  But you can't pretend he didn't release it just cause you don't like it.  This is an encyclopedia, not a fan boy club.  Let's forget trying to make your favorite rapper look good, and just tell the damn truth!
:It's a mix CD. It even says "Mix CD" in the title. There's nothing fanboyish about calling it what it is. Mike Dillon 04:52, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I looked into this a little more and it seems to be somewhere between a "studio album" and "mix tape". It's basically a bunch of minimally produced tracks that all feature Kweli. It isn't clear what it is exactly. Mike Dillon 05:10, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: "A rose by any other name ..."  The CD is really more of an album than a mix tape.  A "mix tape" is a mix of different artists, and that's not what this album is.  Kweli sings every track, and as far as I know, the songs aren't available elsewhere, so it's not even a "best of."  Except for the word "mix" being in the album title, this really doesn't meet any of the requirements for actually being a mix tape.  And, at least where I live, the CD was marketed and reviewed ( in the local alternative papers ) as an album.  Maybe not a studio album, but surely a single artist releasing a collection of new songs, performed only by himself, is an album.  71.216.188.161 19:21, 1 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Right About Now 

message: No mention of Talib Kweli appearing on Def Poetry Jam the past two seasons? Might be an interesting point of reference for a trivia section or something. --69.203.122.177 05:25, 25 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Def Poetry Jam

message: Does anybody else think the Mims diss track should go somewhere else, maybe Trivia? It's not really controversial. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Sayler (talk • contribs) 03:49, 30 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Controversy 

message: He's partly Ghanian as shown from a song from clinton sparks: get familiar track young, fresh and clean
'kweli ghanian and they still can't pronounce it'  —Preceding unsigned comment added by FragRebel (talk • contribs) 11:13, 26 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Roots 

message: Is it me or is that pic disgusting.  Why do we have to use pictures that people take.  Why can't we just use pictures off of google.  This is just ridiculous.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Deville75 (talk • contribs) 16:52, 9 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Portrait 

message: Not an article editor, but saw an edit I thought was worth bringing up.  What is the name of the next album Talib Kweli is planning on releasing.  Is it "Prisoner of Conscious" - as this article says - or "Prisoner of Conscience", which actually makes sense.  Even the bleak "Prisoner of Consciousness" would make more sense.
156.33.138.39 (talk) 13:58, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Next Album Name

message: Talib was on the show made in 2008  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.185.41.21 (talk) 23:07, 14 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Made 

message: Guys...can anybody change that pick with the sweaty armits...to a "normal one"?? - The-Real-ZEUS (talk) 01:39, 27 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Seriosly?

message: I think the stuff about his brother, Jamal, should be taken out of the intro.  While it's perhaps interesting it's only borderline appropriate for the article at all and certainly not important enough to go in the introduction.--Velvet elvis81 (talk) 04:25, 26 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Jamal 

message: In the article it says Kweli was born in Brooklyn, but the fact box says he was born in Queens. The source linked next to the "Queens" claim says "Brooklyn", but it's about.com so I don't know how reliable it is. Spalef (talk) 23:27, 11 June 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Place of birth 

message: I don't have a source, but I heard on some TV show that Talib is a Muslim now. Is this true? If so, someone has to back up this statement. Or he was Muslim in his past. Don't know, but please add possible information. TomUSA 20:06, 8 July 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Religion 

message: I named all the references which means that the article can now use LDR. To see how that would look, please consider this revision. Does anyone mind if the article is converted to LDR format? GFHandel ♬  06:46, 11 June 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  LDR 

message: There's almost 10k of characters devoted to an extensive list of other artists' songs he's been featured on. Is this really necessary to understanding Kweli, or does this overburden the article with details? —C.Fred (talk) 02:19, 12 January 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: As an indication of his versatility and his in-demand status, I would recommend a section indicating that Kweli has appeared as a featured artist on over xxx songs, including <list of five or 10 most notable songs>. I think that would serve the need best. WikiDan61ChatMe!ReadMe!! 00:14, 14 January 2016 (UTC)

text: Has such an exhaustive compendium been compiled for other artists? In general, such an article would fall under the general guidelines for lists, which require that the information in the list all be verifiable from reliable sources. If Kweli's participation in all of the songs mentioned in the list can be verified by sources independent of Kweli himself, than such a list might be appropriate. Of course, that's just one opinion. I'd wait for further feedback before continuing. WikiDan61ChatMe!ReadMe!! 16:37, 18 January 2016 (UTC)

text: He can post on his own website that he is featured on any song he likes. There's no one to stop him doing that. That doesn't make it a fact. (He could be lying to pump up his own ego -- how would we know?) That's why we need independent sources. WikiDan61ChatMe!ReadMe!! 17:41, 18 January 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: It looks like the list has been pared down to a "top ten". According to whom are these the top ten songs on which he's a featured artist? —C.Fred (talk) 18:00, 18 January 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  As Featured Artist? 

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message: According to this Twitter post, and other posts on social media, Kweli reports vandalism to his WP page.
https://twitter.com/TalibKweli/status/1176337755045072896
KConWiki (talk) 12:58, 24 September 2019 (UTC)
thread_title: Reported instances of vandalism

message: In the right box, "Madlib0" should just say "Madlib" 31.31.232.11 (talk) 19:59, 5 October 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: Done – Thjarkur (talk) 21:33, 5 October 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 5 October 2019 

message: The album doesn't exist, it doesn't show up on any of the artist's pages, there is no record showing it was released from them, and the label that released it isn't affiliated with any of them, it is clearly a fan made project that isn't related.  
I dont have any sources because i dont need to prove that it doesnt exist, you have to prove it actually does.  
Dhcpd (talk) 12:31, 9 August 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Edit request:Remove "Blackstar (with Lupe Fiasco) (2020)" 

message: Seems like the controversy section could use an update, kweli really wants to get sued for libel and defamation I think. 
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/talib-kweli-jezebel-lawsuit-twitter-ban-1394974/ 77.188.117.198 (talk) 15:38, 23 January 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  More controversy 

message: https://electronicintifada.net/, has been depreciated. RFC: Electronic Intifada. As the linked article made direct references to people (with full names) which were not public, I have preemptively removed it. The content itself is fine, and may be sourced (potentially with WP:Wikipedia:SELFSOURCE) through another source, though I couldn’t access the original posts. FortunateSons (talk) 17:12, 10 January 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  The removed footnote refrenced living people and was from a depreciated source. Content can be re-added with a reliable source.