Talib Kweli

Talib Kweli Greene (born October 3, 1975) is an American rapper and activist, rooted in East Coast hip hop. He gained recognition in 1997 for Black Star, a group he formed with fellow Brooklyn rapper Mos Def. He released his debut solo album, Quality, in 2002.
Lupe Fiasco has acknowledged to MVRemix of studying peers like Kweli, Mos Def, and Nas, among others."Lupe Fiasco: Sunday Night Sound Session". MVRemix. August 2006. Kweli and Fiasco were featured on the song, "School" (2018). The two were headliners for the 2023 edition of Vibe Fest.
== Background ==
In April 2011, Bun B hosted a panel at Rice University for his class, Religion and Hip Hop Culture in America. It featured special guests Fiasco, Kweli, Tre9, Trae tha Truth, and Malice of The Clipse. During his part, Fiasco recounted his experience of visiting his old school, Thornton Township High School. Being the principal for one day, he observed how the students would only attend school to eat, and not learn. He continued to critiqued the education system, stating, "You should go into school and take all of those antiquated text books and those meaningless tests… that you sit over and watch these kids take, you know that they're not going to use 95% of that information at all…""Ozone Magazine Sits in on Bun B's Religion and Hip Hop Culture Class with Lupe Fiasco". HipHopDX. April 13, 2011. Archived from the original on May 15, 2017. 
In 2013, the two exchanged a conversation on Twitter concerning negative rap lyrics. Fiasco took the stance of them becoming the root causes, though Kweli countered this."Lupe Fiasco and Talib Kweli Engage in Twitter Dialogue Over the Impact of Negative Rap Lyrics in the Community". Complex. March 30, 2013. Later that year, Fiasco's song, "Peace of Paper/Cup of Jayzus," gives a few shout-outs: 'Chris said Common, Common said Kweli, Talib said I'm sure it's Mos Definitely!'
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