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Talib Kweli
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Talib Kweli Greene Born October 3 1975 In Brooklyn New York Is A North American MC Known As One Of The Most Prominent Rappers In Underground Hip-Hop And Is Critically Acclaimed Frequently Despite Not Being Commercially Successful. Kweli First Gained Recognition Through Black Star A Collaboration With Fellow MC Mos Def. He Released His Solo Debut Album Quality In 2002 And Has Since Released 2004's The Beautiful Struggle 2005's Mixtape Album Right About Now 2007's Eardrum 2011's Gutter Rainbows And 2013's Prisoner Of Conscious. He Has Also Released Two Albums With Hi-Tek Under The Name Reflection Eternal And A Collaboration Album With Madlib In 2007 Plus Two Albums With Res Under The Name Idle Warship. His Name Is Arabic Meaning 'the Seeker' Or 'student Of Truth And Knowledge'. His Parents Were Both College Professors His Mother An English Professor His Father A Sociology Professor. As A Youth He Was Drawn To Afrocentric Rappers Such As De La Soul And Other Members Of The Native Tongues Posse And In 1995 Began Recording With Producer Hi-Tek And Rapper Mos Def Who He Met At Central Park And Later Attended New York University With. With Mos Def Together The Pair Were Known As Black Star Kweli Achieved Some Mainstream Success With Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star 1998 . Also Noted Are Kweli And Mos' Central Input On Rawkus Records' Compilation Album Soundbombing 1997 . Soundbombing Also Include Collaborations Between Kweli And DJ Hi Tek As Reflection Eternal. Together They Released Train Of Thought In 2000 Which Sold Better Than Most Alternative Hip Hop Albums At The Time. He Has Since Released A Critically Acclaimed Solo Debut Quality In 2002. In 2004 He Released His Second Solo Album The Beautiful Struggle. His Third Solo Album Ear Drum Was Released On August 21st 2007. Kweli Has Created His Own Record Label Blacksmith Records And Has Recently Signed Acclaimed Female Rapper Jean Grae With Rumors Continuing To Grow That Underground Veteran MF Doom Is The Next Artist To Be Picked Up. He Left Geffen Records And Has Signed With The Warner Music Group. He Has Since Broken Through Slightly More Towards The Mainstream Thanks In Large Part To Several Appearance 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. He Also Had A Guest Spot On Friend And Frequent Collaborator Kanye West's Widely Successful Debut Album The College Dropout On The Track "Get 'Em High". West Has Also Produced Some Of Kweli's Songs Including His Biggest Commercial Hit "Get By". Kweli Can Also Be Seen In A Commercial For The NCAA's Big Ten Conference Rapping About The League's Basketball Teams. Talib Kweli Provided The Voice For The Main Character Trane In The Video Game Marc Ecko's Getting Up Released In 2006.
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"Get By" Is A Song By American Hip-Hop Recording Artist Talib Kweli. It Was Released On March 11 2003 As The Third Single From His Debut Studio Album "Quality". The Hip-Hop Song Produced By Kanye West Samples "Sinnerman" As Performed By Nina Simone And Features Background Vocals From Abby Dobson Chinua Hawk Kendra Ross Vernetta Bobien And William "Na2" Taylor. The Song Peaked At Number 77 On The US Billboard Hot 100 And At Number 29 On The US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Becoming Kweli's Most Successful Solo Hit. A Remix Was Later Released Featuring Verses From Fellow American Rappers Mos Def Jay-Z Busta Rhymes Kanye West And Snoop Dogg. A Full-Fledged Posse Cut The Former Three Are Also From Brooklyn New York City Like Kweli. The Radio Version Of The Remix Featured Only Busta Rhymes And Jay-Z With Lengthier Versions Of Theirs And Kweli's Verses. A Music Video Was Recorded And Released In 2003 And Much Like The Song It Focuses On The Lives And Struggles Of Low Income People From A Wide Range Of Cultural And Racial Backgrounds Living In And Around New York City. Parts Of The Video Were Filmed In Chinatown And Times Square. The Song's Producer Kanye West Is Featured In The Video Alongside Kweli. In 2008 Atlanta-Based Rapper Rocko Released A Song Titled "Dis Morning" From His Debut Album Self Made Which Interpolates Kweli's "Get By". Also In 2008 "Get By" Was Featured In The Comedy Film First Sunday As Well As The Film's Soundtrack. In 2009 North Carolina-Bred Rapper J. Cole Freestyled Over The Song's Production Which Was Featured On His 2009 Mixtape The Warm Up. On The December 12 2016 Episode Of The American Satirical Show Full Frontal With Samantha Bee Kweli And Writer Ashley Nicole Black Modified The Lyrics Of "Get By" To One That Touts The Benefits Of Online Encryption.
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Talib Kweli Greene Born October 3 1975 In Brooklyn New York Is A North American MC Known As One Of The Most Prominent Rappers In Underground Hip-Hop And Is Critically Acclaimed Frequently Despite Not Being Commercially Successful. Kweli First Gained Recognition Through Black Star A Collaboration With Fellow MC Mos Def. He Released His Solo Debut Album Quality In 2002 And Has Since Released 2004's The Beautiful Struggle 2005's Mixtape Album Right About Now 2007's Eardrum 2011's Gutter Rainbows And 2013's Prisoner Of Conscious. He Has Also Released Two Albums With Hi-Tek Under The Name Reflection Eternal And A Collaboration Album With Madlib In 2007 Plus Two Albums With Res Under The Name Idle Warship. His Name Is Arabic Meaning 'the Seeker' Or 'student Of Truth And Knowledge'. His Parents Were Both College Professors His Mother An English Professor His Father A Sociology Professor. As A Youth He Was Drawn To Afrocentric Rappers Such As De La Soul And Other Members Of The Native Tongues Posse And In 1995 Began Recording With Producer Hi-Tek And Rapper Mos Def Who He Met At Central Park And Later Attended New York University With. With Mos Def Together The Pair Were Known As Black Star Kweli Achieved Some Mainstream Success With Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star 1998 . Also Noted Are Kweli And Mos' Central Input On Rawkus Records' Compilation Album Soundbombing 1997 . Soundbombing Also Include Collaborations Between Kweli And DJ Hi Tek As Reflection Eternal. Together They Released Train Of Thought In 2000 Which Sold Better Than Most Alternative Hip Hop Albums At The Time. He Has Since Released A Critically Acclaimed Solo Debut Quality In 2002. In 2004 He Released His Second Solo Album The Beautiful Struggle. His Third Solo Album Ear Drum Was Released On August 21st 2007. Kweli Has Created His Own Record Label Blacksmith Records And Has Recently Signed Acclaimed Female Rapper Jean Grae With Rumors Continuing To Grow That Underground Veteran MF Doom Is The Next Artist To Be Picked Up. He Left Geffen Records And Has Signed With The Warner Music Group. He Has Since Broken Through Slightly More Towards The Mainstream Thanks In Large Part To Several Appearance 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. He Also Had A Guest Spot On Friend And Frequent Collaborator Kanye West's Widely Successful Debut Album The College Dropout On The Track "Get 'Em High". West Has Also Produced Some Of Kweli's Songs Including His Biggest Commercial Hit "Get By". Kweli Can Also Be Seen In A Commercial For The NCAA's Big Ten Conference Rapping About The League's Basketball Teams. Talib Kweli Provided The Voice For The Main Character Trane In The Video Game Marc Ecko's Getting Up Released In 2006.
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"Get By" is a song by American hip-hop recording artist Talib Kweli. It was released on March 11, 2003 as the third single from his debut studio album "Quality". The hip-hop song, produced by Kanye West, samples "Sinnerman" as performed by Nina Simone and features background vocals from Abby Dobson, Chinua Hawk, Kendra Ross, Vernetta Bobien and William "Na2" Taylor. The song peaked at number 77 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and at number 29 on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, becoming Kweli's most successful solo hit.
A remix was later released featuring verses from fellow American rappers Mos Def, Jay-Z, Busta Rhymes, Kanye West and Snoop Dogg. A full-fledged posse cut, the former three are also from Brooklyn, New York City, like Kweli. The radio version of the remix featured only Busta Rhymes and Jay-Z, with lengthier versions of theirs and Kweli's verses.
A music video was recorded and released in 2003, and, much like the song, it focuses on the lives and struggles of low income people from a wide range of cultural and racial backgrounds living in and around New York City. Parts of the video were filmed in Chinatown and Times Square. The song's producer Kanye West is featured in the video alongside Kweli.
In 2008, Atlanta-based rapper Rocko released a song titled "Dis Morning", from his debut album Self Made, which interpolates Kweli's "Get By". Also in 2008, "Get By" was featured in the comedy film First Sunday, as well as the film's soundtrack. In 2009, North Carolina-bred rapper J. Cole, freestyled over the song's production, which was featured on his 2009 mixtape The Warm Up.
On the December 12, 2016 episode of the American satirical show Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, Kweli and writer Ashley Nicole Black modified the lyrics of "Get By" to one that touts the benefits of online encryption. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.