I didn't know much about Talib Kweli but after I watched this piece I went and listened to everything I could find. He's amazing and it's no wonder that, in 2003, hip-hop mogul Jay-Z famously rapped, "if skills sold, truth be told, I'd probably be, lyrically, Talib Kweli." Ostensibly referring to technical rap skills, Jay-Z's admission hinted at something deeper. Both rappers are major enough to get sit-down interviews on PBS (Jay with Charlie Rose, Kweli with Tavis Smiley), but while Jay-Z does business with billionaires, Kweli makes fiery tracks like "Bushanomics" with "Race Matters" author Dr. Cornel West (freely downloadable as part of "The MCEO Mixtape" at www.myspace.com/talibkweli). Seattle Times"
