Talib Kweli

The project was called Right About Now: The Official Sucka Free Mix CD, a title which is considered likely a response to the criticism of The Beautiful Struggle. The musical offering was generally considered to be a mixtape. However, some people regard "Right About Now" as an official album because of its availability through commercial sites and its release of two singles. "Right About Now" also lacks the DJ overlays often accompanied by mixtapes which makes the CD read more like an official album. The album sold 16,000 copies in its first week of release, debuting at #113 on the Billboard 200. Sparking some controversy, on Right About Now Kweli sampled Ben Kweller's "In Other Words" for his own song "Ms. Hill". In part 7 of Kweller's video podcast series "One Minute Pop Song," Kweller said he found Kweli's use of the song "a little fucked up" due to the fact that it was sampled without permission. Read Less

Kweli has a son, Amani Fela Greene and a daughter, Diani Eshe Greene with Darcel Turner, author of published novels Dana Dances on Paper and Lathered Layers.

Kweli used to be a Five-Percenter (member of The Nation of Gods and Earths), which had an influence on him earlier in his life and continues to do so. However, he no longer subscribes to any particular religion, but believes in God.

Solo

With Mos Def as Black Star

With Hi-Tek as Reflection Eternal

With Madlib

With Res as Idle Warship Read Less