Mos Def and Talib Kweli have launched blackstarhub.com, a pretty basic Tumblr blog. It’s going to be your source for some free tunes and hopefully the launch of the Black Star Aretha Franklin mixtape. Check out the latest track You already knew. Black Star "You Already Knew" by 3DDistro
WILT (International Women’s Day Edition)
I’m two days late, but here’s this week’s version of What I’m Listening To. Given that today is International Women’s Day, this week’s edition kicks off with a track demanding greater respect for women. Queen Latifah – “U.N.I.T.Y.” (Black Reign, Motown Records, 1993) I actually heard this track for the first time a few weeks […]
Stream the new Reflection Eternal Album
As we mentioned previously, Talib Kweli and Hi-Tek have reunited as Reflection Eternal and released a new album titled Revolutions Per Minute. I’ve been pretty critical of Kweli over the last couple of years, and that’s not exactly the fairest journalism around. It’s likely I’m too tainted by the greatness from the Black Star or […]
Reflection Eternal reunites, tours.
YES! I’m terribly excited at Pitchfork’s news that Reflection Eternal (Talib Kweli and Hi-Tek, for those who don’t know) is reuniting and going on tour. While I have the utmost respect for Kweli, I have to agree with Pitchfork’s words when they say: In Hi-Tek, Kweli had a partner whose burbling, organic tracks perfectly complimented […]
Mos Def and Talib reunite…for a minute
If you’re like me, you may feel that Talib and Mos have never stood a chance. Their solo stuff so far has just not been able to live up to the astounding collaboration record they released as Black Star. Sure there are standout tracks every once in a while, and Mos’ Black on Both Sides […]
Songs that defined the decade!
by Angie B. Fresh [Ed: Angie B. Fresh is the host of ‘The Corner‘ on CFUV 101.9 FM in Victoria, B.C. She’s also the newest contributor to 4080 Records! Read on for her inaugural post: a passionate, articulate survey of the last decade’s best hip-hop. And if you know what’s good for you, tune in […]
New Kweli Documentary on the loose!
In what should be the dopest documentary film released in the next little while, Video Rahim is releasing Talib Kweli: The movie. Check out the trailer below: Thanks for the boys over at Okayplayer for publicizing this.