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Madlib has provided an update on the status of a previously revealed joint project with the late Mac Miller. During an appearance on Sway in the Morning on Monday, Madlib mentioned he was currently working on the project, which in 2019 was discussed under the title Maclib. “Right now I’m finishing up the Mac Miller […]
Black Star made another career milestone on SNL. Earlier this year, the duo of Talib Kweli and Yasiin Bey released their second album No Fear of Time on Luminary, which was their first piece of new music in 24 years after their seminal album Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star in 1998. Talib and […]
Ahead of their performance on Saturday Night Live this weekend, Black Star have shared the music video for their Madlib-produced track “So Be It.” The black-and-white video for the track shows the two reuniting for a recent string of concerts in support of their second album No Fear of Time, which they finally shared after over two […]
Just Blaze says he understands why Kanye West considers him an “arch nemesis.” The mega producer addressed the topic during a recent appearance on Talib Kweli’s The People’s Party podcast, where the host pressed Blaze about a specific comment made in the Jeen-Yuhs documentary. At one point during the film, Kanye referred to Blaze as his best friend as well as his […]
MF DOOM’s widow says she’s made multiple attempts to retrieve the late rapper’s rhyme books, but a certain music executive refuses to give them up. In a statement provided to Complex, Jasmine Dumile claims the precious document remain with Eothen “Egon” Alapatt, the president and founder of Now-Again Records. Egon reportedly met DOOM about 20 years ago, when […]
The episode of Drink Champs featuring Talib Kweli and Yasiin Bey, collectively known as Black Star, as well as Dave Chappelle, has finally arrived. According to Page Six, the Drink Champs website teased the arrival of the episode in late May, but it was ultimately shelved at the request of the comedian and his team. Black Star stopped by […]
Jezebel reports the site’s parent company G/O Media and one writer are being sued by Talib Kweli over the emotional distress caused by a 2020 piece exploring his permanent suspension from Twitter. Kweli, 46, announced via Instagram in late July 2020 that he was leaving Twitter, but Jezebel revealed in its piece penned by Ashley Reese (who left the outlet this year) that the rapper was […]
On the latest episode of Talib Kweli’s People’s Party, Will.i.am chimed in on the lyricist’s 2021 back-and-forth with Kanye West and offered up a theory. Last year, Kweli said he and Ye weren’t on the best of terms, which led to Yeezy dissing him. Of particular note, West said he “never fucked with” Kweli’s music and that he posed […]
It’s been nearly 24 years since legendary hip-hop duo Black Star released their first—and only—collaborative album, and while a follow-up has been teased several times over the last few years, things may finally be coming to fruition this time. Talib Kweli took to Instagram over the weekend to share an update on the duo’s long-awaited followup […]
Talib Kweli once again took aim at Kanye West after his Drink Champs appearance, in which Kanye said he was never a fan of Kweli’s music. “I’m sorry to all the backpack community,” Kanye said during the interview. “Due to the fact that I was from the streets but I never killed anybody, it was just easier for me to […]
