Talib Kweli discography

This is the discography of Talib Kweli, an American rapper.

Albums

Solo albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
US
[1] 		US
Indie
[2] 		US
R&B
[3] 		FRA
[4] 		JPN
[5] 		SWI
[6] 		UK
[7]
Quality
  • Released: November 19, 2002
  • Label: Rawkus
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download
 21 — 6 120 — — —
The Beautiful Struggle
  • Released: September 28, 2004
  • Label: Rawkus
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download
 14 — 3 130 — 75 124
Eardrum 2 — 2 — — 34 82
Gutter Rainbows
  • Released: January 25, 2011
  • Label: Javotti Media, 3D
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download
 29 4 7 — 289 86 —
Prisoner of Conscious
  • Released: May 7, 2013
  • Label: Javotti Media
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download
 48 9 7 — — — —
Gravitas
  • Released: December 15, 2013
  • Label: Javotti Media
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download
 114 22 25 — — — —
Fuck the Money
  • Released: August 14, 2015
  • Label: Javotti Media
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download
 — — — — — — —
Radio Silence
  • Released: November 17, 2017
  • Label: Javotti Media / 3D
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download
 — 26 — — — — —

Collaborative albums

List of collaborative albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
[1] 		US R&B
[3] 		UK
[7]
Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star
(with Mos Def as Black Star)
  • Released: September 29, 1998
  • Label: Rawkus
  • Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download
 53 13 —
Train of Thought
(with Hi-Tek as Reflection Eternal)
  • Released: October 17, 2000
  • Label: Rawkus
  • Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download
 17 5 137
Liberation
(with Madlib)
  • Released: March 20, 2007
  • Label: Blacksmith
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download
 — — —
Revolutions per Minute
(with Hi-Tek as Reflection Eternal)
  • Released: May 18, 2010
  • Label: Blacksmith, Warner Bros.
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download
 18 5 —
Habits of the Heart
(with Res as Idle Warship)
  • Released: November 1, 2011
  • Label: Blacksmith, Element 9
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download
 — — —
Indie 500
(with 9th Wonder)
  • Released: November 6, 2015
  • Label: Javotti Media, Jamla
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download
 — — —
The Seven
(with Styles P)
  • Released: April 14, 2017
  • Label: Javotti Media, 3D
  • Format: Digital download
 195 — —
Gotham
(with Diamond D)
  • Released: April 16, 2021
  • Label: Javotti Media
  • Format: Digital download
 — — —
No Fear of Time
(with Yasiin Bey as Black Star) 		— — —
Liberation 2
(with Madlib)
  • Released: March 6, 2023
  • Label: Luminary
  • Format: streaming
 — — —
The Confidence of Knowing
(with J. Rawls)
  • Released: September 13, 2024
  • Label: Javotti Media, Fat Beats
  • Format: Digital download
 — — —

Mixtapes

  • 2004: The Beautiful Mix CD
  • 2005: The Beautiful Mixtape Vol. 2: The Struggle Continues
  • 2005: Right About Now: The Official Sucka Free Mix CD - Charted #113 on the Billboard 200 and #24 on US R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.[1][3]
  • 2006: Brooklyn, Tennessee
  • 2006: Kweli: Confidential
  • 2006: Blacksmith: The Movement
  • 2007: Clinton Sparks & Talib Kweli: Get Familiar
  • 2007: Focus
  • 2008: The MCEO Mixtape
  • 2009: Party Robot (with Idle Warship)
  • 2009: The Re:Union (with Reflection Eternal) (Mixed by Statik Selektah)
  • 2010: Early Mourning Signs
  • 2011: We Run This Vol. 7 (with Mr. E)
  • 2012: Attack the Block
  • 2014: Javotti Media Presents: The Cathedral
  • 2015: Train of Thought: Lost Lyrics, Rare Releases & Beautiful B-Sides Vol.1
  • 2016: Awful People Are Great at Parties

Singles

Solo singles

Year Song Title Chart Positions Album
U.S.
[9][10] 		U.S. R&B
[9][11] 		U.S. Rap
[9][12] 		UK
[7]
2002 "Good to You" – 95 – – Quality
"Waitin' for the DJ" (feat. Bilal) – 77 – –
2003 "Get By" 77 29 16 –
2004 "I Try" (feat. Mary J. Blige) – 77 – 59 The Beautiful Struggle
"Around My Way" (feat. John Legend) – – – –
2005 "Never Been in Love" – – – – The Beautiful Struggle
"Peace of Mind" – – – – N<>A
"Flash Gordon" – – – 170 Right About Now: The Official Sucka Free Mix CD
2006 "Fly That Knot" (feat. MF Doom) – – – –
"Listen!!!" – – – – Eardrum
2007 "Hush" (featuring Jean Grae) – – – –
"Hot Thing" (featuring will.i.am) – 102 – –
"Hostile Gospel (Part 1) (Deliver Us)" – – – –
2010 "Cold Rain" – – – – Gutter Rainbows
2012 "Push Thru"(featuring Currensy & Kendrick Lamar) – – – – Prisoner of Conscious
"Human Mic" – – – –
"Come Here"(featuring Miguel) – – – –
"High Life"(featuring Rubix & Bajah) – – – –
"Upper Echelon" – – – –
"Favela Love"(featuring Seu Jorge) – – – –
2013 "State of Grace" featuring Abby Dobson – – – – Gravitas
"Rare Portraits" – – – –
"The Wormhole" – – – –
"What's Real" (featuring Res) – – – –
"Violations" (featuring Raekwon) – – – –
2016 "Every Ghetto (Part.2)" (featuring Problem and Aloe Blacc) – – – AWFUL PEOPLE ARE GREAT AT PARTIES

Collaborative singles

Year Song Title Collaboration Partner Group/Artist Name Chart Positions Collaborative Project
U.S.
[13] 		U.S.
R&B
[13][14][15] 		U.S.
Rap
[9][14][15] 		CAN
[15]
1998 "Definition" Mos Def Black Star 60 31 3 – Mos Def & Talib Kweli are Black Star
1999 "Respiration" (feat. Common) – – 54 6
2000 "One Four Love Pt. 1'" Mos Def, Kool G Rap, Rah Digga, Sporty Thievz, Shabaam Sahdeeq, Common, Pharoahe Monch & Posdnuos – 55 4 6 – Hip Hop for Respect EP
"Move Somethin'" Hi-Tek Reflection Eternal – 32 1 – Train of Thought
2001 "The Blast" (feat. Vinia Mojica) – 48 2 –
2009 "Back Again" (feat. Res) – – – – Revolutions per Minute
2010 "Just Begun" (feat. Jay Electronica, J. Cole and Mos Def) – – – –
"In This World" – – – –
"Strangers (Paranoid)" (feat. Bun B) – – – –
"Midnight Hour" (feat. Estelle) – – – –
2011 "Driving Me Insane" Res Idle Warship – – – – Habits of the Heart
"Beautifully Bad" – – – –
2016 "Crossfire Pt. II" Stephen KillaGraham – – – – Crossfire Pt. II (Feat. Talib Kweli & KillaGraham)
2019 "Legacy" Mike Posner – – – – – Keep Going

Soundtracks

Promotional singles

List of singles, showing year released and album name
Title Year Album
"Stand Up (The Sean Bell Tribute Song)"[16]
(with Swizz Beatz, Maino, Cassidy, Styles P and Drag-On) 		2008 Non-album single

Guest appearances

{excludes appearances as Black Star or Reflection Eternal}

List of guest appearances
Title Year Other performer(s) Album
"What If?" 1997 L-Fudge, Mike Zoot, Shabaam Sahdeeq, Skam Soundbombing
"Outside the Lounge" 1998 Shabaam Sahdeeq, WiseGuy, Word A' Mouth, Lil' Sci Lyricist Lounge, Volume One
"The Truth" 1999 Pharoahe Monch, Common Internal Affairs
"Make Things Better" 2000 DJ Hurricane, N'Dea Davenport Don't Sleep
"Y'all Stay Up" Youngblood Brass Band Unlearn
"Broken Anglish" 2001 Crunch E.X. Broken English
"Oz Theme 2000" Kool G Rap, Lord Jamar Oz (soundtrack)
"The Anti-Love Movement" Da Beatminerz, Total Brace 4 Impak
"Live on Stage" (Remix) Dilated Peoples —
"It's Going Down (B!nk Remix)" 2002 Blackalicious, Lateef the Truthspeaker It's Going Down 12"
"Hot Night" Meshell Ndegeocello Cookie: The Anthropological Mixtape
"Tha Proem" DJ Quik, Shyheim, Hi-C Under tha Influence
"Rhymes and Ammo"; "Rolling with Heat" The Roots Phrenology
Opposite Day Pumpkinghead The Time Chronicles
"Temperature Rising (Remix)" 2003 Les Nubians One Step Forward
"Coming from the Lower Level" CHOPS, Ras Kass, Phil da Agony Virtuosity
"The Life (Remix)" Mystic The Life 12"
"Raw Shit" Jaylib Champion Sound
"Hip Hop Worth Dying For" 2004 Main Flow Hip Hopulation
"Get 'em High" Kanye West, Common The College Dropout
"Freedom" Estelle, John Legend The 18th Day
"Fly Til I Die" Pete Rock, CL Smooth Soul Survivor II
"For the City" Phil da Agony The Aromatic Album
"Chillin'" Erick Sermon, Whip Montez Chilltown, New York
"Wack Niggaz" Consequence, Kanye West, Common Take Em to the Cleaners
"Yellin' Away" Zap Mama, Common, Questlove Ancestry in Progress
"We Came Up (Crystal Stair)" 2005 Smif-N-Wessun Tek & Steele: Reloaded
"Let It Breathe" Hush Bulletproof
"Like That" The Black Eyed Peas, Q-Tip, CeeLo Green, John Legend Monkey Business
"Old School" Danger Doom The Mouse and the Mask
"Power, Money and Influence" Guru, Jean Grae Version 7.0: The Street Scriptures
"She" Brian McKnight Gemini
"Ridin'" David Banner, Dead Prez Certified
"Testify" 2006 Styles P Time Is Money
"Kindness for Weakness" Dilated Peoples 20/20
"My Favorite Mutiny" The Coup, Black Thoughts Pick a Bigger Weapon
"If" Kenn Starr Starr Status
"Certified Samurai" 2007 RZA, Lil Free, Suga Bang Afro Samurai: The Album
"Project Jazz" Hell Razah, Viktor Vaughn Renaissance Child
"One Step" Strong Arm Steady Deep Hearted
"Streetlights"
"Feel the Bass" Sa-Ra Creative Partners The Hollywood Recordings
"Real Women" UGK, Raheem DeVaughn Underground Kingz
"Be Alright" Scribe Rhyme Book
"Express Yourself '08" Statik Selektah, Termanology, Consequence Spell My Name Right: The Album
"Put Ya Stamp On It" 2008 Akrobatik Absolute Value
"Lock Shit Down" 2009 Chali 2na Fish Outta Water
"Math" Chico DeBarge Addiction
"Oh Really" KRS-One, Buckshot Survival Skills
"Crossfire" Swollen Members Armed to the Teeth
"Get Started" 2010 Strong Arm Steady In Search of Stoney Jackson
"Alright" Stat Quo Statlanta
"Ironside" Quincy Jones Q Soul Bossa Nostra
"Go" Nelly, Ali 5.0
"Chain Heavy" Kanye West, Consequence GOOD Fridays
"Set It Off" 2011 The Away Team, Rapsody Scars & Stripes
"Stay the Course" DJ Shadow, Posdnuos The Less You Know, the Better
"Family First" Mac Miller I Love Life, Thank You
"You're Gone" Statik Selektah, Colin Munroe, Lil Fame Population Control
"Finally Free" 2012 DeStorm Power Be Careful
"Spike Lee Was My Hero" Skyzoo A Dream Deferred
"Fly Away" Peter Andre Angels & Demons
"Learn Truth" 2013 R.A. the Rugged Man Legends Never Die
"Home" Statik Selektah Extended Play
"Rise Up" Jon Connor Unconscious State
"Around the Block" Pretty Lights A Color Map of the Sun
"Flowers" Illa J, Frank Nitt, Niko Gray, Rhettmatic Sunset Blvd.
"G.U.R.U." Marco Polo, DJ Premier PA2: The Director's Cut
"Hickory" 2014 Kool A.D., Boots Riley Word O.K.
"D.R.E.A.M." Pharoahe Monch PTSD
"Where's the Love" Diamond D, Elzhi, Skyzoo The Diam Piece
"The Thrill Is Back" Statik Selektah, Styles P What Goes Around
"Dopamine" Chris Webby, Grafh, B-Real, Trae tha Truth Chemically Imbalanced
"Paradise" 2015 DJ EFN, Redman, Wreckonize Another Time
"Thunderman" Brady Watt, Niko Is Lifetronics
"Scratch Off" Statik Selektah, CJ Fly, Cane Lucky 7
"The Second Line" David Lyttle Faces
"For the Love" GRiZ Say It Loud
"The Dreamer" 2016 Anderson .Paak, Timan Family Parker Malibu
"Greatness" Karma Fields New Age | Dark Age
"Touch" Shura None
"The Killing Season" A Tribe Called Quest, Consequence, Kanye West We Got It from Here... Thank You 4 Your Service
"Stand Up" 2017 Maurice Brown The Mood
"Us" K'Valentine Here for a Reason
"Is This Your Dream or Mine?" The Lulls in Traffic Rabbit in the Snare
"De La Kufi" 2019 Brother Ali Secrets & Escapes
"Time Flies" Bun B, Statik Selektah, Big K.R.I.T. TrillStatik
"Business or Art" Gang Starr One of the Best Yet
"From a Distance" 2020 Markis Precise No Wings Without Scars
"No Caliphates" Sons of Yusef Shaykh the World
"Maybe I'm in Love with You" 2022 Winston Surfshirt Panna Cotta
"The Next Phase" 2023 Inspired Flight Like the Stars, but Even More

See also

References

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