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Teamed with rapper Mos Def in Black Star, Brooklyn’s Talib Kweli helped galvanize the late-’90s independent hip-hop scene. Mos Def has gone on to solo stardom, but Talib Kweli remains one of hip-hop’s best-kept secrets. Maybe not for long, since his second disc “Quality” features enough rousing, rock-tinged rap anthems to reaffirm Kweli’s place as one of the rap world’s greatest talents.
From the acid-rock reggae fusion of “Gun Music” to the Mos Def collaboration “Joy,” “Quality” is one of the strongest, smartest and most exciting hip-hop releases of the year.
