“Officer Friendly is an enemy now,” Electronica sighs, reminding everyone that his inability to sign off on an album qualifies as hip-hop’s own Greek tragedy. “All of Us” slashes away with loquacious one-liners that cut deep: “The common myth is we’re savages with no history or accomplishments/Or knowledge of ourselves, they did a job on us.” There’s even room for a verse from the elusive Jay Electronica, who takes police brutality head on by evoking the image of cops beating an elderly woman. “I live my life in the sunshine,” he raps on the lush, triumphant opener, “The Magic Hour,” without any sense of triteness “I’m praying for a better tomorrow.” But over the bluster, Kweli still delivers his short sermons. Radio Silence is a mostly a fresh tonic of brightness and positivity. There are, though, some very good Talib Kweli numbers. Instead, these are mostly songs that could have been pulled from any era of his career. Thank You 4 Your Service-contemporary albums from artists that qualify as Kweli’s direct stylistic forefathers. This is not a record distinctly of its era like, say, Common’s Black America Again or A Tribe Called Quest’s We Got It from Here. On Radio Silence, Kweli only circles the topics, occasionally throwing out jabs-“Every problem can’t be solved at the ballot box,” he raps on “All of Us,” in perhaps the album’s most obvious reference to the administration-but stopping short of launching the big, direct haymakers.
He’s long been one of rap’s most prominent social activists, using interviews and a super-prolific Twitter feed to advocate for the Black Lives Matter movement, address the escalation of white supremacy, and criticize the current presidency. If the album is in any way shocking, it’s because of the topics that Kweli does not directly engage with. Radio Silence will comfortably shore up the base. Kweli’s flow can feel rushed and sticky, as though he can’t articulate his thoughts as neatly as he can conjure them up. Kweli is still stacking cultural references on top of cultural references: The opening 90 seconds of Radio Silence alone see him citing, among other things, Back to the Future and Carlito’s Way, and rhyming “Sonny Carson” with “Johnnie Cochran.” And he’s still sometimes guilty of being a better thinker than music maker. He’s still bending the knee to the same soul-infused beats that contemporaries like Kanye West and Lupe Fiasco mostly abandoned sometime during George W. 9She's My Hero Talib Kweli2:53.Album number eight, Radio Silence, is another solid Kweli release to add to the pile. Jay Electronica & Yummy Bingham Talib Kweli5:38. Datcha, Bilal & Robert Glasper Talib Kweli6:23. We've already gotten a taste of what we can expect from the new project, as Kweli is including She's My Hero on the album, which is a dedi.
The Brooklyn native unveils the tracklist and release date for the forthcoming album, which is slated to drop on Nov. The project boats features from, Kweli is gearing up to drop off his new album Radio Silence, and fans will be getting their hands on the project in less than a month. Brooklyn, New York emcee Talib Kweli comes through in the clutch with his Radio Silence album. Project can be characterized strongly with melodic sounds, jazz and soul. Текст песни: I know, we back We home, lets go I know, we back We home, lets go. Kweli is still stacking cultural references on top of cultural references: The opening 90 seconds of Radio Silence alone see him citing, among other things, Back to the Future and Carlitos Way, and rhyming Sonny Carson with Johnnie Cochran. Hes still bending the knee to the same soul-infused beats that contemporaries like Kanye West and Lupe Fiasco mostly abandoned sometime during George W. Heads Up Eyes Open saw a video release prior to the album's release date while the video for Traveling Light was released on November 17. The album was preceded by four promotional audio releases: Let It Roll, She's My Hero, Heads Up Eyes Open featuring Rick Ross and Yummy Bingham, and Traveling Light featuring.
It was released on Novemthrough Talib's Javotti Media. Radio Silence is the eighth studio album by American rapper Talib Kweli.
Radio Silence Featuring – Amber Coffman, Mikah 9 Heads Up Eyes Open Featuring – Yummy Bingham, Rick Ross Write At Home Featuring – Bilal, Datcha, Robert Glasper The One I Love Featuring – BJ The Chicago Kid All Of Us Featuring – Yummy Bingham, Jay Electronica
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