Talib Kweli

Studio 360

Before this election, rapper Talib Kweli (like one-third of Americans) didn’t vote. But that doesn’t mean his music isn’t politically engaged. His latest record, Ear Drum, is full of socially conscious lyrics that buck trends in hip hop.

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