So I just had to step up how I was doing it and the moment that I stepped up and the moment I focused all my energy on that is when things started to happen. So there's a direct relationship between my inspiration and my output.

It debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200. Kweli gained prominent recognition through Black Star a collaboration with fellow MC Mos Def. " In 2007 the album was made available for purchase.

His first name Talib (طالب) in Arabic means "student" or "seeker" (which is also where the word Taliban comes from); his middle name in Swahili means "true". Talib Kweli Greene (October 3 1975) is an American rapper who performs under the name Talib Kweli.