Talib Kweli

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Talib Kweli Wiki Biography

Talib Kweli Greene was born on the 3rd October 1975 in Brooklyn, New York City, USA. He is best known for being not only a rap musician, but also a songwriter and singer, who was the co-founder of the rap duo Black Star. He is also recognized as the founder of Javotti Media, an independent record label. His career has been active since 1996.

Have you ever wondered how rich is Talib Kweli, as of early 2016? According to sources, it is estimated that Talib’s overall net worth is over $4 million, with the main source of this amount being acquired through his career in the music industry. During his career as a rapper, he has released a number of singles and several albums, and has collaborated with numerous artists of the rap scene, such as Kanye West, Nelly, Akrobatik, Yalib and many others, which has also increased his net worth.

Talib Kweli was born to a father who works as a college administrator, and mother who works as an English teacher, and was raised in Brooklyn with his younger brother. As a teenager, he became interested in rap music and during high school he met rappers such as De La Soul and many others from the Native Tongues Posse collective. He attended Brooklyn Technical High School, and after graduation he enrolled at Cheshire Academy in Connecticut. Later he went to study Experimental Theater at New York University.

Talib Kweli’s career beginnings trace back to 1996, when he appeared on the album “Doom”, by the rap group Mood, based in Cincinnati, and later met rap DJ Hi-Tek, with whom he founded the rap duo Reflection Eteranal, releasing two studio albums “Train Of Thought” (2000), and “Revolution Per Minute” (2008). He then returned to New York and met up with rapper Mos Def, with whom he shortly after created the rap duo Black Star. The duo has so far released only one album, entitled “Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star” (1998), but they are still performing live together, and in 2011 they released the single “Fix Up”. His net worth is certainly rising.

To speak of Talib’s solo career, his discography is quite imposing, as he has released 10 studio albums, and 15 mix tapes, all of which have added to his net worth. His first solo release came out in 2002, entitled “Quality”, and the second album was released two years later under the title “The Beautiful Struggle”, which reached 14th spot on the US Billboard top 200 chart. However, his best release came out three years later, under the title “Eardum”, entering charts at the No. 2 on the Billboard top 200, but on the US Rap albums chart it reached No.1, greatly increasing his net worth. Since then, his solo releases declined, and some of them didn’t even manage to chart, including “Fuck The Money” (2015), which is his last album.

Speaking about Talib Kweli’s personal life, he has been married to DJ Eque since 2009; the couple has two children. He was a member of The Five-Percent Nation. In free time, Talib is active in politics, and is an activist against police brutality.

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Talib Kweli Quick Info

Full Name Talib Kweli
Net Worth $4 Million
Date Of Birth October 3, 1975,
Place Of Birth Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States
Profession Poet, Musician, Singer, Actor, Screenwriter, Rapper, Artist, Music artist
Education Brooklyn Technical High School, Cheshire Academy in Connecticut, Experimental Theater at New York University,
Nationality United States of America
Spouse DJ Eque (m. 2009)
Children Amani Fela Greene, Diani Eshe Greene, Get By, Never Been in Love, The Blast, Minneapolis, MN, United States, Chicago, IL, USA, Toronto, ON, Canada
Parents Brenda Greene, Perry Greene, Get By, Never Been in Love, The Blast, Minneapolis, MN, United States, Chicago, IL, USA, Toronto, ON, Canada
Siblings Jamal Greene
Nicknames Talib Kweli (Reflection Eternal) , Talib Greene , Talib Kweli Greene , Kweli, Talib , The Get By Man , Kweli Snitch , The Prince of Brooklyn , BK MC
Facebook http://www.facebook.com/talibkweli
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MySpace http://www.myspace.com/talibkweli
IMDB http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1252067
Music Groups Black Star, Reflection Eternal, Idle Warship, Soulquarians, Get By, Never Been in Love, The Blast, Minneapolis, MN, United States, Chicago, IL, USA, Toronto, ON, Canada
Nominations Soul Train Music Centric Certified Award, BET Hip Hop Award for Best Impact Track, VGX Award for Best Song in a Game, Get By, Never Been in Love, The Blast, Minneapolis, MN, United States, Chicago, IL, USA, Toronto, ON, Canada
Movies Dave Chappelle’s Block Party, Talib Kweli: Live at the Shrine, Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes, Blokhedz Mission G Animated Web Series, Learn the Music, Talib Kweli: Prisoner Of Conscious, Live From Brooklyn, Minneapolis, MN, United States, Chicago, IL, USA, Toronto, ON, Canada
TV Shows Backstage Pass, Lyric Café, Minneapolis, MN, United States, Chicago, IL, USA, Toronto, ON, Canada

Talib Kweli Important Facts

  • Is one half of the group Blackstar. The other member is Yasiin Bey.
  • Is CEO of Blacksmith Music.
  • Has a son born July 4, 1996 and a daughter born June 10, 1999. Talib raps about them in his song “Joy”.

Talib Kweli Filmography

Title Year Status Character Role
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 2015 TV Series performer – 1 episode Soundtrack
Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations 2012 TV Series documentary performer – 1 episode Soundtrack
Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap 2012 Documentary writer: “Fix Up” Soundtrack
The Colbert Report TV Series performer – 1 episode, 2011 writer – 1 episode, 2011 Soundtrack
Yelling to the Sky 2011 performer: “R.I.P.” / writer: “R.I.P.” Soundtrack
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon TV Series performer – 1 episode, 2010 writer – 1 episode, 2010 Soundtrack
Jimmy Kimmel Live! TV Series performer – 1 episode, 2010 writer – 1 episode, 2010 Soundtrack
Strangers (Paranoid) 2010 Short performer: “Strangers Paranoid” / writer: “Strangers Paranoid” Soundtrack
How to Make It in America 2010 TV Series performer – 1 episode Soundtrack
Todd’s Pop Song Reviews 2010 TV Series documentary performer – 1 episode Soundtrack
Grand Theft Auto IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony 2009 Video Game performer: “My Favorite Song” / writer: “My Favorite Song” – as T. Kweli Soundtrack
30 Rock 2009 TV Series performer – 1 episode Soundtrack
Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned 2009 Video Game performer: “My Favorite Song” / writer: “My Favorite Song” – as T. Kweli Soundtrack
Entourage 2008 TV Series performer – 1 episode Soundtrack
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 2008 performer: “Everything Man” Soundtrack
First Sunday 2008 performer: “Get By” / writer: “Get By” – as TK Green Soundtrack
Superbad 2007 writer: “My Favorite Mutiny” Soundtrack
Freedom Writers 2007 “Listen!!!” / performer: “Listen!!!” Soundtrack
My Brother 2006 performer: “Get By” / writer: “Get By” – as T.K. Greene Soundtrack
Stick It 2006 performer: “Abracadabra” / writer: “Abracadabra” – as Talib Kweli Greene Soundtrack
Dave Chappelle’s Block Party 2005 Documentary performer: “Get Em High”, “Definition”, “Move Somethin'”, “Umi Says”, “Get By” / writer: “Definition”, “Move Somethin'”, “Get By” / writer: “Get Em High” – as Talib Kweli Greene Soundtrack
Brown Sugar 2002 writer: “Brown Sugar Raw” – as Talib Kweli Green Soundtrack
Ken Park 2002 writer: “Brown Skin Lady” – as Talib K. Green Soundtrack
Madden NFL 2002 2001 Video Game performer: “Down for the Count” / writer: “Down for the Count” Soundtrack
30 Rock 2009 TV Series Talib Kweli – He Needs a Kidney Performed by Actor
Blokhedz Mission G Animated Web Series 2009 Short Young Blak Actor
Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure 2005 Video Game Trane (voice) Actor
Cold Rain 2011 Video Writer
Strangers (Paranoid) 2010 Short writer Writer
Strangers (Paranoid) 2010 Short executive producer Producer
Talib Kweli presents Blacksmith TV 2008 Video short executive producer Producer
Enemy 2012 Short musician Music Department
Breaking & Entering 2013 TV Series special thanks – 2013 Thanks
Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations 2012 TV Series documentary special thanks – 1 episode Thanks
The Colbert Report 2011 TV Series Himself – Guest / Himself – Guest and Musical Guest Self
Business as Usual: The Exploitation of Hip Hop 2011 Documentary Himself Self
What’s Trending 2011 TV Series Himself Self
The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 2011 Documentary Himself (voice) Self
The Mo’Nique Show 2011 TV Series Himself Self
Cold Rain 2011 Video Himself Self
Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest 2011 Documentary Himself Self
Brave New Voices 2010 2010 TV Movie documentary Himself Self
ReGeneration 2010 Documentary Himself Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live! 2004-2010 TV Series Himself / Himself – Musical Guest Self
Strangers (Paranoid) 2010 Short Himself Self
Timeless: The Composer/Arranger Series (Suite for Ma Dukes) 2010 Video documentary Himself – Lyricist Self
Talib Kweli presents Blacksmith TV 2008 Video short Himself Self
Call + Response 2008 Documentary Himself Self
Hip Hop vs. America II: Where Did the Love Go? 2008 TV Movie Himself Self
Last Call with Carson Daly 2005-2008 TV Series Himself Self
mtvU Woodie Awards 2007 2007 TV Special Himself – Presenter Self
Public Enemy: Welcome to the Terrordome 2007 Documentary Himself Self
Parallel Paths 2007 TV Series Himself (2007) Self
Rap City 2007 TV Series Himself – Guest Self
Backstage Pass 2006 TV Series Himself Self
3rd Annual VH1 Hip-Hop Honors 2006 TV Movie Himself Self
September in Brooklyn: The Making of ‘Block Party’ 2006 Video documentary short Himself Self
Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats & Rhymes 2006 Documentary Himself Self
Made You Look: Top 25 Moments of BET History 2005 TV Special documentary Himself Self
Dave Chappelle’s Block Party 2005 Documentary Himself Self
Trippin 2005 TV Series documentary Himself Self
Kanye West: College Dropout – Video Anthology 2005 Video documentary Himself (segment “Through the Wire”) Self
All of Us 2005 TV Series Himself Self
Ego Trip’s Race-O-Rama 2005 TV Series documentary Himself Self
The MC: Why We Do It 2005 Video documentary Himself Self
The Art of 16 Bars: Get Ya’ Bars Up 2005 Video documentary Himself Self
The L-Bow Room 2004 TV Series Himself Self
Def Poetry 2002-2004 TV Series documentary Himself Self
The N Word 2004 Documentary Himself Self
Chappelle’s Show 2003-2004 TV Series Himself – Musical Guest / Himself Self
Strong Arm Steady 2004 Video Himself Self
TV’s Illest Minority Moments Presented by Ego Trip 2004 TV Movie Himself Self
Essence Awards 2003 TV Movie documentary Himself Self
Soundz of Spirit 2003 Documentary Self
Get Up, Stand Up 2003 TV Series documentary Himself – Interviewee Self
Hip Hop Babylon 2 2003 TV Movie documentary Himself Self
American Rap Stars 2002 Video documentary Himself Self
Brown Sugar 2002 Himself Self
Hughes’ Dream Harlem 2002 TV Movie documentary Himself Self
Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme 2000 Documentary Himself Self
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee 2016 TV Series Himself Self
Tavis Smiley 2004-2016 TV Series Himself / Himself – Guest Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 2015 TV Series Himself – Musical Guest Self
#bars4Justice 2015 Documentary short Himself Self
Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives 2015 Documentary Self
Real Time with Bill Maher 2015 TV Series Himself – Guest Self
The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore 2015 TV Series Himself – Panelist Self
GGN: Snoop Dogg’s Double G News Network 2013-2015 TV Series Himself Self
Larry King Now 2015 TV Series Himself – Guest Self
Checkpoints 2014 Short Himself Self
The Insider 2014 TV Series Himself – Rapper Self
The Arsenio Hall Show 2014 TV Series Himself – Musical Guest Self
Unsung 2014 TV Series documentary Himself Self
Til Infinity: The Souls of Mischief 2013 Documentary Himself Self
Conan 2013 TV Series Himself – Special Guest Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 2013 TV Series Himself – Musical Guest Self
Our Vinyl Weighs a Ton: This Is Stones Throw Records 2013 Documentary Himself Self
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon 2009-2013 TV Series Himself – Musical Guest / Himself – Reflection Eternal Self
RapFix Live 2013 TV Series Himself Self
Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations 2012 TV Series documentary Himself Self
2012 BET Hip Hop Awards 2012 TV Special Himself Self
Independent Lens 2012 TV Series documentary Self
Diary of a Decade: The Story of a Movement 2012 Documentary Himself Self
Art Creature: Alby Cohen 2011 Short Himself Self
Media Buzz 2014 TV Series Himself – Rapper Archive Footage
Inside Edition 2014 TV Series documentary Himself – Rapper Archive Footage