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Quality
Hip-Hop · 2002 · 15 tracks

Quality

Talib Kweli

A high-water mark for conscious hip-hop. Warm soul samples meet dense, rapid-fire lyricism that balances street-level grit with academic precision.

November 18, 2002 · Rawkus

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A resilient and intellectually sharp exploration of urban life fueled by soulful optimism.

Tracklist · 15 Tracks
01
Keynote Speaker
2:15
02
Rush
3:42
03
Get By
3:47
04
Shock Body
3:50
05
Gun Music
3:45
06
Waitin’ for the DJ
4:04
07
Joy
4:15
08
Talk to You (Lil Darlin’)
5:01
09
Guerrilla Monsoon Rap
4:13
10
Put It in the Air
4:57
11
The Proud
5:06
12
Where Do We Go (Dedicated to Weldon Irvine)
3:59
13
Stand to the Side
6:32
14
Good to You
4:21
15
Won’t You Stay
5:26
Moments Worth Waiting For
The triumphant Nina Simone piano loop on 'Get By' that feels like a collective exhale.
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Quality sound next to the rest of Talib Kweli's catalogue?

Focused Work+2.4σ

Focused Work saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

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