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Revolutions Per Minute
Hip-Hop · 2010 · 17 tracks · 1h 0m

Revolutions Per Minute

Talib Kweli

High-velocity lyricism meeting soulful, polished production. A dense exploration of global politics and Brooklyn street life that feels both urgent and timeless.

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It's the thinking man's boom-bap with production that actually bumps in a car.

A high-stakes blend of intellectual urgency and soulful resilience.

Revolutions Per Minute · vs · Talib Kweli
Defiant+1.0σ

Defiant saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 17 Tracks · 1h 0m
01
RPM's
1:06
02
City Playgrounds
4:43
03
Back Again
3:24
04
Strangers (Paranoid)
2:51
05
In This World
3:30
06
Got Work
4:16
07
Midnight Hour
4:39
08
Lifting Of
5:21
09
In the Red
3:00
10
Black Gold Intro
0:17
11
Ballad of the Black Gold
5:33
12
Just Begun
3:47
13
Long Hot Summer
2:22
14
Get Loose
5:33
15
So Good
3:32
16
Ends
3:22
17
My Life (Outro)
3:27
Moments Worth Waiting For
The transition from the haunting Black Gold Intro into the sweeping, cinematic production of Ballad of the Black Gold.
The explosive chemistry on Just Begun where the guest verses push Kweli into a higher gear of technical precision.
The way the soul sample on In This World provides a soft landing for the heavy-hitting social observations.
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