Right About Now
I'm listenting to the new Kweli mixtape, "Right About Now: The Official Sucka Free Mix CD."
I haven't fully formed an opinion yet, but so far I'm feelin' that the album is hot.
The strength of this album is that it's classic Kweli, seemingly cooked from the same ingredients as "Train of Thought" and "Quality."
Unlike the lukewarm "Beautiful Struggle," Kweli does an excellent job of having hot, almost "commercial" beats and flows without sacrificing the very essence that has grown his fan base over the past decade or so.
I know some folks (myself included) have been less than impressed with most of the work he has put out since "Quality," but thankfully this album delivers and redeems Kweli as an emcee that is too contagious to be relegated strictly to the underground market.
If there is a downside to this mixtape, it is that it does not monumentally surpass some of Kweli's best work of the past, and thus does not elevate the BK emcee to a level beyond that which he achieved with "Quality" - which by far is his best work as a solo artist (sans Mos & Hi Tek).
Without a doubt, "Right About Now" puts Talib Kweli back on the ascending track to the forefront of hip hop music.
All that is missing for Kweli to go the next level is well-crafted full-length album that pushes and highlights his talents while giving us a three dimensional understanding of him as a artist.
*RING RING*
...hello, Kanye?
I haven't fully formed an opinion yet, but so far I'm feelin' that the album is hot.
The strength of this album is that it's classic Kweli, seemingly cooked from the same ingredients as "Train of Thought" and "Quality."
Unlike the lukewarm "Beautiful Struggle," Kweli does an excellent job of having hot, almost "commercial" beats and flows without sacrificing the very essence that has grown his fan base over the past decade or so.
I know some folks (myself included) have been less than impressed with most of the work he has put out since "Quality," but thankfully this album delivers and redeems Kweli as an emcee that is too contagious to be relegated strictly to the underground market.
If there is a downside to this mixtape, it is that it does not monumentally surpass some of Kweli's best work of the past, and thus does not elevate the BK emcee to a level beyond that which he achieved with "Quality" - which by far is his best work as a solo artist (sans Mos & Hi Tek).
Without a doubt, "Right About Now" puts Talib Kweli back on the ascending track to the forefront of hip hop music.
All that is missing for Kweli to go the next level is well-crafted full-length album that pushes and highlights his talents while giving us a three dimensional understanding of him as a artist.
*RING RING*
...hello, Kanye?
posted by Talib at 3:17 PM
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