This is the discography of Talib Kweli, an American rapper.
Albums Solo albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications US USIndie USR&B CANPeak chart positions for albums in Canada: The Beautiful Struggle: Eardrum: Revolutions per Minute: FRA JPN SWI UK QualityReleased: November 19, 2002 Label: Rawkus Format: CD, LP, digital download 21 — 6 — 120 — — — RIAA: Gold The Beautiful StruggleReleased: September 28, 2004 Label: Rawkus Format: CD, LP, digital download 14 — 3 39 130 — 75 124 EardrumReleased: August 21, 2007 Label: Blacksmith, Warner Bros. Format: CD, LP, digital download 2 — 2 23 — — 34 82 Gutter RainbowsReleased: January 25, 2011 Label: Javotti Media, 3D Format: CD, LP, digital download 29 4 7 — — 289 86 — Prisoner of ConsciousReleased: May 7, 2013 Label: Javotti Media Format: CD, LP, digital download 48 9 7 — — — — — GravitasReleased: December 15, 2013 Label: Javotti Media Format: CD, LP, digital download 114 22 25 — — — — — Fuck the MoneyReleased: August 14, 2015 Label: Javotti Media Format: CD, LP, digital download — — — — — — — — Radio SilenceReleased: November 17, 2017 Label: Javotti Media / 3D Format: CD, LP, digital download — 26 — — — — — —
Collaborative albums + List of collaborative albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions US US R&B CAN UK Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black StarReleased: September 29, 1998 Label: Rawkus Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download 53 13 — — Train of ThoughtReleased: October 17, 2000 Label: Rawkus Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download 17 5 — 137 LiberationReleased: March 20, 2007 Label: Blacksmith Format: CD, LP, digital download — — — — Revolutions per MinuteReleased: May 18, 2010 Label: Blacksmith, Warner Bros. Format: CD, LP, digital download 18 5 61 — Habits of the HeartReleased: November 1, 2011 Label: Blacksmith, Element 9 Format: CD, LP, digital download — — — — Indie 500Released: November 6, 2015 Label: Javotti Media, Jamla Format: CD, LP, digital download — — — — The SevenReleased: April 14, 2017 Label: Javotti Media, 3D Format: Digital download 195 — — — GothamReleased: April 16, 2021 Label: Javotti Media Format: Digital download — — — — No Fear of TimeReleased: May 3, 2022 Label: Luminary Format: streaming — — — — Liberation 2Released: March 6, 2023 Label: Luminary Format: streaming — — — — The Confidence of KnowingReleased: September 13, 2024 Label: Javotti Media, Fat Beats Format: Digital download — — — —
Mixtapes 2004: The Beautiful Mix CD 2005: The Beautiful Mixtape Vol. 2: The Struggle Continues 2005: Right About Now: The Official Sucka Free Mix CD - Charted #113 on the Billboard 200 and #24 on US R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. 2006: Brooklyn, Tennessee 2006: Kweli: Confidential 2006: Blacksmith: The Movement 2007: Clinton Sparks & Talib Kweli: Get Familiar 2007: Focus 2008: The MCEO Mixtape 2009: Party Robot (with Idle Warship) 2009: The Re:Union (with Reflection Eternal) (mixed by Statik Selektah) 2010: Early Mourning Signs 2011: We Run This Vol. 7 (with Mr. E) 2012: Attack the Block 2014: Javotti Media Presents: The Cathedral 2015: Train of Thought: Lost Lyrics, Rare Releases & Beautiful B-Sides Vol.1 2016: Awful People Are Great at Parties
Singles
Solo singles YearSong titleChart positionsAlbumU.S.U.S. R&BU.S. RapUK2002"Good to You" –95––Quality"Waitin' for the DJ" (feat. Bilal)–77––2003"Get By" 772916–2004"I Try" (feat. Mary J. Blige)–77–59The Beautiful Struggle"Around My Way" (feat. John Legend)––––2005"Never Been in Love" (feat. Just Blaze)––––"Peace of Mind"––––N<>A"Flash Gordon"–––170Right About Now: The Official Sucka Free Mix CD2006"Fly That Knot" (feat. MF Doom)––––"Listen!!!"––––Eardrum/ Freedom Writers (soundtrack)2007"Hush" (featuring Jean Grae)––––Eardrum"Hot Thing" (featuring will.i.am)–102––"Hostile Gospel (Part 1) (Deliver Us)"––––2010"Cold Rain"––––Gutter Rainbows2012"Push Thru"(featuring Currensy & Kendrick Lamar)––––Prisoner of Conscious"Human Mic"––––"Come Here"(featuring Miguel)––––"High Life"(featuring Rubix & Bajah)––––"Upper Echelon"––––"Favela Love"(featuring Seu Jorge)––––2013"State of Grace" featuring Abby Dobson––––Gravitas"Rare Portraits"––––"The Wormhole"––––"What's Real" (featuring Res)––––"Violations" (featuring Raekwon)––––
Collaborative singles YearSong titleCollaboration partnerGroup/artist nameChart positionsCollaborative projectU.S.U.S.R&BU.S.RapCAN1998"Definition" Mos DefBlack Star60313–Mos Def & Talib Kweli are Black Star1999"Respiration" (feat. Common)––546 2000"One Four Love Pt. 1'" Mos Def, Kool G Rap, Rah Digga, Sporty Thievz, Shabaam Sahdeeq, Common, Pharoahe Monch & PosdnuosN/A5546–Hip Hop for Respect EP"Move Somethin'" Hi-Tek Reflection Eternal–321–Train of Thought2001"The Blast" (feat. Vinia Mojica)–482–2009"Back Again" (feat. Res)––––Revolutions per Minute2010"Just Begun" (feat. Jay Electronica, J. Cole and Mos Def)––––"In This World" ––––"Strangers (Paranoid)" (feat. Bun B)––––"Midnight Hour" (feat. Estelle)––––2011"Driving Me Insane" Res Idle Warship––––Habits of the Heart"Beautifully Bad"––––"Beautiful"Big K.R.I.T., Mela Machinko, OutasightN/ANon-album single2019"Legacy" Mike Posner ––––– Keep Going
Soundtracks 2011: Beat the World
Promotional singles + List of singles, showing year released and album name Title Year Album"Stand Up (The Sean Bell Tribute Song)"(with Swizz Beatz, Maino, Cassidy, Styles P and Drag-On)2008 Non-album single
Guest appearances {excludes appearances as Black Star or Reflection Eternal} + List of guest appearances Title Year Other performer(s) Album"What If?"1997L-Fudge, Mike Zoot, Shabaam Sahdeeq, Skam Soundbombing"Outside the Lounge"1998Shabaam Sahdeeq, WiseGuy, Word A' Mouth, Lil' SciLyricist Lounge, Volume One"Fruits of Labor in the Sunshine"Wizdom Life"Day by Day"Tommy Tee, Punch & Words,A.L.Bonds, Beats and Beliefs "The Truth"1999 Pharoahe Monch, Common Internal Affairs"Protective Custody"2000Breeze Brewin, Donte (of Mood), El-P, Jah-Born, John Forté, Main Flow, Mr. Khaliyl, Mr. Len, Nine, Punchline, Tiye Phoenix & Jean GraeHip Hop 4 Respect"Make Things Better"DJ Hurricane, N'Dea DavenportDon't Sleep "Y'all Stay Up" Youngblood Brass Band Unlearn"Broken Anglish"2001Crunch E.X.Broken English"Oz Theme 2000"Kool G Rap, Lord JamarOz (soundtrack)"Due Process"Lone Catalysts, RubixHip Hop"The Life (Remix)"Mystic, Kam12""Communicate"Ge-ology, Sadat X "The Anti-Love Movement" Da Beatminerz, Total Brace 4 Impak "Live on Stage" (Remix) Dilated Peoples "It's Going Down (B!nk Remix)"2002Blackalicious, Lateef the Truthspeaker12"Shuffering + Shmilingdead prez, Jorge Ben Jor, Talib Kweli, Bilal & Positive Force (Nigeria)Red Hot + Riot: The Music and Spirit of Fela Kuti"Hot Night"Meshell NdegeocelloCookie: The Anthropological Mixtape"Tha Proem"DJ Quik, Shyheim, Hi-CUnder tha Influence"Rolling with Heat"The RootsPhrenology "Rhymes and Ammo" Soundbombing III /Phrenology"Opposite Day"PumpkingheadThe Time Chronicles"Mood Swings"2003AsheruWordsworth 7 Heads R Better Than 1: No Edge-Ups in South Africa, Volume 1"Coming from the Lower Level"CHOPS, Ras Kass, Phil da AgonyVirtuosity "Raw Shit" Jaylib Champion Sound"Hip Hop Worth Dying For"2004Main FlowHip Hopulation "Get 'em High" Kanye West, Common The College Dropout "Freedom" Estelle, John Legend The 18th Day"Fly Til I Die"Pete Rock, CL SmoothSoul Survivor II"For the City"Phil da AgonyThe Aromatic Album"Chillin'"Erick Sermon, Whip MontezChilltown, New York"Wack Niggaz"Consequence, Kanye West, CommonTake 'Em To The Cleaners"Yellin' Away"Zap Mama, Common, QuestloveAncestry in Progress"We Came Up (Crystal Stair)"2005Smif-N-WessunTek & Steele: Reloaded "Let It Breathe" Hush Bulletproof "Like That" The Black Eyed Peas, Q-Tip, CeeLo Green, John Legend Monkey Business"Old School"Danger DoomThe Mouse and the Mask"Temperature"Zion ITrue & Livin''' |- !"Power, Money and Influence" |Guru, Jean Grae |Version 7.0: The Street Scriptures|- ! scope="row" | "She" | Brian McKnight | Gemini|- ! scope="row" | "Ridin'" | David Banner, Dead Prez | Certified|- !"Testify" | rowspan="5" |2006 |Styles P |Time Is Money |- !"Kindness for Weakness" |Dilated Peoples |20/20|- !"My Favorite Mutiny" |The Coup, Black Thoughts |Pick a Bigger Weapon|- !"Gettin Up Anthem" |Rakim |Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure (soundtrack) |- ! scope="row" | "If" | Kenn Starr | Starr Status|- ! scope="row" | "Certified Samurai" | rowspan="10" | 2007 | RZA, Lil Free, Suga Bang | Afro Samurai: The Album|- !"Project Jazz" |Hell Razah, Viktor Vaughn |Renaissance Child|- !"One Step" | rowspan="2" |Strong Arm Steady | rowspan="2" |Deep Hearted|- !"Streetlights" |- ! scope="row" | "Feel the Bass" | Sa-Ra Creative Partners | The Hollywood Recordings|- !"Lightworking" |J Dilla, Q-TIp |B-Ball Zombie War|- !"Bushonomics" |Cornel West |Never Forget: A Journey of Revelations|- ! scope="row" | "Real Women" | UGK, Raheem DeVaughn | Underground Kingz|- ! scope="row" | "Be Alright" | Scribe | Rhyme Book|- ! scope="row" | "Express Yourself '08" | Statik Selektah, Termanology, Consequence | Spell My Name Right: The Album|- !"Hold It Down" | rowspan="5" |2008 |Buckshot & 9th Wonder |The Formula|- ! scope="row" | "Put Ya Stamp On It" | Akrobatik | Absolute Value|- !"So Far So Good" |Skillz |The Million Dollar Backpack|- !"I Can't Help It" |The Roots |Rising Down|- !"I Am" |Novel, Spree Wilson |N.A. |- ! scope="row" | "Lock Shit Down" | rowspan="6" |2009 | Chali 2na | Fish Outta Water|- ! scope="row" | "Math" | Chico DeBarge | Addiction|- !Anguish Love and Romance |The New Congress |Anguish Love and Romance|- !"Therapy" |The Alchemist, Kid Cudi, Blu, Evidence |Chemical Warfare |- ! scope="row" | "Oh Really" | KRS-One, Buckshot | Survival Skills|- ! scope="row" | "Crossfire" | Swollen Members | Armed to the Teeth|- ! scope="row" | "Get Started" | rowspan="7" | 2010 | Strong Arm Steady | In Search of Stoney Jackson|- ! scope="row" | "Alright" | Stat Quo | Statlanta|- !"Let Freedom Reign" |Chrisette Michele, Black Thought |Let Freedom Reign|- ! scope="row" | "Ironside" | Quincy Jones | Q Soul Bossa Nostra|- ! scope="row" | "Go" | Nelly, Ali | 5.0|- ! scope="row" | "Chain Heavy" | Kanye West, Consequence | GOOD Fridays|- !"Bumpy Ride Gmix" |Mohombi |N.A. |- !"Test of Time" | rowspan="6" |2011 |Animal Farm |Culture Shock|- ! scope="row" | "Set It Off" | The Away Team, Rapsody | Scars & Stripes|- !"Classic" |MED |Bang Ya Head II|- ! scope="row" | "Stay the Course" | DJ Shadow, Posdnuos | The Less You Know, the Better|- ! scope="row" | "Family First" | Mac Miller | I Love Life, Thank You|- ! scope="row" | "You're Gone" | Statik Selektah, Colin Munroe, Lil Fame | Population Control|- ! scope="row" | "Finally Free" | rowspan="4" | 2012 | DeStorm Power | Be Careful|- ! scope="row" | "Spike Lee Was My Hero" | Skyzoo | A Dream Deferred|- ! scope="row" | "Fly Away" | Peter Andre | Angels & Demons|- !"Get Your Way" |Idle Warship, Res |The Man with the Iron Fists (soundtrack) |- ! scope="row" | "Learn Truth" | rowspan="8" | 2013 | R.A. the Rugged Man | Legends Never Die|- ! scope="row" | "Home" | Statik Selektah | Extended Play|- ! scope="row" | "Rise Up" | Jon Connor | Unconscious State|- !"Sophisticated Lady Remix" |John Michael Montgomery |N.A. |- ! scope="row" | "Around the Block" | Pretty Lights | A Color Map of the Sun|- !"Celebrate" |Mack Maine, LIl Wayne |N.A. |- ! scope="row" | "Flowers" | Illa J, Frank Nitt, Niko Gray, Rhettmatic | Sunset Blvd.|- ! scope="row" | "G.U.R.U." | Marco Polo, DJ Premier | PA2: The Director's Cut|- ! scope="row" | "Hickory" | rowspan="6" | 2014 | Kool A.D., Boots Riley | Word O.K.|- !"No Competition" |9th Wonder, Elzhi, Phonte |Jamla Is the Squad|- ! scope="row" | "D.R.E.A.M." | Pharoahe Monch | PTSD|- ! scope="row" | "Where's the Love" | Diamond D, Elzhi, Skyzoo | The Diam Piece|- !"The Thrill Is Back" |Statik Selektah, Styles P |What Goes Around |- ! scope="row" | "Dopamine"