Talib Kweli & Madlib Reunite For ‘Liberation 2’ Album

In 2022 Yasiin Bey and Talib Kweli gotten in touch with Madlib for their second-ever Black Star album (and initially because their 1998 launching), No Fear Of Time. Almost a year later on, Talib and Madlib reunite for their own re-up, Liberation 2.

The follow up to the set’s 2006 album, Liberation 2 is a 15-song drop with functions from a myriad of visitors: Westside Gunn, Q-Tip, Goapele, Pink Siifu, the late Mac Miller, Roc Marciano, Meshell Ndegeocello, Roy Ayers, and even Talib’s kids Diani and Amani.

“This album was composed, tape-recorded and blended over 10 years. It’s extensive in idea however tight in its compound and technique,” Kweli s stated about the job. “People today are analyzing what is most crucial — household, health, health, love. The materialism and debauchery that is stereotypically connected with hip hop has actually lost a few of its appeal. Madlib and I have actually corresponded in our messaging. Never has actually there been a much better time for such sincere, message driven music that commemorates the noises that came prior to us.”

Now here comes the enjoyable part. Like No Fear Of Time, Liberation 2 is — for the time being/foreseeable future — a Luminary unique (Lunminary, obviously, being the house of both the duo’s The Midnight Miracle podcast with Dave Chappelle and Kweli’s solo podcast People’s Party).

Stream the album via Luminary here. Meanwhile, a video for the focus track “Best Year Ever” can be seen listed below.

1. Assata’s Code f. Diani
2. Best Year Ever
3. Air Quotes f. Diani
4. Nat Turner f. Cassper Nyovest & Seun Kuti
5. One for Biz f. Wildchild & Q-Tip
6. Loop Digga’s Revenge f. Goapele
7. Ad Vice f. Diani & Pink Siifu
8. Wild Sweet Love f. Moonbyrd & Jessica Care Moore
9. Wild Beauty f. Moonbyrd & Keenyn Omari
10. The Right to Love Us f. Mac Miller
11. After These Messages f. Amani
12. Richies Part Two f. Roc Marciano & Westside Gunn
13. Marathon Thru Babylon f. Meshell Ndegeocello
14. Something Special f. Roy Ayers
15. Assata’s Reprise f. Jamie Branch