Talib Kweli

Released: December 11, 2015

Featuring: Kendra Ross

Songwriter: Kendra Ross Talib Kweli

Producer: Abhi//Dijon

[Sample]
Baby girl, hey ya

[Intro - Talib Kweli and Kendra Ross]
What kind of language do you know?
English and some French
(...)
Baby girl, hey ya

I know a little French, though...

[French]

Loving
(...)
The sound of you comin'
Is nothing
(...)
Loving, loving, loving...

[Verse 1: Talib Kweli]
Ever you made love out in the rain
But your body so hot
That the water does not ??? in the flame
So arise to the brain???
??? Profanities coming out of you
And you shouting out my name
I'm the truth like I'm coming out ???
We are on the top of the world
And to reach this level had to climb a mountain of pain
But we are here now
Noting to fear now
Everything clear now
I ain't to tear down walls to your heart now
Every single stare down
Calling for sex
So emotional tear gonna fall
I applaud your agility
Should you really be deserving an encore standing ovation
Old faces, Got you feeling all flush
Cause we are touching in public places
In the studio ???
Making amateurs movies in a condo
You gonna need a toe-tag like John Doe
When I'm wilding out with my tongue like Jon Snow
Every sword need a chief
Animal attraction like I'm lord of the beast
You are the lioness
And you roar so loud
Niggas call the police

[Hook]
Doesn't matter
Where we get down
Ever come over us
Doesn't matter
Where we get down
Ever come over us

Baby girl, hey ya

You are my one and only
My one and only
You are my one and only

Baby girl, hey ya

You are my one and only
You are my one and only
How come you lonely?

[Verse 2: Talib Kweli]
??? ambition girl
You are going places
I make the temperature rise
Call it homeostasis
We are up and down
We on and on
I'm sorry ain't being around
Let me show remorse
Now you show in off
Now you show in out
Know what? We are staying in
Fuck going out

We smoking out

We smoking now
We smoking now
What you know about it?
What you know about it?

[Hook]

If skills sold, Talib Kweli would have been one of the most commercially successful rappers of his time. As it was, however, the earnest MC became one of the most critically successful rappers of his time, which dawned in the late ‘90s when he rapped alongside Yasiin Bey (then known as Mos Def) and DJ Hi-Tek as part of the group Black Star.

Talib is known for his numerous collaborations with other artists like Kanye West, Common, Madlib, Bilal, The Roots, Dead Prez, Q-Tip, John Legend, the list is endless. He has also embraced a whole new generation like Blu, Kendrick Lamar, Curren$y, and Ab-Soul.

Kweli has recently spearheaded a direct-to-fan means of distributing his music via his new site #KweliClub. Check it out to get his latest music including many free downloads.

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