Talib Kweli

Featuring: Paul Cain Fabolous

Songwriter: Talib Kweli Paul Cain Fabolous

[Fabolous]
This is more than you expected or thought
Somethin like A-Rod and Jeter at second and short
I rap now, cause you can bring a check in with thoughts
And it's the only way to get out second to sports
Who would think I would check into 'ports
Draggin' a Louis Vuitton pulley while I check in resorts
Where I'm from, the DT's checkin ya shorts
For the stuff you injectin or snort, it's real talk
And the critics still don't get it I'm flashin for mu'phuckas
That work hard but they still won't get it
This young boys still gon spit it
These are my shoes, with two pairs of socks on you still won't fit it
Even if you tighten the latch
I'm one of the few who make it look as easy as lighting a match
The dealer say I look right in the hatch
So I'm schemin on the Bentley wagon with the Breitling to match
And I'm back in the stu' writing from scratch
With an extended clip and a site on the ratch'
So it's no bystanders
Let me excuse you out the world
So they can say I showed my manners
I can call so many ho's I should go by Santa
And put them in a schedule and go by planner
I drive fast, like dude who used to blow Diana
And don't hit the breaks when I blow by scanners
Now it takes a good singer to blow on your record
And a lawyer that won't let it show on your record
Ghetto!

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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