Talib Kweli - Quality

Musically, Kweli enlisted many of today's leading hip-hop producers to lay Quality's sonic foundation, including Ayatollah, Dave West, Megahertz, Kanye West, Jay Dee, DJ Quik, the Soulquarians, Da' Houd and DJ Scratch. Kweli also collaborated with a host of notable guest stars, including his Rawkus label mates Mos Def, Pharoahe Monch and newly-signed hip-hop-soul singer Novel, along with Common, Black Thought, Res and Bilal, whose mighty voice enhances the album's first single, "Waitin' For The DJ," an upbeat dance groove that recalls Parliament-Funkadelic.

"Quality is about me growing as a man and as an artist and continuing what I've been known to always do, which is place quality over quantity," Kweli explains. "I will never do a record without some sense of responsibility. Even if you don't agree with what I have to say, even if I'm speaking something that's not relevant to your life, you'll still be able to appreciate it."

Released: November 2002
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