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Talib Kweli - 1st Time
Artist: Talib Kweli
Featuring: Consequence
Producer: William Diggs
Album: YearOfTheBlackSmith's Community Mixtape
Label: Javotti/Caroline
I remember the first time I heard Talib Kweli. It was my freshman year of high school, and as my mom would drive me to school I’d insist on listening to Get By over and over again. After maturing (a little) I’ve grown to appreciate Kweli’s music even more, including today’s mixtape leak, 1st Time, featuring G.O.O.D. Music’s Consequence. Appearing on YearOfTheBlacksmith’s Community Mixtape, 1st Time’s sample will sound familiar to hip-hop heads - it shares the same Marvin Gaye sample as Jay-Z’s American Dreamin – and the soulful William Diggs production provides the sonic outline for Talib to lyrically paint his canvas, creating a collage of sounds as Gaye’s vocals linger in the background. Consequence jumps in to provide a frankly flat chorus, but this is record is still nothing but Kwelity. Community will consist of tracks submitted by artists and fans, coming together to create a roughly 20 track project, which sounds like either an incredible or terrible idea. We’ll just have to wait until an unspecified date to find out if Talib’s got a dud or a masterpiece in the works.
This song first appeared on the
Rap Chart
on November 8, 2010
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DJ Booth Crew  Total Ratings: 11684 |
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Talib Kweli and a Marvin Gaye sample? C'mon now, you had me at PLAY.
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| Posted on Nov 01, 2010 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 288 |
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What Z said. :)
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| Posted on Nov 01, 2010 |
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DJ Booth Crew  Total Ratings: 8042 |
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The beat is nice and smooth. Talib sounds just as good as he always has. I'll throw this into rotation. It just felt like something was missing in order to send it over the top. Not sure what, but this is still cool.
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| Posted on Nov 01, 2010 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 908 |
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One of those magic records. How can people forget Talib Kweli when making their top tens? Crazy.
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| Posted on Nov 01, 2010 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 1227 |
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There is no doubt that lyrically Kweli is one of the best. I would have liked to have heard more of Cons on this beat though.
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| Posted on Nov 01, 2010 |
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DJ Booth Crew  Total Ratings: 2476 |
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I hate to do this, but Cons sounds sub par on this hook, which is a damn shame because otherwise this is excellent. Just sonic excellence. That Marvin Gaye sample is incredible, and Kweli kills the mic. Dope.
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| Posted on Nov 01, 2010 |
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pretty decently ok i would download it
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| Posted on Nov 01, 2010 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 1069 |
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That Marvin Gaye sample is perfect. Talib is as he usually is...Dope.
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| Posted on Nov 01, 2010 |
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DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 241 |
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agree wit Z...
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| Posted on Nov 01, 2010 |
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Professional  Total Ratings: 91 |
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This is dope!!! you know I'm playing it.
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| Posted on Nov 01, 2010 |
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Talib Kweli always has great flow
and the track was pretty good but wanted to hear more from Consequence (I think i've heard the Marvin Gaye sample in a Jay-z song??) 4*z all around |
| Posted on Nov 01, 2010 |
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kool
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| Posted on Nov 02, 2010 |
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i agree Nathan, I feel no matter if you are dropping a track in the alley in todays environment you best make sure the audio is tight for the audiophiles
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| Posted on Nov 02, 2010 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 1805 |
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ehhh ok
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| Posted on Nov 02, 2010 |
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esta faixa ta brutal simples e perfeita 5 estrelas
toma la comment de portugal |
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| Posted on Nov 14, 2010 |
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When I hear music like this it just makes me mad to think about all the garbage on hear on the radio in rotation. SHAME!!!! What is it going to take to get real music back on the radio? That's why no one is walking around with boom-boxes anymore. (and other reasons but you get what I'm sayin) You only see peeps with headphones listening to their own flavor. This is whatzUP!
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| Posted on Nov 17, 2010 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 2065 |
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Solid
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| Posted on Dec 31, 2010 |
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No words necessary... I miss you boo boo!
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