Talib Kweli可谓东海岸饶舌阵营中最耀眼的一颗明星。早在上世纪90年代,他便是当时地下饶舌最具才华的团体之一Reflection Eternal的核心成员。Reflection Eternal解体后,Talib Kweli更曾经与纽约地下饶舌大腕Mos Def共组当年被誉为A Tribe Called Quest接班人的Black Star团体,只可惜组队时间不长。2004年Talib Kweli 发行了他的第一张个人专辑《Beautiful Struggle》 销量不错。

Talib Kweli Greene (October 3, 1975), better known as Talib Kweli, is an American hip-hop artist and poet from Brooklyn, New York. His first name in Arabic means "student" or "seeker" (طالب); his middle name in Swahili means "true". Kweli first gained recognition through Black Star, a collaboration with fellow MC Mos Def.