Styles P and Talib Kweli are here to keep Hip Hop anchored to its roots with the release of their collaborative album, The Seven.
The LP is aptly made up of seven tracks. P’s fellow LOX members, Jadakiss and Sheek Louch, join Talib Kweli’s frequent collaborator NIKO IS on “Nine Point Five.” Other guest appearances come from Common, Vic Orena, Rapsody and Chris Rivers.
Styles P spent the beginning of this year touring with The LOX in promotion of the group’s Filthy America… It’s Beautiful album.
While speaking with HipHopDX at the Los Angeles tour stop, the Yonkers trio reflected on ageism in Hip Hop.
“There’s no age bracket when you nice at it and I don’t think it’s a New York thing,” Styles said about staying relevant in the game. “People want real. People want real authentic Hip Hop they can vibe to.”
Meanwhile, Talib Kweli released his Awful People are Great at Parties album in November.
Styles P and Talib Kweli’s The Seven album stream, cover art and tracklist are below.
- Poets and Gangstas
- Brown Guys
- Nine Point Five f. Sheek Louch, Jadakiss and NIKO IS
- In the Field
- Teleprompters f. Common and Vic Orena
- Let It Burn f. Rapsody and Chris Rivers
- Last Ones
A solid 7 ..word life..everything on point ..beats and quality rhymes! No doubt!
I swear this has been an excellent year for hip hop!! Youngstas who never experienced the 90s this ear is the closest we have been.
This album is fire
Raekwon album fire
Joey Badass album is dope
Kendridck just dropped
Rick Ross album is AOTY contender
Drake’s album was not bad.
Hip Hop on the comeback!
Oh this album is fire! Takes me back to reflection eternal and black on both sides. Memories!
Talib album flopped in November . Styles p and the LOX album flopped in January 7k sold . Now 2 flop artist has a collabo . FOH New York .
Do you know a flop is? In order to flip there had to be some type of hype surrounding the project, fool. These artist are dropping music to setup tours. A flop was Ross’s album before the last. If these artist can drop without heavy promo and move 10 to 20k that tells them there’s a serious fanbase out there and that they can still get show doe. Stop falling for those manipulated Drake numbers fool and when I say Drake I’m talking about any artist that has streaming services backing them and enhancing numbers
Desiigner Flopped Raekwon FLOPPED Remy Flopped LOX FLOPPED TALIB FLOPPED And JOEY A$$ FLOPPED . New York hip-hop has fallen to an all time LOW . NEW YORK artist aren’t selling @ all .
U don’t know what flop is. stop it
I don’t here new york Hiphop in the streets in the club or the youth listening to it and it doesn’t sell . Does that mean NEW YORK IS NOT A PART OF HIPHOP ANYMORE ?????
No. that’s a dumb ass assumption
You should stay in school instead. Must suck not being able to spell words correctly and use commas in your native language.
I’m from Mississippi. Now residing in TX. I see what people are saying in regards to NY not selling well anymore. However, NY music is still very relevant to me, in this industry where everything is polarized to sound alike. NY has almost refused to polarize. I salute them for that, but it has come at a price for them. I hope their music sees the light of day with youth again. Because youth is honestly the heart of hip hop. I’m now 41 years old, but I still enjoy hip hop, but at another level now. I can appreciate that NY Boom Bap, I can also appreciate the unique sound Chief Keef has brought, but I hate when 40,000,000 other people come with the same sound that Chief Keef has brought to the table. It’s so lame, so damn ridiculous how these bats behind the scene are controlling our beautiful culture. Live and learn. But NY, stand up, keep it gutta, south, always reinventing itself, salute, West West, I love all the sounds man….damn it’s hiphop…
Loved last Ones. Will give this a listen.
I overdose listening to this these Lyrics
A beautiful combo of conscious and street hip hop. Styles, Kweli, Jada, Sheek, Common.. all under the same roof? Hell yes