Due on January 25 on Javotti Media/3D (and distributed on CD via Duck Down Records), Talib Kweli’s latest solo album, Gutter Rainbows finds the Brooklyn, New York veteran working with familiar faces and past collaborators.
The Black Star, Reflection Eternal and Idle Warship member works again with producer/emcee 88-Keys, as well as his artist, Jean Grae. Newcomers such as 6th Sense, Outasight appear, along with veteran west coast producers Blaq Toven of Ras Kass/Death Row fame, and Stones Throw’s Oh No.
The tracklisting to Gutter Rainbows is as follows:
1. After The Rain (produced by 88-Keys)
2. Gutter Rainbows (produced by M-Phazes)
3. So Low (produced by Shuko)
4. Palookas feat. Sean Price (produced by Marco Polo)
5. Mr. International feat. Nigel Hall (produced by S1)
6. I’m On One (produced by KHRYSIS!)
7. Wait For You feat. Kendra Ross (produced by S1)
8. Ain’t Waiting feat. Outasight (produced by 6th sense)
9. Cold Rain (produced by Ski Beatz)
10. Friends & Family (produced by E. Jones)
11. Tater Tot (produced by Nick Speed)
12. How You Love Me feat. Blaq Toven (produced by Blaq Toven)
13. Uh Oh feat. Jean Grae (produced by Oh No)
14. Self Savior feat. Chace Infinite (produced by Maurice Brown)
(December 15)
UPDATE: Below is the artwork for Gutter Rainbows.
This nigga sucks… he needs real rappers like Gucci, OJ, Waka Flocka, Frenchie, Wooh Da Kid, Game, Shawty Lo and Justin Bieber. Not these unknown losers.
It’s Gucci Time!
u obviously r a young a mind a freshman or younger cuz justin bebier isnt a rapper gucci dont rap bout shit, oj suck, waka dont even rap he just say random shit ova a hot beat; so go listen to real rappers like talib, papoose, jada, styles, sheek,common, lupe, & even though hes new& young j.cole
it was A Joke.
Ignore him, he’s on all topics talking shit about how Gucci Mane is the best. Retard.
Talib Kweli is so original. Nobody sounds like him, even if they tried they couldn’t come close to his rhythmic flow. These other rappers are frauds and I don’t know why most rap fans waste time listening to lies. THIS IS THE TRUTH. BLACK STAR FOR LIFE! KNOWLEDGE IS KING… LISTEN TO THE TRUH PEOPLE: Brother ALi, The Roots, NaS, Wu-Tang, KRS-One, and RAKIM!
Love all those legends you listed there but don’t forget about Mos Def, Lupe Fiasco, and Immortal Technique. The TRUTH!!
No doubt Gutter Rainbows is gonna be dope.
so this digital or physical release?
hell yeah khrysis on the boards with the heat
I’m loving this production cast. Waiting on that M-Phazes joint.
loving the features off this joint. SEAN PRICE AND JEAN GRAE! CANT GO WRONG! this is what a real hip-hop album tracklisting looks like
May be the best album of January? Its gonna be the best album out in 2011 until Detox. Talib Kweli is one of the best lyrical, original, meaningful, hardcore rapper in the game. Just the names of the track prove how good its gonna be, Talib is putting messages in his music…. him, Lupe, Dre, Chamillionaire, nd J Cole will own 2011. NY STAND UP
Lets not forget about Nas. He’s dropping an album too.
Let’s not forget about Lupe, J. Cole, Common, and possibly Jay Electronica. Just sayin……….
common! LOL his shit is boring. he okay i have bought all his albums in stores but he always winds up getting me bored out of my mind at some point. only so many righteous black power lyrics i can take.
n fuck j. cole too. he dont do it for me. an average boring spitta right there
Im Sure this album is gonna be sick as fuck, But i was surprised that Kanye West didnt produce any tracks, Oh well.
Is this a real album? i thought this was just sort of an online this like that Liberation album….
M-Phazes? Good gracious. This is good news. Track 2 is gonna be fire.
M-Phazes, Nick Speed and KHRYSIS, that’s Four bangers forsho!
I have the feeling it’s going to have the same feel as the Quality album.
m-phasez is a joke name one good beat he’s ever made in his life
Hi-tek produce nothing on it !! i’ll buy it the day of the release
hi-tek been ducksauce for years. i’m sick of his average crap lately
Damn! Beats from M-Phazes, Marco Polo, Ski Beatz, Khrysis and you got Talib rapping over them. This will be great, no doubt.
fuck m-phazes. he just a faggot lame ass myspace prod. people keep puttin him on and i dont know why i have never heard a good beat by him. they all suck. i am sick of buying shit with his weak ass tracks on it
Fuck M-Phazes….lol @ lame ass myspace producer, u serious?? I don’t think you can win an Aria (Australian Grammy) for Best Urban Album by being lame. If dude’s so wack than how come he’s worked with Amerie, Redman, Joell Ortiz, Pharoahe Monch, Heltah Skeltah, M.O.P., Sha Stimuli, Masta Ace/Edo G, Royce & now Kweli? So dude has co-signs from Premo & Pete Rock and won Sha Money’s producer’s conference in ’08 for being wack…get the fuck outta here lmao.
okay you word of mouth opinionless mothafucka, here are cds that i bought and own (do you support your favorite artists or anybody in any way?) that had m-phazes beats on them that boring and i disliked very much:
masta ace and edo g arts and entertainment (3 tracks that sucked and were boring)
heltah skeltah d.i.r.t. could be the laziest hs+s&w collab i ever heard
m.o.p. foundation that track was awful so boring easily one of the weakest on the album
el da sensei & the returners gt2 nu world crappy remix unnecessary junk beat
supastition leave of absence yawn boring track brought down ep value
lousi logic me and everyone you know nothing original in that beat
redman reggie weak ass track
kam moye (supastition) yawn another crappy track i half slept through
oddisee 101 piece of lame shit track.
these are all releases i bought as a hip hop head. and i have not appreciated one beat by this clown. so fuck m-phasez and his fake ass jyspace movement. lets see him ever around pete rock or premo in person. never gon happen. and they live in the same city m-phasez a clown
haha wow, the hate is strong, but it seems like you’re fishing and have a personal beef with dude calling him a faggot and all that, tough guy behind a keyboard huh
Got to agree with Murrrphy here, if not with the same vitriol.
Never heard an M-Phazes beat I really liked.
Not too familiar with all the producers on there, but really nice artwork.
And I hear the vinyl’ll be multi-coloured?
Purchase.
I’m most hyped about hearin’ the Oh No joint. The other producers are ill too, though.
this album’s gonna be sick!
this labums gonna be fire no doubt coppin dis talib is REAL
yea tho