The Beautiful Struggle [Clean] by Talib Kweli (CD, 2004)

Bruce Waynne, Kanye West, Talib Kweli, Dirty Swift, Antwan Thompson, Just Blaze, Corey Smyth, Supa Dave West

Rawkus

0602498638217

11050187026

Talib Kweli

2000s

CD

2004

English

East Coast Rap, Underground Rap

Studio Recording

The Beautiful Struggle [Clean]

Album

3220 Sec

Alternative, Rap & Hip-Hop

Universal Distribution

1

Res, Anthony Hamilton, Faith Evans, John Legend, Mary J. Blige, Common

13

United States

3 1/2 discs out of 5 - "A continuation of QUALITY's attempt to expand rap's topical terrain....Kweli delivers a heart to the tin shell of 21st-century hip hop.", "The poignant 'Broken Glass' riffs off Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five's conscious-rap landmark 'The Message' with outstanding, bell-rocking Neptunes production." - Grade: B+, "The Album Affirms His Reputation As Hip-Hop's Conscience.", 4 stars out of 5 - "It is Kweli's diligently intelligent worldview, dextrous wordplay and often breathtaking flow that enrapture."

Jamia Simone Nash, Alex Thomas, Dave Young Orchestra, Pharrell Williams, Res, Dion, Anthony Hamilton, Yummy Bingham, Tiffany Mynon, Faith Evans, John Legend, Mary J. Blige

Axel Niehaus, Phil Tan, Bob Power, Steve "B" Baughman

David Brown, Brian Garten

Stereo

Glen Jeffries

J.R., Mark Batson