TALIB KWELI Vinyl & CDs

Review: Talib Kweli and Madlib, two hip-hop heavyweights, have reunited for the highly anticipated Liberation 2, an expansive album exploring themes of revolution, love, and pan-Africanism, all set against Madlib's jazz-infused productions. Featuring collaborations with Q-Tip, Westside Gunn, and Mac Miller, the album is a global call for unity. Its thought-provoking lyrics and raw soundscapes showcase Kweli's enduring influence and Madlib's production prowess, paying homage to the genre's roots while pushing its boundaries. This album has been on many people's list as a potential hip-hop album of the year and we won't be at all surprised if that's where it ends up.

Review: If you love your hip-hop classics given a little shake up, you won't want to sleep on this 12". Taking some of the biggest cuts you've heard a million times before, The Breaks slides some fresh grooves underneath to take the raps into a whole new dimension. The spotters might have some fun figuring out where the beats themselves come from, and if that's all you're after you can just flip the record over for the instrumentals and groove away to your heart's content.