95440 <p>If skills sold, Talib Kweli would have been one of the most commercially successful rappers of his time. As it was, however, the earnest MC became one of the most critically successful rappers of his time, which dawned in the late '90s when he rapped alongside Mos Def and DJ Hi-Tek as part of the group Black Star. He later continued on his own solo output releasing three critically acclaimed solo albums, the most recent featuring guests like Norah Jones, UGK, Justin Timberlake, and Strong Arm Steady. The latter helps open his show at Emo's on Wednesday.</p> http://do512.com/event/2009/06/24/talib-kweli-outside http://do512.com/event/2009/06/24/talib-kweli-outside.xml Wednesday 06/24/09 20090625T030000Z/20090625T030000Z 0 156.0 10:00 PM Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:00:00 -0500 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:00:00 -0500 94 WED http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=1773094 http://s3.amazonaws.com/do512/photos/250438/m_b81e02eb87034d929f116bc0c4168fa5_sq_90.jpg Emo's 65 http://do512.com/venue/emos http://do512.com/venue/emos.xml

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Austin TX 78701 emos http://s3.amazonaws.com/do512/photos/128865/1_poster.png http://www.emosaustin.com http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=1773094 It’s rare that the ATH gives much mention to hip-hop, but when an artist like Talib Kweli comes to town, we’ve got to get the word out. <a href="http://austintownhall.com/2009/06/23/talib-kweli-emos-624/">more at austintownhall.com</a> AA-S Best Bet - Talib Kweli: The less famous half of the hip-hop duo Black Star (his old partner is Mos Def), Kweli has produced album after solid album of smart, earnest hip-hop. <a href="http://www.austin360.com/calendar/events2/etc/userEventDisplay.jspd?eventStatus=Approved&eventid=249521">more at www.austin360.com</a> Talib Kweli..one of the realest MC's in hip hop world visiting the ATX to drop knowledge and flavor. BEing backed up by some of Austin's premiere MC's in Zeale, and Traygod make this show even better. It’s somewhat ironic that lyrical ability never translates to fame or fortune in the hip-hop world: While Jay-Z once fantasized that, “If skills sold, truth be told, I’d probably be / lyrically, Talib Kweli,” the former Black Star rapper himself has never approached the breakout success that all those shout-outs should rightfully have garnered him by now. <a href="http://austin.decider.com/events/talib-kweli-strongarm-steady-zeale-and-traygod,96976/">more at austin.decider.com</a> Back on the books, with Strongarm Steady, Zeale, and Traygod. <a href="http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Calendar/MusicListings?type=recommended">more at www.austinchronicle.com</a> http://do512.com/band/talib-kweli http://do512.com/band/talib-kweli.xml talibkweli http://s3.amazonaws.com/do512/photos/250438/m_b81e02eb87034d929f116bc0c4168fa5_poster.jpg 22053298 http://www.myspace.com/talibkweli CU9Cdwyl-7s http://do512.com/band/zeale http://do512.com/band/zeale.xml zeale http://s3.amazonaws.com/do512/photos/177189/zealemofoz_poster.jpg 25099603 http://www.myspace.com/zeale32 Austin, TX http://zthemc.com/ hSBd-9NmaWo http://do512.com/band/traygod http://do512.com/band/traygod.xml traygod http://s3.amazonaws.com/do512/photos/221910/m_70afe108be8e3d57a57b3cd05436555c_poster.jpg 101445006 http://www.myspace.com/traygodshekhem AUSTIN, TX v3BJFV-TzvE http://do512.com/band/bavu-blakes http://do512.com/band/bavu-blakes.xml bavublakes http://s3.amazonaws.com/do512/photos/214998/m_c64d2f806132441c84e65c7b8b6408d9_poster.jpg 4873484 http://www.myspace.com/bavu Austin to DFW, Texas S2hD9QzM4-c http://do512.com/band/strong-arm-steady http://do512.com/band/strong-arm-steady.xml strongarmsteady http://s3.amazonaws.com/do512/photos/107409/m_97edde7d32e69124bab4d982595d615f_poster.png 37915679 http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewProfile&friendID=37915679 LOS ANGELES, California vGNL3lU8r-w