Just got this email from Talib Kweli and he’s hitting the road for his Midsummer Nights Dream Tour. He also sent over a track list and breakdown of his next project “Train Of Thought: Lost Lyrics, Rare Releases & Beautiful B-Sides Vol.1”. This one is a must cop for any Talib fan. He broke down every track and enclosed the album art. Check it out.
1. Space, produced by Dave West. This song, recorded in Los Angeles in 2003, is an outtake from the Beautiful Struggle sessions.
2. 2000 Seasons, produced by Hi Tek, this was the b-side to my first Reflection Eternal single, Fortified Live, it dropped in 1997.
3. Bright As The Stars, produced by Ayatollah. This was a Black Star song recorded for a record Yasiin and I were working on back in 2002 that we never finished.
4. Wack Niggaz ft Common, Kanye and Consequence, produced by Kanye West. Previously available on the Beautiful Mixtape, 2003.
5. Boomerang ft Cory Mo, K Valentine & NIKO IS. This is the first Javotti Media posse cut, originally available on The Cathedral Mixtape, 2014. Check out the video on youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5s4mYm-DpVg
6. Ocean Song ft Mela Machinko, produced by Rahki. This song was originally recorded for Prisoner of Conscious in 2012.
7. 7:30 ft RES, produced by DJ Quik. Over a few days in 2001, I recorded several things with DJ Quik. This is our third record together that’s been released from those sessions.
8. Fortified Live ft Yasiin Bey and Mr. Man, produced by Hi Tek. Mr. Man from the Bush Babees and I went to Brooklyn Tech high school together, and Yasiin and I ended up starting a group together, but released in 1997, this was the record that began my career.
9. Trying To Breathe ft Killa Mike, produced by Midi Mafia. When Killa Mike first debuted as an artist, he reached out to me for a passionate talk about the state of our people. He’s been a great friend and ally ever since. This song was recorded in 2003.
10. Distractions, produced by OhNo. This is the song version of a rhyme I was working on as I visited Occupy Wall Street in 2011. Check out the video on youtube, filmed at Occupy Wall Street https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JlWDgOe_Is
Head over to KweliClub to cop this gem. Peace.
