Talib Kweli to Release "Prisoner of Conscious" on April 23

Tue, 05 Feb 2013 16:19:35

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It took a while, but he's done!

Hip-hop luminary Talib Kweli of Black Star will release his fifth solo studio album Prisoner of Conscious on April 23, 2013 via Javotti Media/Capitol/EMI. The album, four years in the making, boasts a slew of guest features from Busta Rhymes, Curren$y, Kendrick Lamar, Melanie Fiona, Marsha Ambrosius, Miguel, Nelly, Ryan Leslie, Seu Jorge and more.

Tour Dates:

Feb 8th Grand Rapids, MI @ The Pyramid Scheme
Feb 9th Detroit, MI @ 2nd Annual Dilla Day Tribute Concert at The Fillmore
Feb 17th Las Vegas, NV @ Bank Nightclub at The Bellagio
Feb 22nd Lawrence, KS @ The Granada
Feb 23rd Denver, CO @ The Summit
Feb 24th Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theatre
Feb 26th Boston, MA @ The Middle East
Feb 27th Providence, RI @ Fete
Feb 28th Portland, ME @ Port City Music Hall
March 1st Chicago, IL @ The Shrine
March 16th Austin, TX @ SXSW
March 7th New York, NY @ The Music of Prince – Carnegie Hall
March 17th Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Bowl
March 18th Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Bowl
March 29th Montreal, Canada @ Club Soda
March 30th San Bernardino, CA @ Paid Dues Festival
March 31st Vancouver, Canada @ Bar None
April 1st Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile
April 2nd Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre
April 3rd Arcata, CA @ Arcata Theater
April 4th San Francisco, CA @ Club DNA
April 5th Los Angeles, CA @ The Key Club
April 6th Tempe, AZ @ Club Red
April 7th Santa Ana, CA @ Yost Theater
April 13th Chicago, IL @ Double Door

Track Listing:

1. Intro
2. Human Mic
3. Turnt Up
4. Come Here ft. Miguel
5. High Life ft. Rubix and Bajah
6. Ready Set Go ft. Melanie Fiona
7. Hold It Now
8. The Color of You
9. Push Thru ft. Curren$y, Kendrick Lamar and Glen "Grey" Reynolds
10. Hamster Wheel
11. Delicate Flowers
12. Rocket Ships ft. Busta Rhymes
13. Before He Walked ft. Nelly and Abby Dobson
14. Upper Echelon
15. Favela Love ft. Seu Jorge
16. Only Gets Better ft. Marsha Ambrosius
17. Outstanding ft. Ryan Leslie (bonus track)

Are you stoked about Talib Kweli's new album?

—Maggie Pannacione
02.05.13