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Talib Kweli
Actor, WriterBorn October 3, 1975 (50 years)
Talib Kweli Greene is an American rapper, entrepreneur, and activist. Kweli earned recognition early on through his collaboration with fellow Brooklyn rapper Mos Def, when they formed the group Black Star. Kweli's musical career continued with solo success including collaborations with producers and rappers Kanye West, Just Blaze, and Pharrell Williams. His most recent solo album is titled Radio Silence, released in 2017. In 2011, Kweli founded his own record label, Javotti Media.
Talib Kweli Filmography
| 2023 | A Grammy Salute to 50 Years of Hip Hop · as Self |
| 2022 | |
| 2022 | Jeen-Yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy (TV Series) · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2021 | |
| 2017 | The Beat with Ari Melber (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2016 | Hip-Hop Evolution (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2016 | Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 2015 | The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore (TV Series) · as Self - Panelist |
| 2015 | This Is Not Happening (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 2013 | The Arsenio Hall Show (2013) (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 2013 | |
| 2012 | Larry King Now (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2012 | The Eric Andre Show (TV Series) · as Self - Contestant (segment: Rapper Warrior Ninja) |
| 2011 | |
| 2011 | |
| 2011 | The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 · as Self (voice) |
| 2011 | |
| 2010 | Conan (2010) (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 2010 | Brave New Voices 2010 · as Himself |
| 2010 | ReGeneration · as Himself |
| 2009 | Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 2008 | |
| 2008 | Call + Response · as Self |
| 2007 | Public Enemy: Welcome to the Terrordome · as Self |
| 2006 | 3rd Annual VH1 Hip-Hop Honors · as Self |
| 2006 | 30 Rock (TV Series) · as Talib Kweli |
| 2006 | Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats & Rhymes · as Self |
| 2005 | Dave Chappelle's Block Party · as Self |
| 2005 | Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | Kanye West: College Dropout - Video Anthology · as Self (segment: Through The Wire) |
| 2005 | Trippin' (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | The MC: Why We Do It · as Self |
| 2005 | Black in the 80s (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | The Art of 16 Bars: Get Ya' Bars Up · as Self |
| 2004 | The Insider (TV Series) · as Self - Rapper |
| 2004 | The N Word · as Self |
| 2004 | Tavis Smiley (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | |
| 2003 | Get Up, Stand Up (TV Series) · as Self - Interviewee |
| 2003 | Real Time with Bill Maher (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | Chappelle's Show (TV Series) · as Self - Black Star |
| 2002 | American Rap Stars · as Self |
| 2002 | Brown Sugar · as Self |
| 2002 | Def Poetry (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | Last Call with Carson Daly (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2000 | Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme · as Self |
| 1999 | Independent Lens (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1997 | Reverb (TV Series) · as Self - Performer |
| 1996 | The Daily Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 1989 | Rap City (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1987 | Showtime at the Apollo (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 2019 | Helpsters (TV Series) · as Musical Guest |
| 2018 | The Last O.G. (TV Series) · as Dj Racks |
| 2015 | |
| 2014 | Black Jesus (TV Series) · as Talib Kweli Greene |
| 2005 | The Colbert Report (TV Series) |
| 2005 | Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out (TV Series) |
| 2003 | All of Us (TV Series) |
| 1996 | BackStage Pass (TV Series) |
| 2015 | This Is Not Happening (TV Series) |