Track Listing

1. Everything Man
2. NY Weather Report
3. Hostile Gospel Pt. 1 (Deliver Us)
4. Say Something
5. Country Cousins
6. Holy Moly
7. Eat To Live
8. In the Mood
9. Soon The New Day
10. Give 'Em Hell
11. More Or Less
12. Stay Around
13. Hot Thing
14. Space Fruit
15. The Perfect Beat
16. Oh My Stars
17. Listen!!!
18. Go With Us
19. Hostile Gospel Pt. 2 (Deliver Me)
20. The Nature

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2828 in Music
• Released on: 2007-08-21
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Explicit Lyrics

Album Description
One of the best-known and most acclaimed rappers in hip-hop, Talib Kweli makes his Warner Bros. debut with his first album on his own label, Blacksmith. Eardrum, his fourth solo album, delivers music that matters, that both sparks the mind and makes the body move. Solidifying Kweli’s status among rap’s most talented and important voices, Eardrum deserves to be heard.

Amazon.com
In the "conscious" rap game, even mid-list mainstreamers tend to get all but shut out of the highest-profile vehicles for hip-hop (BET, MTV, urban radio). Among these, Talib Kweli remains that exemplary liminal artist, one foot in the artistic purity of his underground roots and the other planted firmly in business of popular culture. Recent albums--The Beautiful Struggle and Right About Now--disappointed fans and critics alike, but Ear Drum marks a milestone in the Kweli catalogue. Wisely chosen collaborators (Kanye West, Roy Ayers, Jean Grae, Pete Rock, KRS-One, even Justin Timberlake and Norah Jones), accessible beats, and Kweli's staple of insightful, rhythmically drilling lyrics conspire to create his best outing since 2002's Quality. Blatantly front-loaded, Ear Drum's early tracks clearly outshine its back half. "NY Weather Report," "Say Something," "Holy Moly," and especially "Hostile Gospel Pt. 1" plainly sear, the latter two establishing the repeating theme of Kweli's tenuous relationship to religion. As Kweli himself makes clear in his first line on Ear Drum, "They say you can't please everybody," and plenty of sleepers lurk among Ear Drum's 20 cuts, but the standout tracks suggest that Kweli has bounced back from declining relevance with all cylinders firing. --Jason Kirk

Customer Reviews

Like i got it at a store
JUST LIKE I GOT IT AT THE STORE
EVERYTHING IS THERE
It costs more than i wanted to pay about 10 dollars

A Great Solid Album From A Great MC
I have been a fan of talib kweli since the days of liberation and blackstar. He brings in a unique style to hip-hop that never fails to offer something fresh each album. Eardrum had great instrumentals to compliment his cleverness and flow that creates a good piece of work. If your one who likes to hear a lot of club type music or something to play at a party, this may not be what your looking for. This is a great wonderful masterpiece that displays what rap music is supposed to sound like. Lyrically clever with a good flow.

Solid effort from Kweli even though he doesn't get the credit he deserves.
This was a great album. A lot of people slept on this album but this is by far his strongest effort since "Reflection Eternal". Kweli has been plagued with mediocre production on his previous albums although his is definitely one of the greatest lyricists of today. This album has it all. Very well rounded. Dope beats, dope lyrics. What more can you ask for?
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