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As a boy growing up
in Brooklyn, Kweli saw
gutters that ran with dirt,
oil and water, revealing a
shimmering rainbow to
his child’s eyes. Drawing
its title from this memory,
this album puts at the
raw center what his music
has been doing for years:
finding and preserving the
beautiful in the hideous;
the rainbows in the gutter.
Weaving the lyrical and the
gritty, the autobiographical
with an honest, no-holds-
barred hip-hop spirit;
Kweli sticks fiercely to
what feels true to him in
creating the sound of this
album. Without being tied
to any particular label’s
conception of what his
sound should be or when
his work should hit his
fans, Kweli is free to build
his most personal album
yet in both content and
motivation. Kweli’s true solo
career has only just begun,
and although the future
holds more collaboration,
“Gutter Rainbows” marks
a new stage in the
long and ever-evolving
career of Talib Kweli.
This release, recorded
on his time and with
his talent as the driving
force, proves Kweli is a
complete and formidable
musician—it presents the
depth and breadth of his experience and ability.
“Gutter Rainbows” was
recorded with the help
of incredibly talented
musicians from across
the country. Eric Krasno,
Jean Grae, Strong Arm
Steady, Iron Solomon,
Outasight, Kendra Ross,
Sean Price, 88-Keys, Marco
Polo, Ski Beatz, M-Phazes,
S-1, E. Jones, Oh No and
others make appearances.
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