# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/talib-kweli
# Generated: 2026-08-13T06:38:06.499Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/talib-kweli"
name: "Talib Kweli"
slug: "talib-kweli"
description: "Talib Kweli Greene is an American rapper. He is one half of the hip-hop duo Black Star, which he formed in 1997 with fellow Brooklyn rapper Mos Def. Their 1998 single, \"Definition\", entered the Billboard Hot 100 and preceded their eponymous debut album (1998), which entered the Billboard 200. The duo then began pursuing solo careers, although one further Black Star album — No Fear of Time (2022) — was released thereafter."
tagline: "American rapper from New York"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Talib_Kweli_-_Ilosaarirock_2012.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1975-10-03"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           68.93
  momentum:             0.3277807630306287
  historical:           23.469192
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     95
  profileCompleteness:  90
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: 248
totalFollowers: 168000
platforms:
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    url:       "https://www.facebook.com/talibkweli"
    handle:    "talibkweli"
  - platform:  "INSTAGRAM"
    url:       "https://www.instagram.com/talibkweli/"
    handle:    "talibkweli"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://www.talibkweli.com"
  - platform:  "X"
    url:       "https://x.com/TalibKweli"
    handle:    "TalibKweli"
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1252067/"
    handle:    "nm1252067"
  - platform:  "SPOTIFY"
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    handle:    "0lEssBAxQl2In4RpaB1C2Y"
  - platform:  "YOUTUBE"
    url:       "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCF4EQffE1WIaWfAyOnlXngw"
    handle:    "@talibkwelibk"
    followers: 168000
sources:
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    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
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    title: "طالب كويلي"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "طالب كويلى"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "طالب کویلی"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Таліб Квелі"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Talib Kweli"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Talib Kweli"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talib_Kweli"
    title: "Talib Kweli"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Talib Kweli"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Talib Kweli"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Talib Kweli"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "טאליב קוולי"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Talib Kweli"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Talib Kweli"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "タリブ・クウェリ"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%ED%83%88%EB%A6%BD_%EC%BD%B8%EB%A6%AC"
    title: "탈립 콸리"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talib_Kweli"
    title: "Talib Kweli"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talib_Kweli"
    title: "Talib Kweli"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talib_Kweli"
    title: "Talib Kweli"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talib_Kweli"
    title: "Talib Kweli"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talib_Kweli"
    title: "Talib Kweli"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Квели, Талиб"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Талиб Квали"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talib_Kweli"
    title: "Talib Kweli"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talib_Kweli"
    title: "Talib Kweli"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Talib_Kweli"
    title: "Wikiquote"
    type:  "WEBSITE"
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    title: "Wikiquote"
    type:  "WEBSITE"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/bb3cbea2-5ad4-4917-bc84-8a1975d40315"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q318755"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump