| Celebrated Name: | Talib Kweli |
|---|---|
| Real Name/Full Name: | Talib Kweli Greene |
| Gender: | Male |
| Age: | 49 years old |
| Birth Date: | 3 October 1975 |
| Birth Place: | Brooklyn, New York, United States |
| Nationality: | American |
| Height: | 1.70 m |
| Weight: | 70 kg |
| Sexual Orientation: | Straight |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Wife/Spouse (Name): | DJ Eque (m. 2009) |
| Children: | Yes (Amani Fela Greene, Diani Eshe Greene) |
| Dating/Girlfriend (Name): |
N/A |
| Profession: | American rapper, entrepreneur, and activist |
| Net Worth in 2024: | $6 million |
| Last Updated: | November 2024 |
Versatile, ingenious and dextrous Talib Kweli is an entrepreneur, hip-hop recording artists and also a social activist. This American born personality rose to fame when he collaborated with Mos Def who belongs from Brooklyn to form the popular group known as the Black Star.
He has gained success while performing solo acts and he has worked with famous music personalities like Just Blaze, Pharrell Williams, and Kanye West. He also has his own record company named as Javotti Media that he founded in the year 2011. In the year 2017, Talib Kweli released a new solo album called, Radio silence. This promising and astounding personality has earned a considerable amount of fortune by his hard work and dedication.
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Early life
Born in the year 1975 on October 3rd, Talib Kweli Greene is raised in Park Slope in Brooklyn, New York. His mother is Brenda Greene, who is an English professor by profession and she works at the Medgar Evers College which is part of the city university of New York. His father works as at Adelphi University in the administration department. Talib Kweli has a brother named, Jamal Greene who is highly educated.
He has graduated from Yale law school and is currently a professor at Columbia Law school who teaches Constitutional law. Talib went to Cheshire Academy in Connecticut, and before this, he was a student at Brooklyn technical high school. He had also studied at New York University in experimental theater. Rap styles have always inspired Talib sings which were Afrocentric. In the year 2009, Talib Kweli got married to DJ Eque. He has two children with Darcel Turner namely, Amani Fela Greene and Diane Eshe Greene.
Age, Height, and Weight
Being born on 3 October 1975, Talib Kweli is 49 years old as of today’s date 27th November 2024. His height is 1.70 m tall, and weight is 70 kg.
Career
It was in the year 1996 when Talib Kweli made his rapping debut. He showcased his talent in an album known as Doom by Cincinnati and Ohio Group Mood. It was in Cincinnati that Talib met with DJ Hi-Tek. In the later years, these two collaborated on specific projects like Reflection Eternal. During the period between 1998 and 2000, Talib returned to New York. He formed a group named Black Star with Mos Def. They released an album known as Mos Def and Talib Kweli are the black star, and Hi-Tek produced it. This album was released in 1998.
In 2000 Talib along with Hi-Tek made an album called, Train of thought. In the year 2000, both Mos Def and Talib Kweli worked on a project called the Hip Hop for Respect. This was mainly organized for protesting against the Amadou Diallo case. In the year 2001, Talib and Mos made their contribution to the compilation album known as Red Hot + Indigo. It was in 2002 when Kweli released his solo album. He also a part of the album, The College Dropout which was Kanye West’s debut album that achieved huge success. Talib has worked with Rawkus records and also Blacksmith records, and in the year 2011, he founded his record label known as Javotti Media. Talib Kweli is also known for his activist, social works.
Awards and achievements
In the year 2014, Talib Kweli was nominated for the BET hip-hop awards for his song State of Grace. Then in 2007, he was nominated for MTVU woodie awards. In 2011 and 2013 he got a nomination for O music awards and Soul train awards respectively.
Net Worth & Salary of Talib Kweli in 2024
As of November 2024, The net worth of this famous rapper is estimated to be around $6 million. Talib has worked on several musical projects and has his record label, Javotti Media.
Talib Kweli belongs to a very educated family, and he went to New York University for pursuing a degree in experimental theatre. Later he developed a certain amount of passion for rap music and has worked on many projects.