Talib Kweli - Get By

[AFRO SAMURAI]

Talib Kweli is without a doubt one of my favorite rappers of this decade. He's a better lyricist than he is a rapper, but in the end, his songs are always meaningful and well-produced.

"Get By" is one of his more successful singles (and it didn't even do that well). It came out in 2003 and samples Nina Simone's "Sinnerman." There's a phenomenal remix of this song that features Mos Def, Jay-Z, Kanye & Busta. That remix was one of my favorite songs from 2003. Kanye produced this one.

Here's a video of the original verison: "Get By"

Hot 100: #77, US R&B: #29, US Rap Singles: #16

[Lil' Bit]

Loved "Get By"... and I loved John Legend in it too!

[Detail]

Talib is my favorite emcee as well.

This is hip-hop at its finest.

[EvanJ]

cuidado said:

Hot 100: #77, US R&B: #29, US Rap Singles: #16

And MTV2 Hip-Hop Countdown #1.

[diddisdiddat]

Hip-Hop at it's best. Mos definetly a classic.

[backintime]

LOVE IT!

[angeltimes]

This was hot. Just to get by! JUST TO GET BY!

[Be Real]

Good song. I also like the joint Waiting On The DJ from the same album? I like his current music too. You remember the joint he had back in the late '90's called The Blast...

[AFRO SAMURAI]

Jun 21, 2008 23:20:31 GMT -5 Be Real said:

You remember the joint he had back in the late '90's called The Blast...

Definitely! That whole Reflection Eternal CD was great.

[One More Time]

Jun 17, 2008 18:14:30 GMT -5 angeltimes said:

This was hot. Just to get by! JUST TO GET BY!

[Grenade]

I LOVED the remix.

[I'M ON ONE]

Yea this was hot

Great production, and the choir worked well too