Talib Kweli

Career Overview

Talib Kweli has 24 screen credits in a career dating back to 1975. Signature works include Where We're From: Rise of L.A. Underground Hip Hop, The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975, Amazon Music Live: Wu-Tang Clan, Nas, and De La Soul's 'N.Y. State of Mind Tour'. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

24

Known For

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  Where We're From: Rise of L.A. Underground Hip Hop
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  The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975
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  Amazon Music Live: Wu-Tang Clan, Nas, and De La Soul's 'N.Y. State of Mind Tour'
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  Mixtape Trilogy: Stories of the Power of Music
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  ReGeneration
• Public Enemy: Welcome to the Terrordome

Frequent Collaborators

• Vincent Mason (1 collaborations)
• Aceyalone (1 collaborations)
• Abstract Rude (1 collaborations)
• Myka 9 (1 collaborations)
• Ellay Khule (1 collaborations)
• Miles Tackett (1 collaborations)
• Soren Baker (1 collaborations)
• Medusa (1 collaborations)
• Abiodun Oyewole (1 collaborations)
• Angela Davis (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (24 credits)

  • A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2023
  • Amazon Music Live: Wu-Tang Clan, Nas, and De La Soul's 'N.Y. State of Mind Tour'

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2023
  • Mixtape Trilogy: Stories of the Power of Music

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

    - act i: VISION (2022) ... Self (archive footage) actor actors
    2022
  • Where We're From: Rise of L.A. Underground Hip Hop

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • Ice Cold: The Untold Story of Hip Hop Jewelry

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    - Lupita Nyong'o, Cristin Milioti, Talib Kweli + J. Rawls (2024) ... Self - Musical Guest actor actors
    2014
  • Our Vinyl Weighs a Ton: This Is Stones Throw Records

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2013
  • The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975

    Self (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2011
  • ReGeneration

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2010
  • Brave New Voices 2010

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2010
  • Public Enemy: Welcome to the Terrordome

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2007
  • September in Brooklyn: The Making of Block Party

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • 30 Rock

    - Kidney Now! (2009) ... Talib Kweli actor actors
    2006
  • Dave Chappelle's Block Party

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • Soundz of Spirit

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • The Colbert Report

    - Talib Kweli (2011) ... actor actors
    2005
  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    - Michael Douglas, Atticus Shaffer, Reflection Eternal featuring Estelle (2010) ... Self - Musical Guest actor actors

    - Angie Harmon, David Koechner, Talib Kweli (2007) ... Self actor actors

    - Ozzy Osbourne, Josh Hutcherson, Talib Kweli (2005) ... Self - Musical Guest actor actors
    2003
  • Brown Sugar

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • American Rap Stars

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • The Daily Show

    - January 22, 2024 - Talib Kweli (2025) ... Self actor actors
    1996
  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    - Zachary Levi, Danica Patrick, Talib Kweli feat. Nelly & Abby Dobson (2013) ... Self - Musical Guest actor actors
    1992
  • Saturday Night Live

    - November 12 - Dave Chappelle (2022) ... Self - Musical Guest actor actors
    1975