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	August 2007 TALIB KWELI Ear Drum

	www.talibkweli.com In a nutshell: Your favourite rapper’s favourite rapper, Talib Kweli has been making smart, challenging and downright essential music since the late ‘90s.Whether as Black Star (with Mos Def), Reflection Eternal (with Hi-Tek) or solo he’s consistently set the bar high only to sail over it while all around come crashing down. Now this most soulful and political of rappers has just made his most soulful and political album to date. Imagine if you will: Like a Kanye West production taking its eye off the charts and going for broke with the best rapper around.

		Now hear this: The Perfect Beat – A manifesto from top (“more history, less mystery”) to bottom (“more Beyoncé, less Britney”).

	Verdict: How many MCs make it to album two without falling off? Kweli’s sixth is his best.