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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Albertus","sans-serif"">Talib Kweli</span></b><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Albertus","sans-serif"">
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt">Premieres New Track “Rocket Ships” featuring Busta Rhymes<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt">Pre-Orders Are Now Live on iTunes and Amazon for the New Solo Album
<i>Prisoner of Conscious</i> out May 7<sup>th</sup> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:16.0pt"><img width="218" height="328" id="_x0000_i1027" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CE474E.208A0360"></span></i><b><i><span style="font-size:16.0pt">
</span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size:16.0pt"><img width="329" height="329" id="Picture_x0020_6" src="cid:image002.jpg@01CE474E.208A0360" alt="Talib"></span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size:16.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"> (Photo Credit: Anna Sian)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">“…<i>Prisoner of Conscious<b>
</b></i>travels beyond the issues that established Kweli as a rap pioneer and gets more personal…” –
<b><i>Billboard</i></b></span><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">“Erudite Brooklyn rhymer Talib Kweli sets the bar high for rap…”<b><i> – USA TODAY</i></b></span><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">“On his fifth solo album, Kweli expands the scope of his craft, giving his indelible brand of East Coast rhyme science a more world-wise sense of scenery…<i>Prisoner
of Conscious</i> is the sound of an MC running free.”<b><i> - Relix</i></b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:16.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Hip-hop luminary <b>Talib Kweli </b>has premiered a brand new track
<b>“Rocket Ships”</b> featuring <b>Busta Rhymes</b> and produced by <b>RZA</b>. The song is from Kweli’s new solo album<i>
<b>Prisoner of Conscious,</b></i> out <b>May 7<sup>th</sup></b> on <b>Javotti Media/Caroline Distribution.
</b> <b><a href="http://bit.ly/rocketPOC">PRESS HERE</a></b> to listen to <b>“Rocket Ships.”
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<p class="MsoNormal">Head over to<b> iTunes (</b><b><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="http://smarturl.it/TalibPOC">PRESS HERE</a>)
</span></b>or <b>Amazon (</b><b><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Prisoner-Conscious-Talib-Kweli/dp/B00BEYIO9A/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1366742334&sr=8-1&keywords=talib+kweli+prisoner+of+conscious&tag=smarturl-20">PRESS HERE</a>)
</span></b>to pre-order the deluxe edition of <b><i>Prisoner of Conscious</i></b><span style="color:black">, which boasts a slew of guest features including
<b>Busta Rhymes, Curren$y, Kendrick Lamar, Melanie Fiona, </b></span><b><span style="color:#222222">Marsha Ambrosius,
</span><span style="color:black">Miguel, Nelly, Ryan Leslie </span></b><span style="color:black">and<b>
</b></span><b><span style="color:#222222">Seu Jorge</span></b> as well as bonus tracks and music videos.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><a href="http://stereogum.com/1332752/watch-talib-kweli-play-fallon-with-bilal-the-roots/video/">PRESS HERE</a></b> to watch Kweli perform
<b>“Come Here”</b> with <b>Bilal </b>and <b>The Roots </b>on <b><i>Late Night with Jimmy Fallon</i></b>. Kweli also spoke with Audie Cornish for
<b><i>NPR’s All Things Considered</i></b>. <b><a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/therecord/2013/04/25/178844118/talib-kweli-on-mainstream-hip-hop-parenting-and-honoring-the-old-school">PRESS HERE</a></b> to listen to the interview.
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="color:#222222">Talib Kweli</span></b><span style="color:#222222">, nearly 20 years into his prolific career, stands as one of the most gifted lyricists, acclaimed rappers and in-demand performers in music today.
<b><i>Prisoner of Conscious</i></b>, four years in the making, ushers in a new artistic chapter for Kweli – one that embodies his exceptional musicality and robust creative vision while aiming to give everyone something to relate to. The dynamic collection
of songs, colored with live instrumentation, was born from Kweli’s desire to expand past his reputation for making heavy socio-political statements into more of a personal realm. Finished off with production work from
<b>J Cole, RZA, Symbolic One</b> (Kanye West) and <b>Sean C</b> <b>and LV</b> (Jay-Z),
<b><i>Prisoner of Conscious</i></b> will soon assume its well-deserved place among Kweli’s lauded catalogue.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>Upcoming Talib Kweli U.S. Tour Dates:<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>May 4 Dallas, TX @ Sandiga 813 (DJ set only)<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>May 10 Lawrence, KS @ The Granada (live show)<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><a href="http://www.talibkweli.com">www.talibkweli.com</a> /
<a href="http://www.facebook.com/talibkweli">www.facebook.com/talibkweli</a> / @TalibKweli<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">For more information on <b>Talib Kweli</b>, please contact:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Press Here<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Carla Senft / <a href="mailto:carla@pressherepublicity.com">
carla@pressherepublicity.com</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">212-246-2640<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">Carla Senft</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#C00000">PRESS HERE </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">(New York)</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">138 W. 25<sup>th</sup> St., 9<sup>th</sup> Floor, New York, NY 10001</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">P: (212) 246-2640<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:Carla@pressherepublicity.com"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:blue">Carla@pressherepublicity.com</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#C00000">PRESS HERE </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">(Los Angeles)</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">8105 West Third St.,<b><span style="color:#C00000"> </span></b>Los Angeles, CA 90048<b><span style="color:#C00000"> </span></b></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">P: (323) 556-9752 </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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