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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:black">Talib Kweli Premieres Animated Short Film for Single “Come Here” ft. Miguel Today on
<i>mtvU</i> and across all <i>MTV</i> Platforms <span style="background:yellow"><br>
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</span></span></b><b><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">A Collaboration with Celebrated Animator Galen Pehrson</span></i></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:black">Prisoner of Conscious</span></i></b><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:black"> Marks Kweli’s 7<sup>th</sup> Top 10 Album to Debut on the Billboard
R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black">(Photo Credit: Anna Sian)</span><span style="color:black"><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;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">“It is Kweli's expert lyrical flow with its torrent of pop-culture and historical references that shower the listener
nearly every time he grabs the mic that underpin this fine record. Talib Kweli delivers…”
<b><i>– Associated Press</i></b></span><span style="color:black"><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;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">“…<i>Prisoner of Conscious<b>
</b></i>is the perfect storm of mainstream tunes dipped in social commentary. It’s message music to dance to.” –
<b><i>Billboard</i></b></span><span style="color:black"><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;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">“Erudite Brooklyn rhymer Talib Kweli sets the bar high for rap…”<b><i> – USA TODAY</i></b></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Kweli</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> has unveiled his brilliant new animated short film for single
<b>“Come Here” ft. Miguel </b>today on <b><i>mtvU</i> and across all <i>MTV</i> digital platforms</b>.
<b><a href="http://www.mtvu.com/music/talib-kweli-miguel-in-new-video-for-come-here/">PRESS HERE</a> to watch.</b> A collaboration with celebrated animator and video director
<b>Galen Pehrson</b>,<b> </b>the masterfully crafted film tells a revisionist story, through intricate hand-drawn animation, of two lovers from antiquity separated by time and space;<b>
</b>she is ancient Egypt, he in 90's Brooklyn.<b> Kweli</b> and <b>Pehrson</b> astutely play with the concepts of mysticism and magic; the characters are interpretations of the classical figures Isis and Anubis. The idea of disparate parts merging full circle
is echoed by the juxtaposition of <b>Kweli</b>’s lyrics and <b>Miguel</b>’s R&B hook, as well as the use of the time machine. The animated short is comprised of more than 6,400 hand drawn images, in a classic 2D digital animation style, a lost art in this
digital age. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Kweli’s 5<sup>th</sup> solo album
<b><i>Prisoner of Conscious</i></b> (Javotti Media), his <b>7<sup>th</sup> Top 10 album</b> to debut on the
<b>Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart</b>, boasts a slew of guest features including
<b>Busta Rhymes, Curren$y, Kendrick Lamar, Melanie Fiona, </b></span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#222222">Marsha Ambrosius,
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Miguel, Nelly, Ryan Leslie
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">and<b> </b></span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#222222">Seu Jorge</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">. The album brought Talib to
<b><i>Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, NPR All Things Considered, Tavis Smiley and</i></b>
<b><i>WNYC Soundcheck Live from the Greene Space </i></b>and <b><i>received praise
</i></b>from the likes of <b><i>Billboard, USA Today, Vibe, Complex, NPR, Associated Press and Relix
</i></b>among many others. On <b>June 28<sup>th</sup></b>, Kweli and his band will appear on
<b><i>Guitar Center Sessions </i></b>on <b>DIRECTV </b>at<b> 9pm ET/10pm PT. </b>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">EMBED LINK for Talib Kweli’s “Come Here” ft. Miguel animation short film HERE:
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><div style="background-color:#000000;width:520px;"><div style="padding:4px;"><iframe src="<a href="http://media.mtvnservices.com/embed/mgid:uma:video:mtvu.com:911941/cp~instance%3Dmtvu%26autoPlay%3Dfalse%26id%3D1700227%26vid%3D911941%26instance%3Dmtvu%26uri%3Dmgid%3Auma%3Avideo%3Amtvu.com%3A911941">http://media.mtvnservices.com/embed/mgid:uma:video:mtvu.com:911941/cp~instance%3Dmtvu%26autoPlay%3Dfalse%26id%3D1700227%26vid%3D911941%26instance%3Dmtvu%26uri%3Dmgid%3Auma%3Avideo%3Amtvu.com%3A911941</a>"
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><a href="<a href="http://www.mtvu.com/">http://www.mtvu.com/</a>" style="color:#439CD8;" target="_blank"><a href="http://www.mtvu.com">www.mtvu.com</a></a></p></div></div><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Prisoner of Conscious</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"> <b>iTunes Deluxe-Edition: </b><a href="http://smarturl.it/TalibPOC" target="_blank"><span style="color:purple">http://smarturl.it/TalibPOC</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"> </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">The album is $9.99 at Best Buy or purchase From Your Local Indie Record Shops: </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><a href="http://bit.ly/162Kfgs" target="_blank"><span style="color:purple">http://bit.ly/162Kfgs</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Amazon Links: </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Digital: <a href="http://amzn.to/15Liskr" target="_blank"><span style="color:purple">http://amzn.to/15Liskr</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">CD: <a href="http://amzn.to/ZOPvvN" target="_blank"><span style="color:purple">http://amzn.to/ZOPvvN</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Vinyl: <a href="http://amzn.to/15LjjRZ" target="_blank"><span style="color:purple">http://amzn.to/15LjjRZ</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">WATCH/LISTEN:</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">“High Life” ft. Rubix and Bajah video:
<a href="http://youtu.be/KvTNj5--a9o" target="_blank">PRESS HERE</a></span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">“Upper Echelon” video:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">
<b><u><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6ebTb2abKA" target="_blank">PRESS HERE</a>
</u></b> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">“Push Thru” ft. Curren$y, Kendrick Lamar and Glen "Grey" Reynolds</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">:
</span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#222222"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4S2avleyeM" target="_blank">PRESS HERE</a></span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#222222">
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#222222">“Outstanding” ft. Ryan Leslie:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#222222">
<b><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eHPfEMjLt0" target="_blank">PRESS HERE</a></b>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="color:black"><a href="http://www.talibkweli.com" target="_blank"><b>www.talibkweli.com</b></a> /
<a href="http://www.facebook.com/TalibKweli" target="_blank"><b>www.facebook.com/TalibKweli</b></a> / @TalibKweli<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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