With no warning, Brooklyn MC Talib Kweli, dropped a bomb by releasing a brand new album’s worth of rarities, B-sides and never-before-heard material. Entitled Train Of Thought: Lost Lyrics, Rare Releases & Beautiful B-Sides Vol. 1, the new LP includes features from Common, Killer Mike, Kanye West, Consequence, Yasiin Bey and more. The production is masterly handled by Hi Tek, Kanye West, DJ Quik and Dave West, and according to an Instagram post from Kweli himself, the songs are ones that have been kept in storage, finished for various projects but unreleased until today. The album also features an unreleased Black Star cut called “Bright As Stars”. Train of Thought: Lost Lyrics, Rare Releases & Beautiful B-Sides Vol. 1 is available to purchase now via Kweli’s website here.
Train of Thought: Lost Lyrics, Rare Releases & Beautiful B-Sides Vol. 1 tracklist:
1. Space (produced by Dave West) (3:49)
2. 2000 Seasons (prod. by Hi Tek) (4:13)
3. Bright As The Stars – Black Star (prod. by Ayatollah) (4:33)
4. Wack Niggaz feat. Common, Kanye West & Consequence (prod. by Kanye West) (3:52)
5. Boomerang- featuring NIKO IS, K’Valentine & Cory Mo (prod. by Cory Mo ( 3:20)
6. Ocean Song feat. Mela Machinko (prod. by Rahki) (3:42)
7. 7:30 feat. RES (prod. by DJ Quik) (4:06)
8. Fortfied Live feat. Yasiin Bey (fka Mos Def) & Mr. Man (prod. by Hi Tek) (4:36)
9. Tryin To Breathe feat. Killer Mike (prod. by Midi Mafia) (3:41)
10. Distractions (prod. by Oh No) (3:54)
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