The Beautiful Struggle
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|---|---|
| Type | Studio Full-length |
| Released | 2004-09-28 |
| Genres | Alternative Hip Hop |
| Labels | Rawkus |
| Length | 53:48 |
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Track listing (Songs)
| Title | Length | Rating | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Going Hard | 3:50 | - | 0 |
| 2. | Back Up Offa Me | 3:38 | - | 0 |
| 3. | Broken Glass | 3:11 | - | 0 |
| 4. | We Know | 3:45 | - | 0 |
| 5. | A Game | 3:36 | - | 0 |
| 6. | I Try | 4:25 | - | 0 |
| 7. | Around My Way | 4:48 | - | 0 |
| 8. | We Got the Beat | 3:20 | - | 0 |
| 9. | Work It Out | 4:19 | - | 0 |
| 10. | Ghetto Show | 4:47 | - | 0 |
| 11. | Black Girl Pain | 5:04 | - | 0 |
| 12. | Never Been in Love | 5:01 | - | 0 |
| 13. | Beautiful Struggle | 4:04 | - | 0 |
Line-up (Members)
- Talib Kweli : Vocals
Guest / session musicians
- Mary J. Blige : Vocals (track 6)
- Mark Batson : Piano (track 1), Keyboards (track 10)
- Alex Thomas : Additional Vocals (track 2)
- Dion Jenkins : Additional Vocals (track 2)
- Tiffany Mynon : Additional Vocals (tracks 9, 11)
- Krondon : Additional Vocals (track 2)
- John Legend : Vocals (track 7)
- Spacey T : Guitars (track 8)
- Glen Jeffries : Guitars (tracks 9, 13)
- Res : Additional Vocals (tracks 1, 8)
- Faith Evans : Additional Vocals (tracks 3, 4)
- Common : Vocals (track 10)
- Anthony Hamilton : Vocals (track 10)
- Elizabeth "Yummy" Bingham : Additional Vocals (track 11)
- Jamia Simone Nash : Additional Vocals (track 11)
- Olivia Charnae Nash : Additional Vocals (track 11)
- Dave Young : Additional Vocals (track 12)
- J.R. : Additional Keyboards (track 13)
Production staff / artist
- Talib Kweli : Executive Producer
- Corey Smyth : Executive Producer
- Tom Brick : Mastering
- Dave Dar : Co-executive Producer
- Ken Schles : Photography
- Morning Breath Inc. : Design, Art Direction
- Kanye West : Producer (track 6)
- Alan Mason : Recording (Mary J. Blige's Vocals)
- Bob Power : Mixing (tracks 1, 4, 8, 10)
- Charlemagne : Producer (tracks 1, 7)
- Dave "Supa Star" Dar : Recording (tracks 1, 4-8. 10-11)
- Anthony Zeller : Assistant Recording (tracks 1, 4, 6, 11), Assistant Engineering (tracks 7, 8, 10), Assistant Mixing (track 9)
- Justin Shturtz : Assistant Recording (tracks 5, 11)
- Axel Niehaus : Mixing (tracks 7, 11)
- Tone Mason : Producer (track 11)
- Midi Mafia : Producer (tracks 8, 11)
- Dirty Swift : Producer (tracks 8, 11)
- Bruce Waynne : Producer (tracks 8, 11)
- Steve Baughman : Mixing (tracks 2, 6, 9, 13)
- Hi-Tek : Producer (tracks 2, 9, 13), Recording (tracks 2, 9, 13)
- Jun Ishizeki : Assistant Engineering (track 3)
- Phil Tan : Mixing (track 3)
- The Neptunes : Producer (track 3)
- Andrew Coleman : Recording (track 3)
- Brian Garten : Recording (track 3)
- Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton : Mixing (tracks 5, 12)
- Just Blaze : Producer (track 12)
- David Brown : Recording (track 12)
- J.R. : Producer (track 9)
Additional notes
"Around My Way" contains replayed elements of "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" by The Police.
Talib Kweli Discography
| Album title | Type | Released | Rating | Votes | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quality (2002) | Studio | 2002-11-18 | - | 0 | 0 |
| ▶ The Beautiful Struggle (2004) | Studio | 2004-09-28 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Eardrum (2007) | Studio | 2007-08-21 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Gutter Rainbows (2011) | Studio | 2011-01-25 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Prisoner of Conscious (2013) | Studio | 2013-05-07 | - | 0 | 0 |