Talib Kweli: Everyone Wanted Kanye's Beats, Not to Hear Him Rap, Even Roc-A-Fella (Flashback)

In this flashback, Talib Kweli detailed meeting Kanye for the first time, and he recalled being blown away by his beats. Talib then spoke about using some of Kanye’s beats on his debut studio album “Quality” after Kanye came into the studio looking for Mos Def to show him some beats. Talib then explained that no one in the hip-hop world wanted to hear Kanye rap at the time, adding that they only wanted his beats, including Roc-A-Fella. To hear more, hit the above clip.

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