Talib Kweli – Quality

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Label:	Rawkus – 088 113 048-1
Format:	2 x Vinyl, LP, Album
Country:	US
Released:	2002
Genre:	Hip Hop
Style:	Conscious

Tracklist

A1	Keynote Speaker Arranged By – Talib Kweli Bass – Eric Coomes* Mixed By – Dave Dar Performer – Dave Chappelle Producer – Eric Krasno Written-By – D. Chappelle, E. Krasno	2:15
A2	Rush Bass – Doug Wimbush* Guitar – Morgan Michael Craft* Producer – Megahertz (2) Vocals [Drop] – Xzibit Written-By – D. Wesley*	3:39
A3	Get By Backing Vocals – Abby Dobson (2), Chinua Hawk, Kendra Ross, Vernetta Bobien, William Taylor Recorded By – Geoff Allen Trumpet – Duane Eubanks Written-By – N. Simone*	3:47
A4	Shock Body Chorus – Stephanie McKay, Tiffany Phinazee Producer – DJ Scratch Recorded By [Assistant] – Joe Nardone Written-By – C. Mangione, G. Spivey, R. Karshner, S. Mckay, T. Phinazee*	3:47
B1	Gun Music Bass – Doug Wimbush* Featuring – Cocoa Brovaz Producer – Megahertz (2) Recorded By [Assistant] – Marco Bruno (2) Vocals [Intro] – Junior Cat Written-By – D. Yates, D. Wesley, T. Williams*	3:09
B2	Waitin' For The DJ Featuring – Bilal Producer – Dahoud Darien Written-By – B. Oliver, D. Darien	4:04
B3	Joy Featuring – Mos Def Mixed By – Neal Pogue Producer – Ayatollah Written-By – C. Mayfield, D. Smith, L. Dorrell*	4:15
B4	Talk To You (Lil Darlin') Bass – Pino Palladino Co-producer – Talib Kweli Drums – Ahmir ?uestlove Thompson* Featuring – Bilal Guitar – Randy Bowlan* Keyboards – James Poyser Producer – The Soulquarians Trumpet – Duane Eubanks Violin – Emmanuel Pratt Vocals [Additional] – Aisha Mike Written-By – A. Thompson, B. Oliver, E. Kendricks, H. Davis, H. Griffith, J. Poyser, P. Palladino*	5:02
C1	Guerilla Monsoon Rap Featuring – Black Thought, Pharoahe Monch Written-By – E. Record, S. McKenny, T. Trotter, T. Jamerson	4:16
C2	Put It In The Air Bass – Eric Coombes* Featuring, Producer, Mixed By – DJ Quik Written-By – D. Blake*	4:58
C3	The Proud Backing Vocals – Jeymes Samuel Producer – Ayatollah Recorded By [Assistant] – Marco Bruno (2) Written-By – L. Dorrell*	5:06
C4	Where Do We Go (Dedicated To Weldon Irvine) Featuring – Res Keyboards – James Clark (7) Producer – J Dilla Written-By – J. Yancey, S. Ballard	3:59
D1	Stand To The Side Featuring – Novel, Vinia Mojica Keyboards – James Poyser Producer – J Dilla Recorded By – Neal Pogue Written-By – A. Stevenson, J. Yancey, V. Mojica*	6:02
D2	Good To You Written-By – A. Green*	4:22
D3	Won't You Stay Producer – Supa Dave West Saxophone – Teodross Avery Vocals [Featuring] – Kendra Ross Written-By – A. Titus, H. Clayton, K. Ross, M. Romer, C. Young, S. Abdullah, D. West, T. Avery, W. Hankerson, W. Bascomb, W. McLean, W. Young*	5:26

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Mastered At – Absolute Audio
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Rawkus Entertainment L.L.C.
Copyright © – Rawkus Entertainment L.L.C.
Distributed By – Universal Music & Video Distribution, Corp.

Credits

A&R – Blak Shawn
A&R [Administration] – Sally Morita
Art Direction, Design – Chad*
Executive-Producer – Corey Smyth, Talib Kweli
Legal [Business & Legal Affairs] – Jeff Levenberg
Legal [Sample Clearance] – Robin Hill (3)
Management – Blacksmith Management Inc.*, Corey Smyth
Mastered By – Tom Brick
Mixed By – Axel Niehaus (tracks: A2, B1, B2, B4, C1, C3 to D1, D3), Serban Ghenea (tracks: A3, A4, D2)
Mixed By [Assistant] – G-Man (14) (tracks: A2, B1, B2, B4, C1, C3 to D1, D3)
Photography – Andrew Donsumu
Photography By [Additional] – Chad*, Greg Scaffidi, Shay Peretz
Producer – Kanye West (tracks: A3, C1, D2)
Recorded By – Dave Dar (tracks: A1, A2, A4, B1, B3, B4, C2 to D3), Joe Nardone (tracks: A1, A3, B1 to C1, C3 to D1, D3)
Written-By – Kanye West (tracks: A3, C1, D2), T. K. Greene*

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Text): 0 08811 30481 2
Barcode (Scanned): 008811304812
Matrix / Runout (Label sides A and B): 088 113 101-1 LP1
Matrix / Runout (Label sides C and D): 088 113 102-1 LP2

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
	Quality (CD, Album)	Rawkus	088 113 048-2	US	2002
	Quality (CD, Album)	Rawkus	113 048-2	Europe	2002
Recently Edited	Quality (CD, Album)	Rawkus	0881130482	Canada	2002
New Submission	Quality (CD, Album, Clean Version)	Rawkus	088 113 077-2	US	2002
Recently Edited	Quality (CD, Album, Club Edition)	Rawkus	088 113 048-2	US	2002

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Reviews

lionel_cosgrove Oct 14, 2023
Edited 11 months ago
Probably Kweli´s best album, he´s a beast on the mic and even on less impressive tracks he completely owns it and shines. With it comes a pleasent feel of "real music" without getting acoustic, standouts come from Kanye, Dilla of course and the Cocoa Brovas, Black Thought AND Pharoahe Monch as guest stars are welcome as hell. Only letdown: no Hi-Tek.
star5CR34M Jul 23, 2017
A classic, underrated and underpriced. Let's hope for Black Star 2.
discoverykid Jan 23, 2016
Great album. Dilla is always on point and so is Kanye West