Eardrum (album)
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| Studio album by Talib Kweli | ||||
| Released | August 21, 2007 | |||
| Recorded | 2006-2007 | |||
| Genre | Alternative hip hop | |||
| Label | Blacksmith Music, Warner Bros. Records | |||
| Producer | Hi-Tek, Kanye West, Battlecat, Chad Beatz, Terrace Martin, Kwamé, DJ Khalil, Madlib, will.i.am, Pete Rock, Just Blaze, A Kid Called Roots, Sha-La Shakier, Nick Speed, Swiff D | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | (73/100) |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    |
| The A.V. Club | A− |
| Entertainment Weekly | A |
| Now | |
| The Observer | |
| The Phoenix | |
| Pitchfork Media | (7.4/10) |
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Eardrum is the third studio album by American hip hop artist Talib Kweli. The album was released on August 21, 2007, by Blacksmith Records and Warner Bros. Records. The album features guest appearances from Res, Jean Grae, UGK, Raheem DeVaughn, Roy Ayers, Kanye West, Norah Jones, Coi Mattison, Lyfe Jennings, will.i.am, Sa-Ra, KRS-One, Musiq Soulchild, Strong Arm Steady, Sizzla, Justin Timberlake and Marsha Ambrosius.
Eardrum scored 73 out of 100 from Metacritic based on "generally favorable reviews". Some than most reviews are average or mixed: Uncut gave it a score of three stars out of five and said, "Kweli, whose wordy rhymes can often read better than they flow, sounds nimble and at ease most of the time."Vibe gave it three stars out of five and said it "lacks cohesiveness."Spin gave it a score of five out of ten and said, "Though Kweli can't change his voice he was born with, he needs to figure out how to make it as compelling as his material."Hot Press gave it an above average review, however, and said, "Kweli's collaborative work has set the bar so high that his solo efforts routinely fail to meet these exalted expectations."
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