Prisoner of Conscious (album)
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| Studio album by Talib Kweli | ||||
| Released | May 7, 2013 | |||
| Recorded | 2011–13 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 56:52 | |||
| Label | Javotti Media, EMI, Capitol | |||
| Producer | Talib Kweli (exec.), Boi-1da, Caleb McCampbell, E. Jones, G Koop, Harry Fraud, J. Cole, Oh No, RZA, S1, Saadiq Bolden, Sean C & LV, Terrace Martin, Trend | |||
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| Exclaim! | 8/10 |
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| The New York Times | (positive) |
| Pitchfork Media | 6.1/10 |
| PopMatters | 7/10 |
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Prisoner of Conscious is the fifth solo studio album by American rapper Talib Kweli. The album was released on May 7, 2013. The album features guest appearances from Nelly, Miguel, Curren$y, Kendrick Lamar, Marsha Ambrosius, Busta Rhymes and Ryan Leslie along with production by RZA, Boi-1da, Harry Fraud, S1, Terrace Martin, Oh No, and J. Cole among others.
On September 17, 2012, the track listing for the album was released. On October 1, 2012, Talib Kweli announced the album would be released on November 20, 2012. On November 8, 2012, in an interview with Power 105, Talib Kweli announced that the album would be pushed back, saying:
"No, that's actually going to be pushed back. It was originally supposed to come out on Blacksmith/EMI/Capitol, it's no longer coming out on EMI/Blacksmith/Capitol. It was my label, we have now dismantled it," he said. "I have a label called Javotti Media, which I put my last album Gutter Rainbows on, so it's now coming out on Javotti/EMI/Capitol. But in order to make the transition, I pushed it back a couple of months. I'm looking at February."
On January 9, 2013, it was announced that Prisoner of Conscious would be released on April 23, 2013. On January 22, 2013, the album cover was released. On March 6, 2013, during an interview with MTV Talib Kweli announced the album would be pushed back until May 7, 2013.
Kweli has said that he has taken a broader approach in selecting tracks for this album, experimenting more overall and including tracks with a heavier focus on musicality. "Come Here", produced by Sean C and LV and featuring Miguel, has a 70s feel, something Kweli appreciated with the formers' contributions on Jay-Z's American Gangster. The album also features guest appearances from Melanie Fiona, Nelly, Curren$y, Kendrick Lamar, Marsha Ambrosius, Abby Dobson, Seu Jorge, Ryan Leslie and Busta Rhymes among others.
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