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Kweli discussed the sensitive topic of relations between Black women and men and expressed that he learns about life and these relations as he lives and continues to listen to the national conversation on Twitter and other social media platforms. His work during Ferguson and his long musical history of speaking his truth and perspective on being Black and intelligent has inspired important conversations on race and more recently sexism, which is the theme of his song, “She’s My Hero,” on the new album “Radio Silence,” about the young Black teen, Bresha Meadows, who murdered her father in an attempt to halt the domestic abuse going on in her home. Kweli is a vocal activist who has always been a sounding board for civil rights and also community-based efforts in the Black community. Radio Silence is a really great record and one that people will be talking about in hip hop for some time.Rapper and activist Talib Kweli took the time to chat about his new full-length album, “Radio Silence.” Although the conversation began with music, it quickly turned to the topic of sexism and the lack of equality for women and girls in the court and penal systems and in society. It's always foolish to declare someone "back" when they've been making albums for years but this album really feels like a re-invention a new Talib for 2017, wiser with the lessons learned over the years. The art and thoughtfulness need to be there, but if the song isn't good who the hell is going to listen to it? On Radio Silence he finds that balance and stay right on top of it the whole time. At some point Talib's music became more about conveying thoughts and ideas than making a catchy song. All sense of that vanishes on this record and it sites as something completely modern but not afraid to admit the past exists. That is where his last albums really suffered, an inability to move on. It's also refreshing to hear a rapper of Talib Kweli's status and history not constantly trying to reflect on and bring up the past. "Radio Silence" is one of the more interesting tracks with its almost wholly electronic production.

The production is incredibly varied from track to track giving Talib the space to bring his personality, a whole hell of a lot of it, to the songs.

There is the occasional what I will call "skit lite" which it seems like Talib will never let go of, but these slide in as interludes and intros rather than their own stand alone tracks and thankfully they don't try to be funny. The song has these trap drums, coupled with big horns creating a totally turnt up environment that is so far out of the box for Talib but it works so well. The most surprising track is "Chips" which features Waka Flocka, someone we haven't heard much from in awhile. It allows Talib's lines to be more cutting and more relevant, not to mention that smile that always creeps through whenever Anderson is on a track. Kay brings a beat that is so deeply rooted in the past but has this warble that skyrockets it into the future. paak (about damn time we heard his name right?) and production from Kaytranda. The first indication of this is on "Traveling Light" featuring Anderson. Talib has put out a couple records that were just ok at best, but on Radio Silence He finally opens up a bit and allows modern Hip Hop culture to come in. It's not the genre's fault, but as Hip HOp spread and became something that everyone could access that singular Brooklyn voice became less and less relevant.

There are so many other avenues for Hip Hop to be delivered to the masses now that the Brooklyn classic style has taken some hits.

A lot of the Old School style Hip Hop coming out right now is having a hard time breaking through.