Happy Birthday Talib Kweli's The Beautiful Struggle

genocidecutter · September 2015

The Beautiful Struggle is the second solo album by American rapper Talib Kweli. The album was released in 2004, and features guest appearances by rappers such as Common and Jean Grae.

The album featured production from Kanye West, The Neptunes, Supa Dave West, Just Blaze & Hi-Tek. The first single off the album, "I Try" featuring Mary J. Blige, was fairly popular as a music video, followed by the second single "Never Been In Love".

# Title Length Producer(s) Performer (s)
1 "Going Hard" 3:50 Charlemagne Idle Warship
2 "Back Up Offa Me" 3:38 Hi-Tek Reflection Eternal, David (Piakhan) Stanford-(background and hook creator), Alex Thomas (background), Dion (background), Krondon (background)
3 "Broken Glass" 3:11 The Neptunes Talib Kweli, Faith Evans (background)
4 "We Know" 3:43 Supa Dave West Faith Evans, Talib Kweli
5 "A Game" 3:36 Amadeus Talib Kweli
6 "I Try" 4:25 Kanye West Mary J. Blige, Talib Kweli
7 "Around My Way" 4:48 Charlemagne John Legend, Talib Kweli
8 "We Got the Beat" 3:20 Midi Mafia Res, Talib Kweli
9 "Work It Out" 4:20 Hi-Tek, J.R. Rotem Reflection Eternal, Tiffany Mynon (background)
10 "Ghetto Show" 4:47 Supa Dave West Anthony Hamilton, Common, Talib Kweli
11 "Black Girl Pain" 5:04 Midi Mafia, Tone Mason Jean Grae, Talib Kweli, Elizabeth Yummy Bingham (background), Jamia Simone Nash (background), Olivia Sharnae Nash (background), Tiffany Mynon (background)
12 "Never Been in Love" 5:01 Just Blaze Talib Kweli, Dave Young (background)
13 "Beautiful Struggle" 4:00 Hi-Tek Reflection Eternal