Liberation = Talib Kweli + Madlib.A highly anticipated album has finally been released by the super emcees and the super producers. This was offered as a free download on the Stones Throw website. If you get a chance, you should download it because it’s worth it.

Here’s the track listing:
1. The Show
2. Funny Money
3. Time Is Right
4. Engine Runnin’ (featuring Consequence)
5. Over the Counter
6. The Function (featuring Strong Arm Steady)
7. Happy Home (featuring Candice Anderson)
8. Soul Music
9. What Can I Do

Additional Links:
Pitchfork Media Review– “A lo-fi affair full of soulful samples and plenty of name-dropping on the part of Kweli, Liberation includes guest verses from Consequence and Strong Arm Steady…”
The Village Voice Review– “Liberation is the most enjoyable product the MC has released in years.”

Background info on the artists:

Wikipedia on Madlib:

Madlib was born Otis Jackson Jr in Oakland, California to musician parents Otis and Senesca Jackson. He was raised in Oxnard, and currently works in Los Angeles. He began making music with the rap group Lootpack in the early 1990s. After an independently released EP, Lootpack caught the attention of Peanut Butter Wolf, founder of the Stones Throw Records label. They released two singles and a full-length album on the Stones Throw imprint in 1999. Madlib also worked with rap group Tha Alkaholiks for several albums.

Wikipedia on Talib Kweli:

Talib Kweli (born Talib Kweli Greene in Brooklyn, NY on October 3, 1975) is an American rapper from Brooklyn, New York. He is one of the best-known rappers in underground hip-hop, and is frequently critically acclaimed, despite not having seen significant commercial success. His name in Arabic means “seeker/student of truth”[1]. Before, he was a part-owner of Nkiru, which is Brooklyn’s oldest African-American-oriented bookstore. He also studied experimental theater at NYU. Kweli’s mother was an English professor and his father a sociology professor.