BEAUTIFUL STRUGG(EX) 10/29/2010 and listening to "Staring Through

and listening to "Staring Through My Rearview

featuring songs by Daniel Powter (the inescapably catchy "Bad Day") and Ashley Parker Angel (the revved-up "Let U Go")

Joni Mitchell

a hustler's beloved girlfriend ("Me & My Bitch")

" "The Waist and the Knees

BEAUTIFUL STRUGG(EX) 10/29/2010 and listening to "Staring ThroughTalib Kweli, as with the finest artists, is possessed by a love of his medium in this case, rap and its history. Applying his thoughtful words to music, Kweli revels in hip hop, and his adoration of the genre is clear in all his work. Each of Kweli's records, whether alone or with Mos Def (as part of Black Star) or Hi Tek, incorporates hints of melodies past, lines plucked from the performers who preceded him, as well as deeply studied lyrics created