PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award
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Edition 32 (2022) Winner
Talib Kweli
タリブ・クウェリ
Taribu Kueri
Aliases:
Talib Kweli Greene
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1975-10-03 （Brooklyn, New York City）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Park Slope, Brooklyn
Career
- Occupations
- Rapper, songwriter, record producer, entrepreneur, activist
- Active Years
- 1997-2024
- Affiliations
- Javotti Media, Rawkus Records, Blacksmith Records
- Memberships
- Black Star, Reflection Eternal
- Influenced By
- De La Soul, Native Tongues Posse
- Influenced
- Kanye West
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York University | — | Experimental theater | BA | — | United States |
| Cheshire Academy | — | — | — | — | United States |
| Brooklyn Technical High School | — | — | — | — | United States |
New York University
Experimental theater
Degree:
BA
Country:
United States
Cheshire Academy
Country:
United States
Brooklyn Technical High School
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | PEN Oakland – Josephine Miles Literary Award | Vibrate Higher: A Rap Story | — | PEN Oakland | won |
PEN Oakland – Josephine Miles Literary Award
2022
Work:
Vibrate Higher: A Rap Story
Organization:
PEN Oakland
Result:
won
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Quality
2002 Hip hopTalib Kweli's debut solo album.
Social consciousness
The Beautiful Struggle
2004 Hip hopSecond solo album.
StruggleBeauty
Vibrate Higher: A Rap Story
2021 MemoirA memoir about his rap story. Won literary award.
Hip hopLife
Bibliography
- Quality (2002)
- The Beautiful Struggle (2004)
- Eardrum (2007)
- Gutter Rainbows (2011)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Conscious hip hopLyrical
- Recurring Motifs
- Racial stereotypesPolice brutalitySocial justice
Legacy
Pioneer of conscious hip hop, won literary award for memoir, active in politics and activism.
In Popular Culture
- Appeared on Chappelle's Show etc.
Trivia
- Mother is English professor
- Brother is Columbia Law professor