thru 1/10: installation 'it happened here: the invention of santa claus ' traces the modern image of santa that stems from new yorker clement clarke moore 's 'a visit from st. nicholas' ('twas the night before christmas...'). 6-9pm: grab a free cup of brooklyn brew shop 's homemade suds at the gifted holiday market's last after-work shopping party of the year. 9pm: brooklyn-bred rapper talib kweli (one of jay-z and 50 cent's favorite rappers) brings his intelligent, socially relevant beats to highline ballroom. Read More
Blue Night Events is hosting a New Years Eve party at the Metropolitan Pavilion (125 W 18th St) with DJ Mel DeBarge and a short, post-ball-drop set from Talib Kweli . Read More
Simmons took a spiritual approach in speaking on the actress' death. Read More
Here's the latest of many collaborations between Statik Selektah and Talib Kweli. Read More
Highline Ballroom goes hip-hop this week with a performance from the Brooklyn-born musician tonight. Read More
Open bar & heavy hors d'oeuvres all night- 9:30pm to 3am- liquor, beer, wine & champagne. Read More
Open bar & heavy hors d'oeuvres all night- 9:30pm to 3am- liquor, beer, wine & champagne. Read More
Studying non stop, no down time, taking final after final. Read More
Statik Selektah 's EP, The Pre-Game , was just released today. Read More
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If skills sold, Talib Kweli would have been one of the most commercially successful rappers of his time. As it was, however, ... Read the full Talib Kweli bio.