- Right About Now: The Official Sucka Free Mix CD
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Right About Now: The Official Sucka Free Mix CD 
Studio album by Talib Kweli Released November 22, 2005 (U.S.) Recorded 2005 Genre Underground hip hop, alternative hip hop Label Koch Records Producer 88-Keys, Talib Kweli, Keezo Kane, C.J.P. Smyth, Dave Dar Talib Kweli chronology The Beautiful Struggle
(2004)Right About Now: The Official Sucka Free Mix CD
(2005)Liberation
(2006)Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic 
[1]HipHopDX.com [2]Pitchfork Media 
[3]RapReviews.com [4]Rolling Stone [5]Stylus Magazine (B-)[6] Right About Now: The Official Sucka Free Mix CD or simply Right About Now was released by Talib Kweli in November 2005 and is generally considered a mixtape. However, some people regard this release as an official album because of its availability through commercial sites and its release of two singles. It also lacks the DJ overlays often accompanied by mixtapes which makes the CD read more like an official album. This CD is notable because, although a low-key release, it features upcoming members of Kweli's record label, Blacksmith Music.[7] The album sold 16,000 copies in its first week of release, debuting at #113 on the Billboard 200.[8]
The appearance of Mos Def on the track Supreme Supreme is another key point of the album as Talib Kweli and Mos Def had not rapped together on a track since Kweli's Quality album in 2002. There was some controversy regarding the song "Ms. Hill", (a dedication song to artist Lauryn Hill) which features an uncredited and illegal sample of a Ben Kweller song.[9]
Track listing
# Title Producer(s) Performer(s) 1 "Right About Now" C. Njapa Talib Kweli, Dave Chapelle 2 "Drugs, Basketball & Rap" Needlz Phil Da Agony, Planet Asia, Talib Kweli 3 "Who Got It" Karriem Riggins Krista Thrill, Talib Kweli 4 "Fly That Knot" The Fyre Dept. MF Doom, Talib Kweli 5 "Ms. Hill" Charlemagne, Steven Kang Talib Kweli, Ben Kweller (uncredited sample) 6 "Flash Gordon" Supa Dave West Talib Kweli 7 "Supreme Supreme" Charlemagne Mos Def, Talib Kweli 8 "The Beast" Keezo Kane Papoose, Talib Kweli 9 "Roll Off Me" J Dilla Talib Kweli 10 "Rock On" Midi Mafia Talib Kweli 11 "Where Ya Gonna Run" J. Cardim Jean Grae, Talib Kweli 12 "Two & Two" DJ Khalil Talib Kweli 13 "Murderous (Bonus CD)" (unknown) Talib Kweli, Kardinal Offishall 14 "So Good (Bonus CD)" (unknown) Talib Kweli, Musiq, Wordsworth 15 "Tryin' To Breathe (Bonus CD)" Midi Mafia Talib Kweli, Killer Mike 16 "7:30 (Bonus CD)" DJ Quik Talib Kweli, Res Album singles
Single information "Flash Gordon" - Released: October 19, 2004
- B-side:
"Fly That Knot" featuring MF Doom - Released: February 24, 2006
- B-side: "Who Got It"
References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ HipHopDX.com review
- ^ Pitchfork Media review
- ^ RapReviews.com review
- ^ Rolling Stone review
- ^ Stylus Magazine review
- ^ Robson, Britt (November 27, 2005). "Talib Kweli, Selling Himself Short". The Washington Post. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/11/25/AR2005112500241.html. Retrieved 5 February 2011.
- ^ Harris, Chris (November 30, 2005). "System Of A Down Make It A Double With Chart-Topping Hypnotize". MTV. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1516656/system-down-on-top-again.jhtml. Retrieved 5 February 2011.
- ^ "One Minute Pop Song by Ben Kweller". Youtube. 11 September 2006. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCX54oh0p2o. Retrieved 5 February 2011.
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