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Attack the Block
Hip-Hop · 2012 · 18 tracks · 1h 7m

Attack the Block

Talib Kweli

A high-octane mixtape blending Brooklyn's lyrical tradition with 2012's emerging trap textures. Dense, collaborative, and relentlessly energetic.

September 3, 2012 · Blacksmith Music

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Attack the Block captures Talib Kweli in a state of high-velocity transition, shedding some of the academic polish of his studio albums for the raw, immediate energy of the mixtape circuit. Hosted by the legendary DJ Z-Trip, the project feels like a continuous urban broadcast, punctuated by aggressive scratches and seamless crossfades that keep the momentum at a fever pitch. It is the sound of a veteran emcee asserting his dominance in a rapidly changing digital landscape.

Tracklist · 18 Tracks · 1h 7m
01
Attack the Block!!!
2:42
02
Letter From the Government
2:48
03
That’s Enough
5:42
04
Numerology
3:11
05
Congregation
3:46
06
Outstanding
3:24
07
Earning Potential
2:29
08
The Corner
3:49
09
Getting to the Money
3:20
10
NY Shining
4:54
11
Celebrate
5:39
12
Make It Classy
2:04
13
So Fresh
2:14
14
To the Music
4:03
15
I Like It
4:40
16
Let Em In
2:46
17
Solid Gold
4:22
18
Fly Away
6:02
Moments Worth Listening For
The explosive energy when Kendrick Lamar and Jay Rock join on Push Thru
The seamless transition between tracks handled by DJ Z-Trip's scratching
The soulful, horn-driven boom bap of Outstanding providing a brief melodic reprieve
Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Attack the Block sound next to the rest of Talib Kweli's catalogue?

Energetic+4.0σ

Energetic saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

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