Radio Silence (Talib Kweli album)

Radio Silence is the eighth solo studio album by American rapper Talib Kweli.^[1] It was released on November 17, 2017, through Talib's Javotti Media.

Radio Silence
Studio album by Talib Kweli
Released	November 17, 2017
Genre	Hip hop
Length	47:23
Label	Javotti Media
Producer	Talib Kweli (exec.), Abjo, J. LBS, J. Rhodes, Kaytranada, Lord Quest, Mr. Carmack, Oh No, Quincey Tones, Robert Glasper, Samuel Truth, The Alchemist
Talib Kweli chronology
Fuck the Money (2015) Radio Silence (2017)

The album was preceded by four promotional audio releases: "Let It Roll",^[2] "She's My Hero",^[3] "Heads Up Eyes Open" featuring Rick Ross and Yummy Bingham,^[4] and "Traveling Light" featuring Anderson .Paak.^[5] "Heads Up Eyes Open" saw a video release prior to the album's release date^[6] while the video for "Traveling Light" was released on November 17.^[7]

The album's other guests include Jay Electronica, Waka Flocka Flame, Amber Coffman, Bilal, and Robert Glasper.^[8]

This is Talib's fifth solo studio album released under his Javotti Media record label.^[9]

Background

Talib Kweli first publicly mentioned that he was working on Radio Silence in 2016.^[10] Since the announcement, Talib released Fuck The Money^[11] and The Seven, a collaborative effort with Styles P of the Lox.

Track listing

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Radio Silence by Javotti Media.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"The Magic Hour"	T. Greene, D. Maman	The Alchemist	2:21
2.	"Traveling Light" (featuring Anderson Paak)	T. Greene, B. Paak, K. Celestin	Kaytranada	4:31
3.	"All of Us" (featuring Jay Electronica and Yummy Bingham)	T. Greene, E. Allah, E.Bingham, T. Samuela, G. Anders, E. Ruffalo	Samuel Truth	5:40
4.	"She's My Hero"	T. Greene, M. Jackson	Oh No	2:54
5.	"Chips" (featuring Waka Flocka Flame)	T. Greene, C. Van Queen, J. Malfurs, J. Rhodes	J. Rhodes	3:28
6.	"Knockturnal"	T. Greene, J. Pounds	J. Lbs	4:03
7.	"Radio Silence" (featuring Amber Coffman and Myka 9)	T. Greene, A. Coffman, M. Troy, A. Carmack, A. Nash	Mr. Carmack & Abjo	5:47
8.	"The One I Love" (featuring BJ The Chicago Kid and Frederic Yonnet)	T. Greene, B. Sledge, S. McCaffrey, S. Sisay	Quincey Tones	5:07
9.	"Head Up Eyes Open" (featuring Rick Ross and Yummy Bingham)	T. Greene, J. Rhodes, W. Roberts, E. Bingham	J. Rhodes	4:23
10.	"Let It Roll"	T. Greene J. Nuamah	Lord Quest	2:53
11.	"Write at Home" (featuring Datcha, Bilal, and Robert Glasper)	T. Greene, R. Glasper, D. Magerano	Robert Glasper	6:23

Sources

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