Help me settle a debate: Mos Def or Talib Kweli?

[LUCIEN]

Who's nicer?

 

[Revolver Ocelot]

When he's on Mos.

But as far consistency Kweli got him beat.

 

[LUCIEN]

When he's on Mos.

But as far consistency Kweli got him beat.

This seems fair. Catalog to catalog, though, Kweli has more gems to me

 

[CeLLar-DooR]

Mos the better rapper by far

 

[ChicagoFigure]

Mos definitely

 

[GOAT]

Talib

Never thought BlackStar was as great as ppl say

 

[Natural Born Sinners]

Never been a fan of Mos

 

[LUCIEN]

Never been a fan of Mos

The hell..? You didn't like mathematics or new world water?

 

[Inori]

When he's on Mos.

But as far consistency Kweli got him beat.

Came here to say this.

I wish Mos was as consistent at releasing music as Kweli is and has been.

 

[Revolver Ocelot]

Came here to say this.

I wish Mos was as consistent at releasing music as Kweli is and has been.

Not just releasing music, but everything after BOBS was meh

Like LUCIEN said Kweli got gems. Quality, The Beautiful Struggle, Eardrum, Gravitas, Train of Thought, & Revolutions Per Minute.

 

[genocide_cutter]

Talib has the better discography

 

[ChicagoFigure]

I play thru way more mos def shit to this day than i do kweli

 

[AZTG]

When Mos Def is trying, hes untouchable. Crazy how I was listening to his verse Rising Down with the Roots on repeat today. Shit is amazing how he talking about roads as a metaphor for life.

Every anywhere: heights, plains, peaks or valleys
Entrances, exits, vestibules and alleys
Winding roads that test the firm nerve
Fortune or fatal behind the blind curve
The engine oil purr, lights flash to a blur
Speed work through the Earth, make your motor go 'scurrr'

 

[AZTG]

Talib by far got the better discography though

 

[5 Grand]

 

[Playmaker88]

When he's on Mos.

But as far consistency Kweli got him beat.

This Talib is slept on

 

[Word....Life]

Kweli nice but his flow be off sometimes...he may have tha better discography but nuttin he has compares to Black on Both Sides as a whole

 

[Revolver Ocelot]

Kweli nice but his flow be off sometimes...he may have tha better discography but nuttin he has compares to Black on Both Sides as a whole

Nah, Quality is just as good

 

[Word....Life]

Nah, Quality is just as good

Respectfully disagree bruh...I really like Quality but I’ve never heard it even brought up as “classic” status...Black on Both Sides has been called a classic by a few people...me included

 

[Lou Cypher]

I really like both of them, but i always felt Mos Def was way better. I like a majority of Mos' albums more than Kweli's. I love Quality, The Beautiful Struggle, Eardrum, and A Train of Thought by Kweli, but Black On Both Sides or The Ecstatic would be played before any of them.

Agree with everyone saying Kweli is more consistent though. Thats without doubt. Despite liking Mos Def much more, i always check out new Kweli. Hate Kweli's flow sometimes though.