Liberation is a collaboration between Talib Kweli

Talib Kweli

Talib Kweli Greene , better known as Talib Kweli, is an American hip-hop artist and poet from Brooklyn, New York. His first name in Arabic means "student" or "seeker" ; his in Swahili means "true"...

 and Madlib

Madlib

Otis Jackson Jr. in Oxnard, California, known professionally as Madlib, is a Los Angeles-based DJ, multi-instrumentalist, rapper, and music producer...

. It was made available as a free download from Stones Throw's Rappcats website, and Kweli and Madlib's MySpace

MySpace

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 pages for the first week of 2007, beginning New Year's Eve 2007. It was removed about a week later. One cover for the album is an adaptation of a piece by guerrilla artist Banksy

Banksy

Banksy is a pseudonymous England-based graffiti artist, political activist, film director, and painter.His satirical street art and subversive epigrams combine irreverent dark humour with graffiti done in a distinctive stencilling technique...

, and an alternative cover (given away as a print-ready download) is a collage of Talib Kweli, a dollar sign, and the Statue of Liberty

Statue of Liberty

The Statue of Liberty is a colossal neoclassical sculpture on Liberty Island in New York Harbor, designed by Frédéric Bartholdi and dedicated on October 28, 1886...

.

Track listing

1. "The Show" - 2:21
2. "Funny Money" - 3:04
3. "Time Is Right" - 2:17
4. "Engine Running" (feat. Consequence
   Consequence (rapper)
   Dexter Mills , better known as Consequence, is an American rapper. He is the cousin of rapper Q-Tip of the hip hop group A Tribe Called Quest, and was formerly an affiliate of Kanye West's GOOD Music family. Consequence debuted in 1996 on A Tribe Called Quest's album Beats, Rhymes, and Life...
   
   ) - 3:39
5. "Over The Counter" - 4:05
6. "The Function" (feat. Strong Arm Steady
   Strong Arm Steady
   Strong Arm Steady, often referred to as SAS, is a rap/hip hop group in California's underground hip hop scene. As of December 2009, the act consists of members Mitchy Slick of San Diego, California, and Phil Da Agony and probably the most visually distinct member, Krondon, who is albinistic...
   
   ) - 4:09
7. "Happy Home" (feat. Candice Anderson) - 5:50
8. "Soul Music" (feat. Res) - 2:29
9. "What Can I Do" - 2:18

All tracks produced by Madlib, with vocals by Talib Kweli.

External links

• Rappcats website
• Talib Kweli Myspace
• Madlib Myspace