Right_About_Now:_The_Official_Sucka_Free_Mix_CD

<i>Right About Now: The Official Sucka Free Mix CD</i>

Right About Now: The Official Sucka Free Mix CD

2005 mixtape / Studio album by Talib Kweli

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.[13] The album sold 16,000 copies in its first week of release, debuting at #113 on the Billboard 200.[14]

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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.[15]

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    Robson, Britt (November 27, 2005). "Talib Kweli, Selling Himself Short". The Washington Post. Retrieved 5 February 2011.
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    Harris, Chris (November 30, 2005). "System Of A Down Make It A Double With Chart-Topping Hypnotize". MTV. Retrieved 5 February 2011.
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    "One Minute Pop Song by Ben Kweller". YouTube. 11 September 2006. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 5 February 2011.
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