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Yasiin Bey Stopped Talib Kweli From Taking A Break From Music
Yasiin Bey Stopped Talib Kweli From Taking A Break From Music
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Talib Kweli on Kanye West: "He's Putting Targets on Our Backs" By Supporting Donald Trump

Talib Kweli at A3C 2018 Photo Credit: Shaughn Cooper

Talib not letting Kanye off the hook.

Talib Kweliis not one to bite his tongue. Do you need proof? Check out his Twitter page, where, on almost a daily basis, he could be found arguing with trolls and far right Donald Trump supporters.

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On Wednesday, January 2nd, Kweli got in a quick spat with what seems to be an account supporting conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. (The account has since been suspended.) Kweli took a piece of that exchange and put it on his Instagram account.

In the caption, Kweli wrote: "this is why what @kanyewest is doing on @twitter is so dangerous. He's putting targets on our backs.."

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Of course, Kweli is referring to Kanye's latest series of tweets, where he, again, sent his support for President Donald Trump:

Back in October, Kweli revealed that he was working on an album with 'Ye before he went full MAGA. Obviously, it seems like that album is still on hold.