Dionne Warwick vs Mos Def

Sample Corner:

Artist: Dionne Warwick
Track Title: Anyone Who Had a Heart
Album Name: Anyone Who Had a Heart (7”)
Release Year: 1963



Hip Hop Corner:

Artist: Mos Def (feat. Talib Kweli)
Track Title: Know That
Album Name: Black on Both Sides
Release Year: 1999
Producer: Ayatollah

Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson vs Hip Hop

Sample Corner:

Artist: Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson
Track Title: We Almost Lost Detroit
Album Name: Bridges
Release Year: 1977



Hip Hop Corner:

Artist: Grand Puba
Track Title: Keep On
Album Name: 2000
Release Year: 1995
Producer: Chris Liggio



Artist: Black Star
Track Title: Brown Skin Lady
Album Name: Mos Def & Talib Kweli are Black Star
Release Year: 1998
Producer: J. Rawls



Artist: Common
Track Title: The People
Album Name: Finding Forever
Release Year: 2007
Producer: Kanye West



Artist: MF Doom aka Metal Fingers
Track Title: Camphor
Album Name: Special Herbs, Vols. 7 & 8
Release Year: 2007
Producer: MF Doom

Al Green vs Talib Kweli

Sample Corner:

Artist: Al Green
Track Title: Simply Beautiful
Album Name: I’m Still In Love with You
Release Year: 1972


Hip Hop Corner:

Artist: Talib Kweli
Track Title: Good to You
Album Name: Quality
Release Year: 2002
Producer: Kanye West

The Chi-Lites vs Talib Kweli

Sample corner:

Artist: The Chi-Lites
Track’s title: I Never Had It So Good
Album’s name: Chi-Lites
Release year: 1973

Hip Hop corner:

Artist: Talib Kweli (feat. Black Thought & Pharoahe Monch)
Track’s title: Guerrilla Monsoon
Album’s name: Quality
Release year: 2002
Produced by: Kanye West

David Porter vs Talib Kweli and Madlib

Sample corner:

Artist: David Porter
Track’s title: Funny Money
Album’s name: Sweat & Love
Release year: 1973

Hip Hop corner:

Artist: Talib Kweli and Madlib
Track’s title: Funny Money
Album’s name: Liberation
Release year: 2007
Produced by: Madlib