9th Wonder - Indie 500

Two of Hip Hop's most cherished icons, Talib Kweli and 9th Wonder have come together to create what undoubtedly will go down as an instantly classic album. Indie 500 features an all-star supporting cast, including Problem, Slug (of Atmosphere), Rapsody, Pharaoh Monch, Brother Ali, Hi-Tek, NIKO IS and more. 9th Wonder has established himself as hip hop's top educator, working as a professor at Harvard, Duke and North Carolina Central University, while Talib Kweli has become one of hip hop's most vocal and respected voices, who appears regularly on news outlets such as CNN and programs like HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher. A collaboration between Kweli and 9th almost seemed to make perfect sense, but Indie 500 represents even more to the artists. "I've always been a fan of collectives, like Native Tongues and the Dungeon Family," explains Kweli. "Indie 500 is a tribute to the spirit of unity exemplified by some of great hip hop artists that influenced us."