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The Beautiful Struggle is the second studio album by American rapper Talib Kweli. The album was released on September 28, 2004, by Rawkus Records and Geffen Records. The album features guest appearances such as Common, Faith Evans, Anthony Hamilton, Mary J. Blige and John Legend.

The Beautiful Struggle
Studio album by Talib Kweli
Released	September 28, 2004
Recorded	2003-2004
Genre	Alternative hip hop
Length	53:40
Label	Rawkus, Geffen
Producer	Hi-Tek, The Neptunes, Supa Dave West, Kanye West, Just Blaze, J. R. Rotem, Midi Mafia, Charlemagne, Tone Mason, Amadeus
Talib Kweli chronology
Quality (2002) The Beautiful Struggle (2004) Eardrum (2007)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	(66/100)[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Austin Chronicle	[3]
Entertainment Weekly	B[4]
The Guardian	[5]
HipHopDX	[6]
Pitchfork Media	(7.6/10)[7]
PopMatters	[8]
Robert Christgau	[9]
Spin	B+[1]
Vibe	[10]

The album featured production from Kanye West, The Neptunes, Supa Dave West, Just Blaze and Hi-Tek. The first single off the album, "I Try" featuring Mary J. Blige, was fairly popular as a music video, followed by the second single "Never Been In Love".

Track listing

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[11]

Sample Credits[11]

• "Around My Way" contains replayed elements of "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" by The Police.

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[11]

Chart positions

Chart (2004)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[12]	14
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[13]	3

References

External links

• The Beautiful Struggle at Metacritic

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