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Talib Kweli will release his fourth official solo album, Ear Drum, on July 24 via Warner Bros. and his own Blacksmith Music. The album features production contributions from Kanye West, Madlib, frequent Kweli collaborator Hi-Tek, and will.i.am., and there are vocal guest spots from UGK, Norah Jones, and semi-recent Blacksmith signee Jean Grae.

In typical rap-release style, Ear Drum does not yet have a tracklist, though a few song titles include first single "Hot Thing", "Soon the New Day" (the Norah Jones collaboration), and the will.i.am-produced, Jean Grae-featuring "Say Something". Eager ears may stream the latter track below.

We sincerely hope that Ear Drum does not go the way of Kweli's buddy Mos Def's most recent album.

Kweli also guests on the recently released Sa-Ra album The Hollywood Recordings, out now on Babygrande. And he will perform at NYC's Highline Ballroom on May 18.