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 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. Sample Credits "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. Mark Batson – piano , keyboards Steve Baughman – mixing Elizabeth "Yummy" Bingham – additional vocals Mary J. Blige – featured artist Tom Brick – mastering David Brown – engineer Charlemagne – producer Andrew Coleman – engineer Common – featured artist Dave Dar – engineer , mixing , co-executive producer Dion – additional vocals Faith Evans – featured artist , additional vocals Brian Garten – engineer Anthony Hamilton – featured artist Hi-Tek – producer and engineer Chad Hugo – producer Jun Ishizeki – assistant engineer Glen Jeffries – guitar Just Blaze – producer Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton – mixing J.R. – producer , additional keyboards Krondon – additional vocals Talib Kweli – main artist, executive producer John Legend – featured artist Alan Mason – vocal engineer for Mary J. Blige Midi Mafia – producers Tiffany Mynon – additional vocals Jamia Simone Nash – additional vocals Olivia Charnae Nash – additional vocals Axel Niehaus – mixing Bob Power – mixing Res – featured artist , additional vocals Justin Shturtz – assistant engineer Corey Smyth – executive producer Spacey T – guitar Phil Tan – mixing Alex Thomas – additional vocals Antwan "Amadeus" Thompson – producer Tone Mason – producer Kanye West – producer Supa Dave West – producer Pharrell Williams – producer and additional vocals Dave Young – additional vocals Anthony Zeller – assistant engineer , mixing assistant Chart positions References External links Talib Kweli albums 2004 albums Rawkus Records albums Albums produced by Kanye West Albums produced by Just Blaze Albums produced by Midi Mafia Albums produced by the Neptunes Albums produced by J. R. Rotem Albums produced by Hi-Tek Albums produced by Tone Mason