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Ain't nobody making music to not be heard and the easiest way to be heard is to be on the radio, but you should never compromise who you are, your values or your morals.
Talib Kweli
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Talib Kweli
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: October 3
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I look at the deejay thing as a tier thing. If I'm not going to compete on that level, I'm just going to do it as a hobby.
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You have to know when to be arrogant. You have to when to be humble. You have to know when to be hard and you have to know when to be soft.
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A flower that grow in the ghetto know more about survival than the one from fresh meadows.
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It’s very seductive to focus on what you don’t like as opposed to celebrating all that it is that you do.
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I try to count the blessings rather than the problems.
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Even an independent label is looking for a hit, they're not looking for a record that's not gonna do well.
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Skip the religion and politics, head straight to the compassion. Everything else is a distraction.
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What is Norah Jones' style? Is it just the albums that we've heard? She has a rock group where she plays guitar in, downtown in New York, so do we really know her style?
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I remember looking back on a photo of me... wearing a suit that was, like, two sizes too big for me. I think a lot of guys don't know what fits.
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Hip hop has always been, for us, for artists who are pure to the craft - any place overseas, whether it's Australia, any place in Asia, Germany, Africa, it becomes something where you can still go and work. Hip hop is an import culture. We're spoiled by it here. It's homegrown.
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I'm not looking to set a standard... but, I believe I have offered a challenge to others with my work.
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Who you? Your name smaller than fine grains in couscous It's the highest calibre, your calibre is deuce deuce
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When you have a voice and a platform and you know better, it becomes your moral obligation to support that community. And by extension, you're supporting your family.
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Music is not an exact science so depending on the time and the mode and the energy when we do it that will determine what happens with it.
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