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The problem with our role is Americans live in a world of illusion.
Talib Kweli
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Talib Kweli
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: October 3
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I was kind of just too lazy to take my money out of the bank until I saw how Citi Bank responded to Occupy Wall Street.
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When I met you it was magic... We polar opposites, but attracted like we was magnets.
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And you know, art as commerce, doesn't really make too much sense, they don't go together.
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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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I like collaboration because, first of all, I'm good at writing lyrics. I don't know how to make beats. I don't play instruments. I'm not a good singer. So even when you see a solo album of mine, it's still a collaboration.
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