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There are staples to my show. I have to be conscious about switching things up because I know people who saw me last year will say, 'He did that last time.' But if certain things work, they work.

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Talib Kweli
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: October 3
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Skip the religion and politics, head straight to the compassion. Everything else is a distraction.
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There just needs to be a gay rapper who's better than everybody. That's when that question will no longer be able to be asked.
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I have a luxury of people coming to see me whether I play for the crowd or not. I don't take that lightly.
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Well if somebody's giving me a script, I'll consider it. But it's not something I'm chasing.
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If lyrics sold then truth be told/I'd probably be just as rich and famous as Jay-Z.
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Hip-hop is a vehicle.
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They hope for the Apocalypse like a self-fulfilling prophecy Tell me when do we stop it? Do they ask you your religion before you rent an apartment? Is the answer burning Korans so that we can defend Islamics?
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I have such respect for the art of deejaying. I hesitate to even call myself a deejay.
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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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Fortunately, artists can live off their works, if you're creative at how you do it. If you just depend on the videos and the radio, you're at a loss.
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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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