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Consider me the entity within the industry without a history of spitting the epitome of stupidity.
Talib Kweli
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Talib Kweli
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: October 3
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I ignored your aura but it grabbed me by the hand, like the moon pulled the tide, and the tide pulled the sand.
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Let me finish my music, and let me present it the way I want to present it. And then share it, put it online, do whatever you want to do after that.
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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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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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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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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 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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Hip-hop isn't as complex as a woman is.
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