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A flower that grow in the ghetto know more about survival than the one from fresh meadows.
Talib Kweli
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Talib Kweli
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: October 3
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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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