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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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Talib Kweli
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: October 3
Musician
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Brooklyn
New York
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Being called a conscious rapper is quite a compliment. It's a great thing to be. But as an artist, my nature is to not be in a box.
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Life is a beautiful struggle.
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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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My parents are my biggest influences. My parents and my city. Brooklyn, New York, New York City, the community I grew up. I don't feel like I'm special in that. I feel like that's everybody.
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They ask me what I'm writing for - I'm writing to show you what we're fighting for.
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Hip-hop is a vehicle.
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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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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'm at a loss for words. But even my loss is amplified.
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I don't care if Rick Ross is 40 years old -- he's a misguided 40-year-old person.
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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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So I just had to step up how I was doing it and the moment that I stepped up and the moment I focused all my energy on that is when things started to happen. So there's a direct relationship between my inspiration and my output.
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I will never do a record without some sense of responsibility.
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I have enough rhythm to blend at this point. I have enough rhythm to blend one song into another. But man, I have such respect for the art of deejaying. I hesitate to even call myself a deejay.
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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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As far as being on a major label, some labels get it and get what they have to do, and some labels don't. I don't think the label I'm on necessarily gets it, but I think over time they're gonna have to.
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I support the idea that artists have to make a stand. I'm with that - you're putting the discussion on the table and you're letting people know. You're being brave as an artist and responsible to the community.
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A true artist does not depend on radio for success. A true fan does not let radio determine what they support
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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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