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The most important time in history is - NOW - the present, So count your blessings cause time can't define the essence.

Talib Kweli

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Talib Kweli
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: October 3
Musician
Poet
Rapper
Singer
Songwriter
Brooklyn
New York
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