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Life is a beautiful struggle.
Talib Kweli
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Talib Kweli
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: October 3
Musician
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Brooklyn
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My rhymes are like shot clocks, interstate cops and blood clots, my point is your flow gets stopped.
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Once you're signed to a label you compromise.
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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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I listened to a mind joint, and I wanted to do my own version of it, and what you hear on my mixtape is my take on what the whole CD sounds like.
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You can have your own opinion, but not your own facts.
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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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Hip-hop isn't as complex as a woman is.
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It doesn't get any more underground, conscious or indie than Macklemore, Ryan Lewis, but because they got a couple of really big pop hits, actually some of the biggest pop hits that hip-hop has ever seen, people are missing that part of their story. People are not counting that blessing.
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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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I try to count the blessings rather than the problems.
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A flower that grow in the ghetto know more about survival than the one from fresh meadows.
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