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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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Talib Kweli
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: October 3
Musician
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Rapper
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Brooklyn
New York
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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 think its man's nature to go to war and fight.
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I remember looking back on a photo of me... wearing a suit that was, like, two sizes too big for me. I think a lot of guys don't know what fits.
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Once you're signed to a label you compromise.
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To be honest, that whole exchange with Crunk Feminist actually made me write the song because I realize there's a lot of young women out there so hurt by the misogynistic images in hip-hop they paint it with such a broad brush stroke that they think anybody that defends hip-hop is defending misogyny.
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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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There just needs to be a gay rapper who's better than everybody. That's when that question will no longer be able to be asked.
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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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Hip-hop is a vehicle.
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My fans like to be romantic. I feel like I'm creating at least at the same level or even a higher level of creativity than I was at twenty-one. I've gotten better as an artist.
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If lyrics sold then truth be told/I'd probably be just as rich and famous as Jay-Z.
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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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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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I think once you're in the public eye, whether you're a boss, a teacher or whatever you do, that you're automatically in the position of role model. You have people looking up to you, so whether you choose to accept it or not is a different question.
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If you ain't using all the talents God provided you with For the betterment of Man, understand, You ain't nothing but a waste.
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When I met you it was magic... We polar opposites, but attracted like we was magnets.
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You can have your own opinion, but not your own facts.
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But Rawkus is integral to what I do, because the cats who started Rawkus are the first ones who really saw my vision, and gave me a platform to get it out there, so I'm definitely totally grateful for that.
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War is not civilized.
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You know, there's a lot of activism that doesn't deal with empowerment, and you have to empower yourself in order to be relevant to any type of struggle.
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