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I have such respect for the art of deejaying. I hesitate to even call myself a deejay.
Talib Kweli
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Talib Kweli
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: October 3
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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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I try to count the blessings rather than the problems.
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Harry Belafonte hit me to the Dream Defenders and I liked what they were about. When I asked them how I could help their movement, they said, You can help by coming down here you can tweet.
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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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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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No one likes to be treated like people in minority communities. What it's saying is that because you're poor, because you live in a neighborhood that deals with oppressed conditions, you deserve to be treated like a criminal. In our Constitution it says you have the right to live without illegal search and seizure.
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Well if somebody's giving me a script, I'll consider it. But it's not something I'm chasing.
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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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You can have your own opinion, but not your own facts.
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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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