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I think people are into me because of my music choices and my musicality.
Talib Kweli
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Talib Kweli
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: October 3
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It’s very seductive to focus on what you don’t like as opposed to celebrating all that it is that you do.
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I met Mos Def around that time but I didn't hook up with him until I was about 17 or 18.
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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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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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I try to count the blessings rather than the problems.
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The problem with our role is Americans live in a world of illusion.
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Ain't nobody making music to not be heard and the easiest way to be heard is to be on the radio, but you should never compromise who you are, your values or your morals.
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I think hip hop is a dance music that's rebellious by nature.
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You have to know when to be arrogant. You have to when to be humble. You have to know when to be hard and you have to know when to be soft.
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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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Truthfully I wanna rhyme like common senseNext best thing I do a record with common sense
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Everybody could write, deejay, rap. Everybody could do it all.
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I will never do a record without some sense of responsibility.
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Hip-hop isn't as complex as a woman is.
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When you have a voice and a platform and you know better, it becomes your moral obligation to support that community. And by extension, you're supporting your family.
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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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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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The materialism, the brashness, the misogyny - everything in hip-hop is amplified. Misogyny is a good example of something that is completely amplified in hip-hop. I do think there is more than enough of a balance, though, for fans who are willing to search it out.
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