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But there's so many things in life like women, like children, like God and family that transcends the world of hip-hop.

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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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Transcends
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Family
Women
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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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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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