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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.
Talib Kweli
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Talib Kweli
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: October 3
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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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I tour whether I have album out or not. I tour more than any other hip-hop artist.
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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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I look at the deejay thing as something - I'm good at it because I have my own music. I have enough rhythm to blend at this point.
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What is Norah Jones' style? Is it just the albums that we've heard? She has a rock group where she plays guitar in, downtown in New York, so do we really know her style?
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Let me finish my music, and let me present it the way I want to present it. And then share it, put it online, do whatever you want to do after that.
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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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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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I try to count the blessings rather than the problems.
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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 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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