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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.

Talib Kweli

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Talib Kweli
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: October 3
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Brooklyn
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So I just had to step up how I was doing it and the moment that I stepped up and the moment I focused all my energy on that is when things started to happen. So there's a direct relationship between my inspiration and my output.
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