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Famous Talib Kweli Quotes
“We send young white boys to the Army. We're sending young black boys to the prisons.”
“I tour whether I have album out or not. I tour more than any other hip-hop artist.”
“Now people won't beat you up if you are gay; they might just talk behind your back.”
“Skip the religion and politics, head straight to the compassion. Everything else is a distraction.”
“The responsibility of an artist is to be honest with themselves.”
“I met Mos Def around that time but I didn't hook up with him until I was about 17 or 18.”
“But it becomes disrespectful when the artist's process is not respected.”
“The problem with our role is Americans live in a world of illusion.”
“And you know, art as commerce, doesn't really make too much sense, they don't go together.”
“But you have to be creative on how you sell yourself and market yourself.”
“I think hip hop is a dance music that's rebellious by nature.”
“The way I see it, if people truly love my music, they will support me in some way down the road.”
“Well if somebody's giving me a script, I'll consider it. But it's not something I'm chasing.”
“When I look at the arc of my career, my focus is on lyricism, right? I own that.”
“Young kids should be doing music that has shock value. They'll grow out of it.”