“The media isn't only asleep; it doesn't want to know this news, that the people are revolting, in the very best sense of the term, revolting against the thieves in high places and reaching out to each other, which is our great strength.” PeopleKnowsWantTermMediaNewsReachingReach OutThievesHigh Places Author:Jim Hightower
“With Prisoner of Conscience, the focus was - I've worked with Madlib, High Tech, Kanye West, J Dilla. I feel like I've worked with some of the greatest of all time. That's been overlooked. That's been overshadowed by the weight of the lyrics.” FeelsFocusConscienceWeightWestAll TimePrisonerOverlooked Author:Talib Kweli
“Hip hop is at its essence a folk music, because it speaks the language that people are still speaking at ground zero, it speaks the language that people speak on the streets.” PeopleStillsSpeakLanguageStreetsMusic IsEssenceFolksHip HopHipsHopsZeroFolk MusicGround Zero Author:Talib Kweli
“By the time you get into other kinds of music - R&B, country, or whatever - it becomes something that's romantic. It becomes something unattainable. Never-ending undying love. And in hip hop, we're still taking direct inspiration.” KindStillsCountryInspirationDirectHip HopHipsHopsNever EndingUnattainableUndying Love Author:Talib Kweli
“As far as my New York influence, one thing I'm proud of in my career is, I rep Brooklyn, New York all day. But people don't look at my music as New York music. People consider my music underground music.” PeopleLooksCareersOne ThingInfluenceNew YorkProudBrooklynBrooklyn New YorkUnderground Music Author:Talib Kweli
“I like the fact that I can rep New York, but my style does not - I'm not trapped in a New York thing. I can do art songs with other artists and it's seamless.” DoeArtI CanFactsArtistSongCan DoStyleNew YorkTrappedSeamless Author:Talib Kweli
“Hip hop has always been, for us, for artists who are pure to the craft - any place overseas, whether it's Australia, any place in Asia, Germany, Africa, it becomes something where you can still go and work. Hip hop is an import culture. We're spoiled by it here. It's homegrown.” StillsArtistCulturePureHip HopCraftsHipsGermanyHopsAustraliaAsiaSpoiledImportsHomegrown Author:Talib Kweli
“You see somebody rapping and you're like, "Nah, my cousin can do that." You're spoiled by the experience. Overseas, it's still something that people can appreciate.” PeopleStillsCan DoAppreciateRapCousinSpoiledMy Cousin Author:Talib Kweli
“Keeping perspective and being happy and being energetic and being creative - that's all tied to being healthy.” CreativePerspectiveHealthyTiedBe CreativeEnergetic Author:Wayne Coyne
“Hopefully, we learn to appreciate hip-hop here so that it doesn't go the way of jazz.” WayAppreciateJazzHip HopHopefullyHipsHopsLearn To Appreciate Author:Talib Kweli