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84 quotes by Talib Kweli

Talib Kweli Greene (born October 3, 1975) is an American hip hop recording artist from Brooklyn, New York City, New York. Kweli also earned recognition through his work with fellow Brooklyn-bred rapper Mos Def, in East Coast hip hop group Black Star, as they are collectively known.
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So I think hip-hop is moving and is going to continue to move in the direction of rappers just being honest with themselves, whether you're... →

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Skip the religion and politics, head straight to the compassion. Everything else is a distraction.

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You have to know when to be arrogant. You have to when to be humble. You have to know when to be hard and you have to know when to be soft.

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My musical influence is really from my father. He was a DJ in college. My parents met at New York University. So he listened to, you know, Motown... →

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The beautiful thing about hip-hop is it's like an audio collage. You can take any form of music and do it in a hip-hop way and it'll be a... →

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There's a lot of activism that doesn't deal with empowerment, and you have to empower yourself in order to be relevant to any type of... →

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You gotta eat right, you gotta have healthy habits, you know, and balance out your decadence with a healthy lifestyle during the day.

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I think once you're in the public eye, whether you're a boss, a teacher or whatever you do, that you're automatically in the position of... →

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If I'm performing with a DJ, it's all on me to draw the energy. I like the camaraderie of a band.

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I think all those artists are artists who are appreciated because you believe their words and you appreciate their honesty in their music. If you... →

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Hip-hop isn't as complex as a woman is.

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The responsibility of an artist is to be honest with themselves.

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I remember looking back on a photo of me... wearing a suit that was, like, two sizes too big for me. I think a lot of guys don't know what fits.

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