We've been branded 'the thinking man's hip-hop.' So the music's got to have some level of maturity. — Black Thought Copy Share Image
I started as a visual artist and I've always dealt with music in that same sort of way. — Black Thought Copy Share Image
You can always hear me breathing during my verses, but that breathing becomes part of the music. — Black Thought Copy Share Image
Commercial success won't come to us from a change in the music. It will gradually be the result of a change in… — Black Thought Copy Share Image
We record in the spirit of the Berry Gordy camp and Gamble & Huff, where people were writing up to a dozen… — Black Thought Copy Share Image
I work well within The Roots because I can let my music speak for itself while Ahmir does most of the press… — Black Thought Copy Share Image
For some music, lyrically, the best move is to keep it simple in what it is that you are saying, and just… — Black Thought Copy Share Image
What we do every day onstage, there's lights, there's lots of other musicians, there's an audience, there's a microphone and mic stands… — Black Thought Copy Share Image
There's a lot of terms we come up with for the music that we're making because we want something that's going to… — Black Thought Copy Share Image
I think the true artist - musician, dancer, writer, actor - a true artist is able to sort of articulate pain and… — Black Thought Copy Share Image
We are true to our name. We're somewhat beneath the surface, and I think well always be to a certain extent. — Black Thought Copy Share
Lots of people are saying that I shut down mumble rap in one 10-minute setting. But that wasn't my intention, because mumble rap -… — Black Thought Copy Share
For some music, lyrically, the best move is to keep it simple in what it is that you are saying, and just kind of… — Black Thought Copy Share
Anyone that I've ever worked with, it's not like I just meet you or someone throws us together for the sole purpose of coming… — Black Thought Copy Share
I think at the end of the day the diversity has served as a major... that's what has determined the difference between The Roots… — Black Thought Copy Share
It felt like a huge weight had been lifted off my shoulders the day I finally finished both verses for 'My Shot.' — Black Thought Copy Share
I remember when I was 15 or 16 years old, I couldn't imagine what life would be like past the age of 30, just… — Black Thought Copy Share
By the time I was, you know, 16 years old, I had done a lot of growing up. — Black Thought Copy Share
So in my personal opinion, I definitely feel like I'm a legendary emcee, and I also feel like we're a legendary brand, which is… — Black Thought Copy Share
We don't try to please everyone. Those older fans who expect something from The Roots are a tad more important to me than getting… — Black Thought Copy Share
You are an instrument if you understand your voice and how to use it - this sound, that sound and certain ranges and different… — Black Thought Copy Share
