Music is not an exact science so depending on the time and the mode and the energy when we do it that… — Talib Kweli Copy Share Image
Even an independent label is looking for a hit, they're not looking for a record that's not gonna do well. — Talib Kweli Copy Share Image
Let me finish my music, and let me present it the way I want to present it. And then share it, put… — Talib Kweli Copy Share Image
I like the fact that I can rep New York, but my style does not - I'm not trapped in a New… — Talib Kweli Copy Share Image
I think the line is where you're in the studio, you're creating. That belongs to you as an artist. Nothing should taint… — Talib Kweli Copy Share Image
I'm not an artist that has a big, huge radio record that's going to be on BET. I'm not, at this point,… — Talib Kweli Copy Share Image
The beautiful thing about hip-hop is it's like an audio collage. You can take any form of music and do it in… — Talib Kweli Copy Share Image
To be honest, that whole exchange with Crunk Feminist actually made me write the song because I realize there's a lot of… — Talib Kweli Copy Share Image
I have enough rhythm to blend at this point. I have enough rhythm to blend one song into another. But man, I… — Talib Kweli Copy Share Image
"Art Imitates life," of course, is that phrase by Oscar Wilde. I called that song "Art Imitates Life" because Oh No was… — Talib Kweli Copy Share Image
When I'm in the studio, I'm strictly thinking about the beats, the rhymes and the song. The decision I make once the… — Talib Kweli Copy Share Image
I think hip-hop is no more misogynistic than America is as a society. I just think hip-hop is a lot more brash,… — Talib Kweli Copy Share Image
Jazz is the greatest American art form and our greatest export. We don't pay attention to the youth of jazz, don't stoke… — Talib Kweli Copy Share Image
My musical influence is really from my father. He was a DJ in college. My parents met at New York University. So… — Talib Kweli Copy Share Image
As far as being on a major label, some labels get it and get what they have to do, and some labels… — Talib Kweli Copy Share Image
By the time you get into other kinds of music - R&B, country, or whatever - it becomes something that's romantic. It becomes something… — Talib Kweli Copy Share
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… — Talib Kweli Copy Share
Honestly, you have to take care of yourself. That's probably something I have learned on the road. — Talib Kweli Copy Share
I remember looking back on a photo of me... wearing a suit that was, like, two sizes too big for me. I think a… — Talib Kweli Copy Share
You have to learn how to harness technology so you can use it for positive stuff without being disconnected from nature. — Talib Kweli Copy Share
I call these rappers baby seals, cause they club you to death. I could call them Navy SEALs, cause they government feds. — Talib Kweli Copy Share
You have to know when to be arrogant. You have to when to be humble. You have to know when to be hard and… — Talib Kweli Copy Share
The only way for me to be an artist is to be honest in my craft. If I veer from that, I'm not giving… — Talib Kweli Copy Share
I like the fact that I can rep New York, but my style does not - I'm not trapped in a New York thing.… — Talib Kweli Copy Share
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… — Talib Kweli Copy Share
A lot of these people, these program directors, just like anybody else in the world, even though they're supposed to be leaders in the… — Talib Kweli Copy Share
