I think people are into me because of my music choices and my musicality. — Talib Kweli Copy Share Image
I remember looking back on a photo of me... wearing a suit that was, like, two sizes too big for me. I… — Talib Kweli Copy Share Image
I don't think that early hip hop stood out to be a social critique. A lot of fans of mine think that… — 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
A lot of these people, these program directors, just like anybody else in the world, even though they're supposed to be leaders… — Talib Kweli Copy Share Image
I think the biggest problem in our country is mass incarceration and the prison-industrial complex. From the Rockefeller drug laws to stand… — 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 think once you're in the public eye, whether you're a boss, a teacher or whatever you do, that you're automatically in… — Talib Kweli Copy Share Image
The materialism, the brashness, the misogyny - everything in hip-hop is amplified. Misogyny is a good example of something that is completely… — 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
Crunk Feminist Collective, I think, is a noble endeavor, and any group of young women coming together to uplift women, especially being… — Talib Kweli Copy Share Image
So I think hip-hop is moving and is going to continue to move in the direction of rappers just being honest with… — Talib Kweli Copy Share Image
I feel like I have way more resources, way more experience. I'm better. But my fans romanticize the earlier stuff, and I… — Talib Kweli Copy Share Image
I think all those artists are artists who are appreciated because you believe their words and you appreciate their honesty in their… — 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
