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> [People didn't really take white rappers seriously until Eminem, because he was better than everybody. Like female emcees, you need to be like Lauryn Hill or Nicki Minaj or killing everything before somebody takes you seriously.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/talib-kweli/people-didn-t-really-take-white-rappers-seriously-until-eminem/)

[Talib Kweli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/talib-kweli/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c9/talib-kweli-1746_emcee_people-didn-t-really-take-white-rappers_1546179.png)

> [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 don't appreciate the honesty in the music, the beat can be fly as hell but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/talib-kweli/i-think-all-those-artists-are-artists-who-are-appreciated-because-you/)

[Talib Kweli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/talib-kweli/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a9/talib-kweli-1746_appreciate_i-think-all-those-artists-are-artists-wh_2138399.jpg)

## More by 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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/talib-kweli/by-the-time-you-get-into-other-kinds-of-music-r-b-country-or-whatever/)

[Talib Kweli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/talib-kweli/)

> [War is not civilized.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/talib-kweli/war-is-not-civilized/)

[Talib Kweli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/talib-kweli/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/talib-kweli/there-s-a-lot-of-activism-that-doesn-t-deal-with-empowerment-and-you/)

[Talib Kweli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/talib-kweli/)

> [The problem with our role is Americans live in a world of illusion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/talib-kweli/the-problem-with-our-role-is-americans-live-in-a-world-of-illusion/)

[Talib Kweli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/talib-kweli/)

> [Honestly, you have to take care of yourself. That's probably something I have learned on the road.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/talib-kweli/honestly-you-have-to-take-care-of-yourself-that-s-probably-something/)

[Talib Kweli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/talib-kweli/)

> [I remember looking back on a photo of me... wearing a suit that was, like, two sizes too big for me. I think a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/talib-kweli/i-remember-looking-back-on-a-photo-of-me-wearing-a-suit-that-was-like/)

[Talib Kweli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/talib-kweli/)

> [People can be inspired the way I've been inspired by music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/talib-kweli/people-can-be-inspired-the-way-i-ve-been-inspired-by-music/)

[Talib Kweli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/talib-kweli/)

> [You have to learn how to harness technology so you can use it for positive stuff without being disconnected from nature.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/talib-kweli/you-have-to-learn-how-to-harness-technology-so-you-can-use-it-for/)

[Talib Kweli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/talib-kweli/)

> [I call these rappers baby seals, cause they club you to death. I could call them Navy SEALs, cause they government feds.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/talib-kweli/i-call-these-rappers-baby-seals-cause-they-club-you-to-death-i-could/)

[Talib Kweli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/talib-kweli/)

> [You have to know when to be arrogant. You have to when to be humble. You have to know when to be hard and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/talib-kweli/you-have-to-know-when-to-be-arrogant-you-have-to-when-to-be-humble/)

[Talib Kweli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/talib-kweli/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/talib-kweli/the-only-way-for-me-to-be-an-artist-is-to-be-honest-in-my-craft-if-i/)

[Talib Kweli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/talib-kweli/i-like-the-fact-that-i-can-rep-new-york-but-my-style-does-not-i-m-not/)

[Talib Kweli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/talib-kweli/)

> [When you a man, action is whats expected, nothing is spoken on.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/talib-kweli/when-you-a-man-action-is-whats-expected-nothing-is-spoken-on/)

[Talib Kweli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/talib-kweli/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/talib-kweli/with-prisoner-of-conscience-the-focus-was-i-ve-worked-with-madlib/)

[Talib Kweli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/talib-kweli/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/talib-kweli/a-lot-of-these-people-these-program-directors-just-like-anybody-else/)

[Talib Kweli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/talib-kweli/)

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