--- title: "1 Eminem Quotes By Talib Kweli" description: "1 Eminem quotes by Talib Kweli. Plus more from Talib Kweli and more Eminem sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb3/talib-kweli-1746_amazing_before-eminem-the-idea-that-there-would_1832394.png" --- > [Before Eminem, the idea that there would be a white rapper that anybody would really check for was fantastic or amazing or impossible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/talib-kweli/before-eminem-the-idea-that-there-would-be-a-white-rapper-that/) [Talib Kweli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/talib-kweli/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb3/talib-kweli-1746_amazing_before-eminem-the-idea-that-there-would_1832394.png) ## Other authors on Eminem ## 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/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/eminem/talib-kweli/#itemlist", "name": "1 Eminem Quotes By Talib Kweli", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Before Eminem, the idea that there would be a white rapper that anybody would really check for was fantastic or amazing or impossible.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Talib Kweli" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/talib-kweli/before-eminem-the-idea-that-there-would-be-a-white-rapper-that/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb3/talib-kweli-1746_amazing_before-eminem-the-idea-that-there-would_1832394.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb3/talib-kweli-1746_amazing_before-eminem-the-idea-that-there-would_1832394.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb3/talib-kweli-1746_amazing_before-eminem-the-idea-that-there-would_1832394.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Before Eminem, the idea that there would be a white rapper that anybody would really check for was fantastic…” — Talib Kweli", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/eminem/talib-kweli/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/eminem/talib-kweli/", "name": "Eminem Quotes by Talib Kweli", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/eminem/talib-kweli/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb3/talib-kweli-1746_amazing_before-eminem-the-idea-that-there-would_1832394.png" }, "description": "1 Eminem quotes by Talib Kweli. 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