With Prisoner of Conscience, the focus was - I've worked with Madlib, High Tech, Kanye West, J Dilla. I feel like I've… — Talib Kweli Copy Share Image
I feel like your city - with hip hop in particular, because we're always beating our chest and shouting where we're from… — 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 fans like to be romantic. I feel like I'm creating at least at the same level or even a higher level… — Talib Kweli Copy Share Image
My parents are my biggest influences. My parents and my city. Brooklyn, New York, New York City, the community I grew up.… — 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 feel like people mislead themselves when they tell themselves they're into me because of the lyrics. From my vantage point, people… — 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 Image
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 Image
Honestly, you have to take care of yourself. That's probably something I have learned on the road. — 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 think a… — Talib Kweli Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
