That's what hip-hop is: It's sociology and English put to a beat, you know. — 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
A true artist does not depend on radio for success. A true fan does not let radio determine what they support — Talib Kweli Copy Share Image
But there's so many things in life like women, like children, like God and family that transcends the world of hip-hop. — Talib Kweli Copy Share Image
Before Eminem, the idea that there would be a white rapper that anybody would really check for was fantastic or amazing or… — Talib Kweli Copy Share Image
I'd like to work with Outkast, I'd like to work with RZA, I'd like to work with Timbaland, York, a whole bunch… — Talib Kweli Copy Share Image
I started rapping because I wanted people to hear what I have to say, I want as many people to hear me… — Talib Kweli Copy Share Image
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
Nowadays rap artists coming half-hearted, Commercial like pop, or underground like black markets. Where were you the day hip-hop died? Is it… — 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
There just needs to be a gay rapper. He doesn't have to be flamboyant, just a rapper who identifies as gay -… — Talib Kweli Copy Share Image
People didn't really take white rappers seriously until Eminem, because he was better than everybody. Like female emcees, you need to be… — 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
By the time you get into other kinds of music - R&B, country, or whatever - it becomes something that's romantic. It… — 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
The way I feel about Crunk Feminists. Here you have a bunch of bloggers who are not even quoting any feminists' works… — Talib Kweli Copy Share Image
I see that happening with hip hop purists now. Where you have an artist like a Kendrick [Lamar] or a Drake, who… — Talib Kweli Copy Share Image
If I focus on being an activist and my job is to be a rapper, I'm not going to be as good… — Talib Kweli Copy Share Image
It doesn't get any more underground, conscious or indie than Macklemore, Ryan Lewis, but because they got a couple of really big… — Talib Kweli Copy Share Image
I not only wanted to showcase lyrical skills but also continue to drop knowledge on the hiphop community. Im looking to elevate… — Talib Kweli Copy Share Image
Just because someone has great content doesn't mean you like them as a rapper. — Talib Kweli Copy Share Image
Hopefully, we learn to appreciate hip-hop here so that it doesn't go the way of jazz. — Talib Kweli Copy Share Image
There just needs to be a gay rapper who's better than everybody. That's when that question will no longer be able to… — 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
You see somebody rapping and you're like, "Nah, my cousin can do that." You're spoiled by the experience. Overseas, it's still something… — Talib Kweli Copy Share Image
What's more condescending and corny than someone telling you how much more money they have than you and telling you basically, 'I… — Talib Kweli Copy Share Image
Being called a conscious rapper is quite a compliment. It's a great thing to be. But as an artist, my nature is… — Talib Kweli Copy Share Image
Hip hop is at its essence a folk music, because it speaks the language that people are still speaking at ground zero,… — Talib Kweli Copy Share Image
Unfortunately hip-hop is so competitive that in order for fringe groups to get in, you gotta be better than whoever's the best.… — 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
Homosexuality in hip-hop is an extension of homosexuality in the black community. The black community is very, very conservative when it comes… — Talib Kweli Copy Share Image
Hip hop has always been, for us, for artists who are pure to the craft - any place overseas, whether it's Australia,… — 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
![“I see that happening with hip hop purists now. Where you have an artist like a Kendrick [Lamar] or a Drake, who are really trying different things emotionally, different things musically, and on a mainstream level. And you have underground hip hop fans dissing it, for the simple fact that it's…” quote by Talib Kweli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/b42/talib-kweli-1746_art_i-see-that-happening-with-hip-hop-purist_406198.jpg)
