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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Just because someone has great content doesn't mean you like them as a rapper. — 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
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
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
