We don't try to please everyone. Those older fans who expect something from The Roots are a tad more important to me… — Black Thought Copy Share Image
There probably won't be an animated The Roots or Black Thought as there was, say, an animated Michael Jackson when 'The Jackson… — Black Thought Copy Share Image
As we get further into our career we're figuring out how to become more efficient as artists, and doing so many different… — Black Thought Copy Share Image
I'm in great company and some may say that the underexposure has added to my allure and the staying power of me… — Black Thought Copy Share Image
So in my personal opinion, I definitely feel like I'm a legendary emcee, and I also feel like we're a legendary brand,… — Black Thought Copy Share Image
I think at the end of the day the diversity has served as a major... that's what has determined the difference between… — Black Thought Copy Share Image
The Roots - we signed our first record deal when I was about 19 years old. — Black Thought Copy Share Image
The difference between a Black Thought album and a Roots album is the texture, the instrumentation. — Black Thought Copy Share Image
Although there are people who regard 'Do You Want More?!!!??!' as our first major release, I think 'Things Fall Apart' was the… — Black Thought Copy Share Image
I work well within The Roots because I can let my music speak for itself while Ahmir does most of the press… — Black Thought Copy Share Image
I've become a functioning cog in the machine called The Roots, but in my youth I was comin' from a more braggadocious,… — Black Thought Copy Share Image
Something that is funny, that I use sometimes if I'm doing comedy, is the fact that I'm now often mistaken for the… — Black Thought Copy Share Image
Passyunk Productions is our film & tv production company. The name comes from a street in Philly, Passyunk Avenue, where the concept… — Black Thought Copy Share Image
We are true to our name. We're somewhat beneath the surface, and I think well always be to a certain extent. — Black Thought Copy Share Image
We usually overrecord. Then we boil it down to the cream of the cream. — Black Thought Copy Share Image
Lots of people are saying that I shut down mumble rap in one 10-minute setting. But that wasn't my intention, because mumble rap -… — Black Thought Copy Share Image
For some music, lyrically, the best move is to keep it simple in what it is that you are saying, and just kind of… — Black Thought Copy Share Image
Anyone that I've ever worked with, it's not like I just meet you or someone throws us together for the sole purpose of coming… — Black Thought Copy Share Image
I think at the end of the day the diversity has served as a major... that's what has determined the difference between The Roots… — Black Thought Copy Share Image
It felt like a huge weight had been lifted off my shoulders the day I finally finished both verses for 'My Shot.' — Black Thought Copy Share Image
I remember when I was 15 or 16 years old, I couldn't imagine what life would be like past the age of 30, just… — Black Thought Copy Share Image
By the time I was, you know, 16 years old, I had done a lot of growing up. — Black Thought Copy Share Image
