The only way for me to be an artist is to be honest in my craft. If I veer from that, I'm… — Talib Kweli Copy Share Image
Ain't nobody making music to not be heard and the easiest way to be heard is to be on the radio, but… — Talib Kweli Copy Share Image
My fondest memories were watching the Beastie Boys get prepped to come on stage. They had a lot of antics and they… — 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
Hopefully, we learn to appreciate hip-hop here so that it doesn't go the way of jazz. — Talib Kweli Copy Share Image
Let me finish my music, and let me present it the way I want to present it. And then share it, put… — Talib Kweli Copy Share Image
The way I see it, if people truly love my music, they will support me in some way down the road. — 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
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
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
