234 Quotes by Talib Kweli

Young kids should be doing music that has shock value. They’ll grow out of it.

I’m at a loss for words. But even my loss is amplified.

I look at the deejay thing as a tier thing. If I’m not going to compete on that level, I’m just going to do it as a hobby.

There just needs to be a gay rapper who’s better than everybody. That’s when that question will no longer be able to be asked.

Homosexuality in hip-hop is an extension of homosexuality in the black community. The black community is very, very conservative when it comes to homosexuality, and I don’t mean conservative in the good way, like we’re saving money. I mean very intolerant.

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

Hip-hop isn’t as complex as a woman is.

You gave birth to a new sound like Donda West.

With Prisoner of Conscience, the focus was – I’ve worked with Madlib, High Tech, Kanye West, J Dilla. I feel like I’ve worked with some of the greatest of all time. That’s been overlooked. That’s been overshadowed by the weight of the lyrics.