234 Quotes by Talib Kweli

Ain't nobody making music to not be heard and the easiest way to be heard is to be on the radio, but you should never compromise who you are, your values or your morals.

My musical influence is really from my father. He was a DJ in college. My parents met at New York University. So he listened to, you know, Motown, and he listened to Bob Dylan. He listened to Grateful Dead and Rolling Stones, but he also listened to reggae music. And he collected vinyl.

And you know, art as commerce, doesn't really make too much sense, they don't go together.

People didn't really take white rappers seriously until Eminem, because he was better than everybody. Like female emcees, you need to be like Lauryn Hill or Nicki Minaj or killing everything before somebody takes you seriously.

Before Eminem, the idea that there would be a white rapper that anybody would really check for was fantastic or amazing or impossible.

Even an independent label is looking for a hit, they're not looking for a record that's not gonna do well.

You gotta eat right, you gotta have healthy habits, you know, and balance out your decadence with a healthy lifestyle during the day.

Hip-hop is a vehicle.

I think its man's nature to go to war and fight.