The beautiful thing about hip-hop is it's like an audio collage. You can take any form of music and do it in a hip-hop way and it'll be a hip-hop song. That's the only music you can do that with. Talib Kweli audiobeautifulcollage Change image and share on social
Before Eminem, the idea that there would be a white rapper that anybody would really check for was fantastic or amazing or impossible. Talib Kweli amazecheckeminem Change image and share on social
I think that I am seeing the Internet and seeing technology take and seeing how the work I do through music directly affects people's lives better than any politician I've ever met. Talib Kweli affectdirectlyhave Change image and share on social
But you have to be creative on how you sell yourself and market yourself. Talib Kweli creativemarketsell Change image and share on social
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. Talib Kweli compromiseeasyhear Change image and share on social
I take certain steps to make sure I'm relevant artistically. I always have new music and a reason to be on the road. I'm not just playing 'Get By' over and over. I have 12 albums. Talib Kweli albumartisticallymake Change image and share on social
I will never do a record without some sense of responsibility. Talib Kweli recordresponsibilitysense Change image and share on social
If you look at my career, doing albums with Norah Jones, Justin Timberlake, Gucci Mane and Lil Wayne or KRS-One and Jean Grae, I can't be pigeonholed. Talib Kweli albumcareergrae Change image and share on social
There's consciousness in my music, and my music comes from a conscious place. And when people say that, I certainly take it as a compliment. But my job, in terms of selling my music, is to be universal and to try to get it to everybody. Talib Kweli complimentconsciousconsciousness share on social
The materialism, the brashness, the misogyny - everything in hip-hop is amplified. Misogyny is a good example of something that is completely amplified in hip-hop. I do think there is more than enough of a balance, though, for fans who are willing to search it out. Talib Kweli amplifybalancebrashness share on social
