At exactly which point do you start to realize, that life without knowledge is death in disguise.

Quote by Talib Kweli

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

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

But you have to be creative on how you sell yourself and market yourself.

But you have to be creative on how you sell yourself and market yourself.

I will never do a record without some sense of responsibility.

I will never do a record without some sense of responsibility.

I think all those artists are artists who are appreciated because you believe their words...

I think all those artists are artists who are appreciated because you believe their words...

Saying nigga just to keep our teeth white, like Paul Mooney. Fighting spiritual wars, like...

Saying nigga just to keep our teeth white, like Paul Mooney. Fighting spiritual wars, like...

I call these rappers baby seals, cause they club you to death. I could call...

I call these rappers baby seals, cause they club you to death. I could call...

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

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

Those who trade in their freedom for their protection deserve neither.

Those who trade in their freedom for their protection deserve neither.

So I think hip-hop is moving and is going to continue to move in the...

So I think hip-hop is moving and is going to continue to move in the...

People consider Black Star a great album, and I think it's a classic album. But...

People consider Black Star a great album, and I think it's a classic album. But...

Well if somebody's giving me a script, I'll consider it. But it's not something I'm...

Well if somebody's giving me a script, I'll consider it. But it's not something I'm...

I not only wanted to showcase lyrical skills but also continue to drop knowledge on...

I not only wanted to showcase lyrical skills but also continue to drop knowledge on...

It was explainin' how you was waitin', for somethin' amazin'. Like when it come out...

It was explainin' how you was waitin', for somethin' amazin'. Like when it come out...

Or is it the mind state thats ill, creating crime rates to fill the new...

Or is it the mind state thats ill, creating crime rates to fill the new...

So I just had to step up how I was doing it and the moment...

So I just had to step up how I was doing it and the moment...

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

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

You gotta fast forward just to catch what i said. I say some shit like...

You gotta fast forward just to catch what i said. I say some shit like...

Hip-hop is a vehicle.

Hip-hop is a vehicle.

Its a paradox we call reality, so keeping it real will make you a casualty...

Its a paradox we call reality, so keeping it real will make you a casualty...

You have to know when to be arrogant. You have to when to be humble....

You have to know when to be arrogant. You have to when to be humble....