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

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

The beautiful thing about hip-hop is it's like an audio collage. You can take any...

The beautiful thing about hip-hop is it's like an audio collage. You can take any...

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

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

Once you're signed to a label you compromise.

Once you're signed to a label you compromise.

Once you get past appearances, you can tell whose shit is fake and whose shit...

Once you get past appearances, you can tell whose shit is fake and whose shit...

I speak to God directly, I know my God repect me, because he let me...

I speak to God directly, I know my God repect me, because he let me...

Hip-hop is a vehicle.

Hip-hop is a vehicle.

Even an independent label is looking for a hit, they're not looking for a record...

Even an independent label is looking for a hit, they're not looking for a record...

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...

We have pathological romances with technological advances, infatuated with infatuation and intellectual masturbation.

We have pathological romances with technological advances, infatuated with infatuation and intellectual masturbation.

Bear witness I'm like shot clocks, interstate cops, and blood clots, my point is your...

Bear witness I'm like shot clocks, interstate cops, and blood clots, my point is your...

War is not civilized.

War is not civilized.

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...

Black kids wishin they white kids when they close they eyelids, Like, 'I bet they...

Black kids wishin they white kids when they close they eyelids, Like, 'I bet they...

A lot of cats who buy records are straight broke, but my language universal they...

A lot of cats who buy records are straight broke, but my language universal they...

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...

Y'all niggas can't hang like a loose noose.

Y'all niggas can't hang like a loose noose.

We're in an illusion about what our role is in world politics and foreign affairs,...

We're in an illusion about what our role is in world politics and foreign affairs,...

Stop acting like a b*tch already, be a visionary.

Stop acting like a b*tch already, be a visionary.

I don't feel comfortable making empty music.

I don't feel comfortable making empty music.