I started rapping because I wanted people to hear what I have to say, I want as many people to hear me as possible, and I do everything in my power to make that pop.

Quote by Talib Kweli

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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...

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...

The President is Bush, the Vice President's a Dick, so a whole lot of fucking...

The President is Bush, the Vice President's a Dick, so a whole lot of fucking...

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

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

Yo, I speak at schools a lot cause they say I'm intelligent. No, it's cause...

Yo, I speak at schools a lot cause they say I'm intelligent. No, it's cause...

Hip-hop is a vehicle.

Hip-hop is a vehicle.

We commute through computers. Spirits stay mute while our ego spread rumors. We're survivalists turned...

We commute through computers. Spirits stay mute while our ego spread rumors. We're survivalists turned...

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

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

A lot of these people, these program directors, just like anybody else in the world,...

A lot of these people, these program directors, just like anybody else in the world,...

I'm not looking to set a standard... but, I believe I have offered a challenge...

I'm not looking to set a standard... but, I believe I have offered a challenge...

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...

I'm down with the crew like Mussolini in Italy. I rock with The Roots like...

I'm down with the crew like Mussolini in Italy. I rock with The Roots like...

Terrorists with etiquette who vote and kill their president. Their capacity for evil so evident...

Terrorists with etiquette who vote and kill their president. Their capacity for evil so evident...

Rhymes stronger than Popeye with the spinach.

Rhymes stronger than Popeye with the spinach.

The problem with our role is Americans live in a world of illusion.

The problem with our role is Americans live in a world of illusion.

The street slang I be speakin in code. Kick in the do's, freakin the flow...

The street slang I be speakin in code. Kick in the do's, freakin the flow...

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...

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 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...

Runnin' through your town, huntin' you down, frontin' you down, this fuckin' clown tried to...

Runnin' through your town, huntin' you down, frontin' you down, this fuckin' clown tried to...