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

Quote by Talib Kweli

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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...

I started rapping because I wanted people to hear what I have to say, I...

I started rapping because I wanted people to hear what I have to say, I...

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

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

I met Mos Def around that time but I didn't hook up with him until...

I met Mos Def around that time but I didn't hook up with him until...

But it becomes disrespectful when the artist's process is not respected.

But it becomes disrespectful when the artist's process is not respected.

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...

As far as being on a major label, some labels get it and get what...

As far as being on a major label, some labels get it and get what...

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...

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...

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...

These cats drink champagne and toast to death and pain, like slaves on a ship...

These cats drink champagne and toast to death and pain, like slaves on a ship...

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.

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.

The chosen one, from the land of the frozen sun where drunk nights get remembered...

The chosen one, from the land of the frozen sun where drunk nights get remembered...

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...

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

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

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...

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.

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...