Talib Kweli

Life without knowledge is death in disguise... ↗

— Talib Kweli

#truism #death

This goes out to freedom fighters, graffiti writers, innocent lifers, grassroots organizers ↗

— Talib Kweli

#freedom

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

#easiest #easiest way #heard #making #morals

I met Mos Def around that time but I didn't hook up with him until I was about 17 or 18. ↗

— Talib Kweli

#around #def #him #hook #i

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

— Talib Kweli

#challenge #i #i believe #looking #offered

Skip the religion and politics, head straight to the compassion. Everything else is a distraction. ↗

— Talib Kweli

#distraction #else #everything #head #politics

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

— Talib Kweli

#hip-hop #woman

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

— Talib Kweli

#becomes #disrespectful #process #respected

I remember looking back on a photo of me... wearing a suit that was, like, two sizes too big for me. I think a lot of guys don't know what fits. ↗

— Talib Kweli

#big #fits #guys #i #i remember

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

#any #audio #beautiful #beautiful thing #collage