#ow

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. ↗

— Talib Kweli

#everything #hear #i #i do #make

So I just had to step up how I was doing it and the moment that I stepped up and the moment I focused all my energy on that is when things started to happen. So there's a direct relationship between my inspiration and my output. ↗

— Talib Kweli

#direct #doing #energy #focused #had

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

— Talib Kweli

#commerce #go #know #make #much

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

— Talib Kweli

#how #market #sell #you #yourself

My fondest memories were watching the Beastie Boys get prepped to come on stage. They had a lot of antics and they play a lot of basketball... then they were giving out cameras to the crowd, and performing from the bleachers. The most important thing I learned was that you control your crowd, not the other way around. ↗

— Talib Kweli

#around #basketball #cameras #come #control

The way I see it, if people truly love my music, they will support me in some way down the road. ↗

— Talib Kweli

#down the road #i #i see #love #me

You gotta eat right, you gotta have healthy habits, you know, and balance out your decadence with a healthy lifestyle during the day. ↗

— Talib Kweli

#day #decadence #during #eat #gotta

You know, I've learned a lot from every person I've collaborated with, from Madlib to Jean Grae and Hi-Tek, to Mos to DJ Quik, to even somebody like Jermaine Dupri. I've taken something important away from every experience. ↗

— Talib Kweli

#collaborated #dj #even #every #experience

And then when they picked me as premiere, I don't think I feel, you know, different. For me, the position mean responsibility, but that's all. ↗

— Nguyen Cao Ky

#feel #i #i feel #know #me

We all know that in war the political and military factors have to complement each other. ↗

— Nguyen Cao Ky

#each #factors #know #military #other