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I will never do a record without some sense of responsibility.
Talib Kweli
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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.
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We're in an illusion about what our role is in world politics and foreign affairs, and our policies are killing and destroying and doing a lot of things that we are not aware of.
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And you know, art as commerce, doesn't really make too much sense, they don't go together.
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Even an independent label is looking for a hit, they're not looking for a record that's not gonna do well.
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People consider Black Star a great album, and I think it's a classic album. But the fact is, both me and Mos Def have made better albums since Black Star.
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But you have to be creative on how you sell yourself and market yourself.
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Well if somebody's giving me a script, I'll consider it. But it's not something I'm chasing.
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You have to know when to be arrogant. You have to when to be humble. You have to know when to be hard and you have to know when to be soft.
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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.
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But it becomes disrespectful when the artist's process is not respected.
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