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The test in life nowadays is just trying to keep yourself charged up with enough good feeling. It's like, "OK what am I going to do to feel really good today?" Not like, some chick or a drink.
Yasiin Bey Black Star -
I learned [playing Chuck Berry] that there's something to be said for the courage of conviction, that sense of belief, being bold enough to believe in your vision. And there's a quote that really fits his particular energy. It says - they say don't go where the path may lead, but go where there's no path and leave a trail. I think that's exactly what Chuck did, you know. It's an inspiration to a lot of folks, not just musicians, but people everywhere.
Yasiin Bey Black Star
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"Art Imitates life," of course, is that phrase by Oscar Wilde. I called that song "Art Imitates Life" because Oh No was in the studio and he actually came up with that hook. When I was trying to figure out a name for the record, it just kind of made sense.
Talib Kweli Black Star -
To be honest, that whole exchange with Crunk Feminist actually made me write the song because I realize there's a lot of young women out there so hurt by the misogynistic images in hip-hop they paint it with such a broad brush stroke that they think anybody that defends hip-hop is defending misogyny.
Talib Kweli Black Star -
The founder of Crunk Feminists is a Christian. If you claim to be a Christian, but then you attack somebody for saying you should approach a problem with love, you're not being a true Christian.
Talib Kweli Black Star -
I'm trying to get low. People's personalities can get in the way of their own work.
Yasiin Bey Black Star -
I think hip-hop is actually one of the most challenging things that's happened in music in a long time. The people who are in charge of what people see or hear are afraid. What you hear on top 40 or what you see on BET or MTV is not a fair representation of what is really going on...
Yasiin Bey Black Star -
I'm not an artist that has a big, huge radio record that's going to be on BET. I'm not, at this point, gunning for like, "Oh, I'm gonna kill them in the first week." But as people slowly discover the album they realize it's better than a lot of what they've been listening to all year.
Talib Kweli Black Star
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Truthfully I wanna rhyme like common senseNext best thing I do a record with common sense
Talib Kweli Black Star -
You're not gonna get through life without being worshipful or devoted to something. You're either devoted to your job, or to your desires. So the best way to spend your life is to try to be devoted to prayer, to Allah.
Yasiin Bey Black Star -
I never had any ambitions of being a movie star or anything like that, but you know, this is nice.
Yasiin Bey Black Star -
Record companies are not necessarily interested in you realizing your artistic dream. The bottom line is that they got to sell records.
Yasiin Bey Black Star -
I just don't think it's very dignified to ask people to like you. You can just wind up being somebody's ottoman.
Yasiin Bey Black Star -
My fans like to be romantic. I feel like I'm creating at least at the same level or even a higher level of creativity than I was at twenty-one. I've gotten better as an artist.
Talib Kweli Black Star
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Or is it the mind state that's ill, creating crime rates to fill the new prisons the build
Talib Kweli Black Star -
Just because someone has great content doesn't mean you like them as a rapper.
Talib Kweli Black Star -
It’s very seductive to focus on what you don’t like as opposed to celebrating all that it is that you do.
Talib Kweli Black Star -
With guys I revere, like Marcus Garvey or Malcolm X, their look is less about style than purpose and the expression of beauty. It wasn't just about being noticed, you know?
Yasiin Bey Black Star -
With Prisoner of Conscience, the focus was - I've worked with Madlib, High Tech, Kanye West, J Dilla. I feel like I've worked with some of the greatest of all time. That's been overlooked. That's been overshadowed by the weight of the lyrics.
Talib Kweli Black Star -
I don't have advice for people on how to dress. People should dress based on what they find beautiful. My best advice: Keep your clothes clean.
Yasiin Bey Black Star
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I was taught when there's somethin' you can change around keep quiet, you got nothin' to complain about.
Yasiin Bey Black Star -
I don't hate nobody. I hate certain conditions that are inflicted upon the people - and they're helpless with it.
Yasiin Bey Black Star -
That idea of peace and love toward humanity shouldn't be nationalistic or denominational. It should be a chief concern for all mankind.
Yasiin Bey Black Star -
I ain't no perfect man I'm tryna do the best that I can with what it is I have.
Yasiin Bey Black Star