#mos

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

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

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. ↗

— Talib Kweli

#albums #better #black #both #classic

So I think hip-hop is moving and is going to continue to move in the direction of rappers just being honest with themselves, whether you're talking about Common and Mos Def or Nas and 50 cent. ↗

— Talib Kweli

#about #being #being honest #cent #common

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

Americans are big boys. You can talk them into almost anything. Just sit with them for half an hour over a bottle of whiskey and be a nice guy. ↗

— Nguyen Cao Ky

#anything #big #bottle #guy #half

Peace as a goal is an ideal which will not be contested by any government or nation, not even the most belligerent. ↗

— Aung San Suu Kyi

#belligerent #contested #even #goal #government

Have you ever noticed how most critics disagree with the public? That should tell you a lot about critics. ↗

— Shia LaBeouf

#critics #disagree #ever #how #lot

I think penguins are the most human of all the birds, which may be why people love them. They're cute, they stand upright and they look like they're wearing tuxedos. ↗

— Shia LaBeouf

#cute #human #i #i think #like

I was the only white kid in my neighborhood for most of my youth even in high school, so reverse racism was just as apparent as racism. ↗

— Shia LaBeouf

#even #high #high school #i #just