john goodman
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Why did hov put Talib on a pedestal like that?
He's WACK and corny, always has been
He's WACK and corny, always has been
"If skills sold.... I'd probably be Talib kweli"
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Greenstrings
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Why is everybody so obsessed with that line? 
bangedher_wholesquad
carlos danger
Black star was dope I thought. I always like mos better than talib though.
Jay just admitting he sold out and I think that line is wack.
Jay just admitting he sold out and I think that line is wack.
john goodman
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Mos def blessed that dude with a career imo
I don't think anyone knows the meaning of that whole quote, someone needs to ask Jay about it.
Does it mean that if what lyrical skills? Technical skills? sold and not grind & hits he'd be living in a small apartment like Kweli? One of Jays most obscure lines.
Or I ain't been rhyming since Common Since line too, the fukk does that mean? That he was rhyming like Common on Vol. 2 but wack rhyming on BP and TBA?
I see as nothing but dope rhyming and punchlines.
Does it mean that if what lyrical skills? Technical skills? sold and not grind & hits he'd be living in a small apartment like Kweli? One of Jays most obscure lines.
Or I ain't been rhyming since Common Since line too, the fukk does that mean? That he was rhyming like Common on Vol. 2 but wack rhyming on BP and TBA?
I see as nothing but dope rhyming and punchlines.
The only problem with your comment is that Black Star was produced by Hi-Tek, so it was essentially Reflection Eternal & Mos Def. I.E. Reflection Eternal beats and foundation to songs.
The Nigerian
The Realest Member of TheColi
I remember dropping Talib Kweli's name to pick up white girls back in college. They would use ticket stubs to his shows in their Chuck Palahniuk books.
Those were the days.
Those were the days.
SuburbanPimp
Giving game to lames since the 90s
I knew exactly what he meant.
Talib is nice lyrically
But he doesn't make the best music in my opinion. I can listen to about 2 of his songs and I get bored. Its not cause he isn't spitting. Its just that there isn't really nothing to grasp on to like a catchy hook, or a simple quotable line..
Just like he say he wanna rhyme like Common (sense)
Basically saying it would be cool to just spit and say the shyt he wants to hear but he understands this a business and you got to entertain the masses. Not just the "real hip hop" heads..
Talib is nice lyrically
But he doesn't make the best music in my opinion. I can listen to about 2 of his songs and I get bored. Its not cause he isn't spitting. Its just that there isn't really nothing to grasp on to like a catchy hook, or a simple quotable line..
Just like he say he wanna rhyme like Common (sense)
Basically saying it would be cool to just spit and say the shyt he wants to hear but he understands this a business and you got to entertain the masses. Not just the "real hip hop" heads..
I don't know dude was too nice when he was on his deen.
Hi-teknology 2 is still one of my favorite producer albums, shyt is better than any solo Kweli album not named Quality imo, nearly on the same level as Quality.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBq-mD68pEE"]Hi-Tek So Tired - YouTube[/ame]
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john goodman
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I dunno where this myth came from. He tries to fit too many words in his rhymes, he's wack
"Just cuz he wears a kufi doesn't mean that he's bright!"