"Being called a conscious rapper is quite a compliment. It's a great thing to be. But as an artist, my nature is to not be in a box."

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Artists look at the environment, and the best artists correctly diagnose the problem. I'm not saying artists can't be leaders, but that's not the job of art, to lead. Bob Marley, Nina Simone, Harry Belafonte - there are artists all through history who have become leaders, but that was already in them, nothing to do with their art.

— Talib Kweli