Black Thought Quotes

Black Thought

Black Thought

American Musician

Born: Oct 3, 1975

Always Like Me Music Think You

I strive for improvement. want to be a master of my craft. Black Thought

Master Strive Improvement Craft Want

The Roots are well-respected and considered vanguards in the music. Black Thought

Music Considered Roots

If there's a track that's rhyme friendly, the verse will basically write itself. If the track is less rhyme friendly, you have to put forth a little more effort to get the song out. Black Thought

You Song Will Out More Write Put Track Verse Friendly Itself Effort Get Rhyme Little Forth Less Basically

I'm down to work with anyone as long as it's an organic collaboration. Black Thought

Work Long Organic Down Collaboration Anyone

I love Trader Joe's. Black Thought

Love I Love Joe Trader

For some music, lyrically, the best move is to keep it simple in what it is that you are saying, and just kind of come across in your rhythm and the way that you lock in on the music. Black Thought

Music Saying Best You Simple Lyrically Way Lock Kind Some Come Move Just Just Kind Rhythm Across Your Keep

I feel like I've been around for such a long time, as a writer and as an artist, that I need to sort of speak to the way that my perception of the world has sort of changed. Black Thought

Time Speak World Long Perception Long Time Changed Way I Feel I Feel Like Writer Feel Like Sort Around Been Artist Such A Long Time Need

We're trying to plug a void and bring what's been missing back to hip-hop. Black Thought

Back Plug Void Missing Hip-Hop Been Trying Bring

When people see that we're signed to Def Jam, the perception has changed. Black Thought

People Perception Changed Signed See Jam

I used to be a Def Jam artist. I was - I survived Def Jam. Black Thought

Survived Artist Jam Used

I think we need more community health programs and we need to develop programs that are low-cost. Black Thought

Health Community Think Programs I Think More Develop Low-Cost Need

The Roots - we signed our first record deal when I was about 19 years old. Black Thought

Old First Our Signed Record Record Deal About Deal Years Roots

I miss being out on the road. Black Thought

Out Road Miss Being

I got a family to take care of and kids to feed. That's my motivation, this is my job. Black Thought

Family Care Job Kids Take Take Care Feed Got Motivation

I grew up in the neighborhood where 'Rocky' came from. Black Thought

Neighborhood Came Rocky Up Where Grew

I'm not driven by the spotlight and I'm not that outgoing. Black Thought

Outgoing Driven Spotlight

I'm tryin' to get some acting credibility, get some other work. Black Thought

Work Other Some Tryin Get Acting Credibility

So in my personal opinion, I definitely feel like I'm a legendary emcee, and I also feel like we're a legendary brand, which is why I started rebranding ourselves years ago by saying 'The Legendary Roots Crew,' which is how we're introduced on 'The Tonight Show.' Black Thought

Saying Crew Definitely Ourselves Introduced Emcee Feel Like Also Opinion How Years Years Ago Brand Personal Legendary Which Roots Show Why Started Tonight Tonight Show

The most profound memory I have from my childhood is burning down my house at 6 years old. Black Thought

Memory Old Down Most House Years Childhood Burning Profound

Passyunk Productions is our film & tv production company. The name comes from a street in Philly, Passyunk Avenue, where the concept of The Roots was born, as Ahmir and I started out busking on the corner of 5th & Passyunk back in the early '90s. Black Thought