Originally Posted by TeamOne

this is why he's not lyrical

"i dumbed down for my audience, doubled my dollars
the criticized me for it, yet they all yelled holla
If skills sold, truth be told, id probably be
Lyrically, Talib Kweli
truthfully i wanna rhyme like common sense
but i did 5 mil, i aint been rhymin like common sense
When your sense got that much in common
And you been hustlin since
your inception, fuck perception,Go with what makes sense
Since, I know what i'm up against
We as rappers must decide what's most important"

he admits it right here that he knows he aint the most lyrical and that he dumbed down for money........ now, its kinda ironic cuz those lines are very lyrical.... but he basically admits he gave up on lyrics for money