Ta-Nehisi Coates Quotes

Nicki Minaj thanked me on the first mixtape that she put out. She shouted me out, said thank you for allowing her to borrow my English accent sometimes. And honestly, a lot of people have told me that I've influenced them.

November is Hip-Hop History Month, where we give celebration to what hip hop has done to bring together people of the world, people of all nationalities, young people, all the political systems and politicians on the planet.

I was raised in a very activist household so that I grew up surrounded by people who were activists.

Growing up, politics never trickled down to the areas we come from. But people from Obama's camp, and Obama himself, reached out to me and asked for my help on the campaign. We've sat and had dinner, and we've spoken on the phone. He's a very sharp guy. Very charming. Very cool.

I do not think that politics has much to do with celebrity.

Barack Obama embraced hip-hop, man. That's the way he got through to kids.

'Hamilton' is, of course, closely tied to the Obamas because Lin first performed the opening number at a White House poetry jam.

Rappers are definitely role models and definitely should get involved. They're involved in politics whether they like it or not.

I feel like my place is to connect hip-hop... with the youth, the older, the middle. Just everybody that's listening to me. My place in hip-hop is really to just connect and show positivity. Put my vibe out there.

For me to talk with Obama and the conversation I had with him, I was letting him know that me and my fans have a special connection, and it's love, and I believe that love is the answer.

Though based on the Law of Moses, Judaism had emerged as a community ordered not by legislation or decree but by the influence of its interpreters, reflecting on a compilation of the commentary of ancestral masters. This is the culture of Talmud, a culture not of codification but of conversation, written and oral; a culture not of hierarchy but of mutuality.

You have to ask if the country would have been ready for Barack Obama if we hadn't been prepared by Colin Powell and Condoleezza Rice. If they hadn't already been in positions of enormous power and influence - secretary of state, secretary of defence - you know what I mean?

Obama's tenure had more dirty linen then Charlie Sheen's hamper.

If you think the Obama White House and Ben Rhodes lying to the American people about Iran - and laughing about it - was bad, just wait until Hillary Clinton's spin doctors get hold of the media.

It kills me not to be there, not to be in the White House doing what needs to be done.

I want to act, if I can, as a bridge for people who read 'Shock Doctrine' or 'No Logo'. People who are sitting out for whatever reasons.

I was arrested twice in demonstrations in front of the Obama White House in the push for DACA.

I have a bigger voice than Donald Trump, you know what I'm saying? Than literally anybody that works in politics.

I was kind of influenced by the hip-hop culture.

President Obama is an inspiration of mine, and interning with his administration in the White House opened my eyes to the possibilities of making change at the local level.

There are a lot of things that people learn and live through culture first, and politics comes afterward.

People in Silicon Valley are starting to realize politics is not a toy.

It's about being a voice in the community. There's so many ways to be a voice, and that's what I'm figuring out.

Kanye on the track and LeBron. That's fire.

Much of America rooted for Mr. Obama simply because he is black.