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I Gotta Be Dope First. I Gotta Be Appealing To Your Senses, And To What You Like First. Then The Message Happens. Then You Relate To The Message.
-Talib Kweli
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I Gotta Be Dope First. I Gotta
Talib Kweli
I Gotta Be Dope First. I Gotta Be Appealing To Your Senses, And To What You Like First. Then The Message Happens. Then You Relate To The Message.
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