please welcome the one and only, brooklyn's own, talib kweli!nd applause] ♪ ♪ >> new york city! brooklyn, brooklyn! what's up, ronny, how are you feeling? >> ronny: man of the people. >> i love the people. this is my city. [cheers and applause] >> thank you for coming to my show at city winery. i appreciate that. >> ronny: of course. i am a huge fan. i have been a huge fan. [applause] i am playing it cool right now but i am a huge fan of yours and i have been following your music -- >> i'm a fan of yours as well. >> ronny: no, no, that's very kind. i feel so embarrassed that you even said that in front of people. but one thing i love, i listen to your albums and i think you have been in this game for, like, 30 years now. correct me if i am wrong, i feel like most of it, you have been almost pushing the indie style? >> yeah, i think it's important to note that i am an artist who does not have a platinum record but i am still on "the daily show" 30 years later. [cheers and applause] and i feel like -- thank you. i hope that can inspire people who