The biggest enemy of an artist is apathy. . . A kid gets killed by the police and … - Dave Chappelle

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Dave Chappelle

The biggest enemy of an artist is apathy. . . A kid gets killed by the police and I buy a T-shirt and before I can wear that one, there's another kid (killed) and I'm running out of closet space.

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