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Focused. I'm a hustler. And my hustle is trying to figure out the best ways to do what I like without having to do much else.

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Mos Def
Age: 50
Born: 1973
Born: December 11
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So rather than really have, like a close relationship to anything that's coming out today, people are just, they've got it on as background music. It's kind of the same way the cabdrivers use music it's very disposable. But, that doesn't mean there aren't a great number of artists who are doing things to change that.
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I don't rap like nobody, I don't try to sound like nobody.
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I don't mind being black. I'm black out loud. It's more than the people that they are, it's the condition that they represent.
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That idea of peace and love toward humanity shouldn't be nationalistic or denominational. It should be a chief concern for all mankind.
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The new moon rode high in the crown of the metropolis. Shinin', like Who on top of this?
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With guys I revere, like Marcus Garvey or Malcolm X, their look is less about style than purpose and the expression of beauty. It wasn't just about being noticed, you know?
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And remember don't high post when you're far from home, and high posting when you're all alone.
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Why did one straw break the camel's back? Here's the secret: The million other straws underneath it.
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Crack mothers, crack babies and AIDS patients Youngbloods can't spell, but they could rock you in PlayStation.
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Peace before everything, God before anything, Love before anything, real before everything, Home before any place, shoot before anything, Style and state radiate, Love Power slay the hate.
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