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Mos Def
Age: 50
Born: 1973
Born: December 11
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I don't care about what brand you are, I'm concerned what type of man you are, what your principles and standards are.
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If it's just fame for the sake of being famous, no one even cares about you - and you don't even care about yourself because you're like, This is so ridiculous.
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Fear not of men because men must die. Mind over matter and soul before flesh.
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Record companies are not necessarily interested in you realizing your artistic dream. The bottom line is that they got to sell records.
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To me, it's like happiness is about happiness, but happiness is a fight.
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If 'Life in Marvelous Times' can't get on the radio, then I don't need to be on the radio.
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Fame is like getting across the street. It's like, if there's nothing to be across the street for, it's a pointless destination. It's like, I gotta get across the street, man! I gotta be there! I gotta be there! Then you get across the street and you're like, Yeah I'm here! And then, that's it. Fame doesn't make you particularly happy.
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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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I think hip-hop is actually one of the most challenging things that's happened in music in a long time. The people who are in charge of what people see or hear are afraid. What you hear on top 40 or what you see on BET or MTV is not a fair representation of what is really going on...
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I'm an independent thinker. And I'm not the poster child for any movement. I'm trying to support whatever's right no matter where it is.
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It wouldn't be fair to cast aspersions on an entire cultural movement based on the actions of a few. To quote my grandfather, 'One bad apple don't spoil the whole bunch.'
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You can positively affect and change a social circumstance with art, and it’s vital that a change happens now.
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I just don't think it's very dignified to ask people to like you. You can just wind up being somebody's ottoman.
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My presence speaks volumes before I say a word.
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I'm just an artist and I'm doin' what I like to do.
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Everything's got space between it, the planets, trees, your eyes. Your eyes get too close together, it's a whole different world. You can lose perspective.
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Bob Marley performed the 'One Love Peace' concert in Jamaica with the two different warring political sides. There's always been that in black music and culture in general. It's no surprise because black music is such a reflection of what's going on in black life. It's not unusual for hip-hop.
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Breathe in...inhale vapors from bright stars that shine, Breathe out...weed smoke retrace the skyline.
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There's just some dysfunctionalism with artists.
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Make today's solid ground out of yesterday's quicksand.
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